The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), under the direction of Chairman Paul Atkins, is exploring potential changes to agency rules to accommodate decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. Atkins has ordered SEC staff to initiate a nationwide investigation. First, he’d like to study the establishment of what he’s calling an “innovation...
The cryptocurrency industry is currently going through a deep paradigm shift. Regulatory clarity is growing, enforcement actions are changing, and institutional interest is increasing. Recent developments across the globe signal a maturing market, with jurisdictions refining their approaches to digital assets and seeking to balance innovation with risk management. Read...
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (DeFi) has surpassed $116 billion at the time of writing. This increase is mostly being driven by a return to activity in lending protocols across the DeFi space.The DeFi sector has experienced significant growth. This growth is indicative of a new wave...
With younger generations showing a strong preference for cryptocurrency payroll options, companies are increasingly realizing that younger generations might be leaning towards banking alternatives. A recent survey by Gemini finds that 89% of young people are thinking about jumping ship from conventional banks to crypto exchanges. From veterans facing homelessness...
DeFi Development Corp has successfully raised $100 million, earmarked for strategic acquisitions of key assets within the Solana blockchain ecosystem. This monumental investment reflected a serious conviction in the Solana network’s future. It will go a long way toward driving more growth and innovation on that network. These funds will...
There is great news for developers using Solana as their blockchain of choice! It has overtaken Ethereum, even taking the number two spot in decentralized exchange (DEX) volumes for June 2025. This rise is a clear indication of Solana’s growing supremacy in the decentralized finance (DeFi) arena. Further accelerating this...
Ethereum just saw major adoption by corporate treasuries, enabling them to take advantage of increasing confidence in their longtime technology partner’s blockchain prowess. What’s behind the trend Institutional interest in decentralized finance (DeFi) and other smart contract-based apps are powering this trend. Now, more than ever, corporations are making Ethereum...
Botanix Network is set to disrupt the Bitcoin decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem with its groundbreaking layer-2 solution. Third, the transformational side will be supercharged by the forthcoming Palladium (PDL) stablecoin. Botanix pairs Bitcoin’s unfuckwithable security with Ethereum’s programmability. This quantum leap between powerful fusion engineering will break loose trillions in...
Robinhood is only operating on the Arbitrum network, where they have already minted 2,309 OpenAI stock tokens. This decision saves a lot of money usually spent on traditional stock trading. Robinhood’s choice to use Arbitrum, a Layer 2 Ethereum scaling solution, is particularly interesting. With this change, users can invest...
