Web3 & Crypto
HTX Pitches Wall Street Bridge in Sponsored Push
HTX is pitching itself as the bridge between Wall Street and crypto in a sponsored placement. The numbers behind the claim aren't disclosed, and that's the story.
MiCA 2.0 Targets DeFi: What the EU Consultation Actually Changes
The EU's MiCA 2.0 consultation closes August 31, 2026, and proposes pulling DeFi protocols under licensing, certification, or CASP-mediated gatekeeping. Here is what it changes.
Polygon's $4,000 Bounty on $800M Risk: DeFi Underpays Security
A reported $4,000 bounty on an $800M Polygon Plasma bridge vulnerability has reopened the debate on how DeFi prices responsible disclosure.
Pyth Network's Five-Hour Outage Leaves DeFi Flying Blind
Pyth's price feeds went dark for over five hours while Polymarket lost $660k in a parallel exploit. A bad day for DeFi infrastructure, and a louder warning.
MoonPay Trade Launches as Bank Bridge to DeFi and Tokenized Assets
MoonPay just launched MoonPay Trade, a single-integration bridge from banks to DeFi and tokenized assets across 200+ chains. Here's what breaks first.
The Empty Press Release: When Crypto News Hits a Cloudflare Wall
A CoinDesk story on the SEC's rumoured tokenized stock framework is locked behind a browser verification page. Here's what we can responsibly say, and what we can't.
SocGen Plants Its Stablecoins Inside Wall Street's Repo Engine
Societe Generale is moving EURCV and USDCV onto Canton Network as collateral and repo rails. The token caps are tiny. The ambition isn't.