Web3 & Crypto
Firelight Raises $8M to Backstop DeFi Vaults With Staked XRP
Firelight closed an $8M seed to turn staked XRP into a slashable backstop for DeFi vaults. The cover market it's entering barely exists, and that's the point.
Bitmine Adds 53,501 ETH as Tom Lee Calls Ether Top Macro Asset
Bitmine's fresh 53,501 ETH buy and Tom Lee's "best macro asset" call reframe the corporate treasury debate for every crypto platform team planning 2027 architecture.
Reddit Joins S&P 500 as Morgan Stanley Trims Target to $210
Reddit hit the S&P 500 on August 18. Morgan Stanley kept its Overweight but cut the target to $210. The crypto angle is quieter than it looks.
Stablecoin Banks Arrive: What GENIUS and MiCA Mean for Engineers
The GENIUS Act and MiCA are turning stablecoin issuers into supervised financial institutions. Here's what that reconfiguration means for crypto engineering teams.
World Chain Ships Streamed EIP-7928 Before Ethereum
World Chain deployed streamed EIP-7928 block access lists on mainnet before Ethereum's own Glamsterdam upgrade. Here's what platform leads should actually take from it.
Kraken Gets Early Access to Anthropic's Unreleased Mythos Model
Kraken says it has direct access to Anthropic's Mythos, an AI model deemed too dangerous to release publicly, to scan exchange code for vulnerabilities.
Binance Handed Russia a User's Full Account History Over $742
Binance turned over a full account history, passport scans and residence permit to Russian investigators over $742 in crypto transfers. The compliance question just got ugly.