Web3 & Crypto
Base Ditches OP Stack for Its Own Repo
Base is forking away from Optimism's shared codebase into its own repo, doubling hard forks and forcing every node operator to migrate clients.
Binance Co-Founder Cracks Fortune's Power List: Crypto Grows Up
A Binance co-founder just became the first crypto-native executive on Fortune's Most Powerful Women list. Symbolic? Yes. Consequential? More than you think.
Korea's Won Stablecoin Race Begins Before the Rulebook Lands
Korea's biggest banks, chaebols and platforms are wiring themselves into crypto exchanges before stablecoin law exists. The land grab has already started.
DBS and Citi Just Made Your Stablecoin Treasury Roadmap Harder
DBS and Citi launched a live tokenized-deposit corridor on September 8. For platform leads with a USDC-heavy roadmap, the build-vs-buy math just shifted.
AML Freezes on Crypto Exchanges: The $154B Problem Behind Your Locked Account
Chainalysis clocked $154 billion flowing to illicit crypto addresses in 2025. That number is why your withdrawal is stuck, and why the rules keep tightening.
Solana Pulls $348M in RWA Flows, Still 4x Behind Ethereum
Solana captured $348M in RWA net flows over 30 days and now hosts $4.23B in tokenized assets. Ethereum still holds $17.2B, more than 4x the stock.
Robinhood's L2 Bet: What Platform Leads Should Ask This Week
Robinhood's move into its own blockchain reframes the build-vs-buy question for every fintech platform lead weighing Solana, Ethereum, or a rolled L2 in 2026.