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Web3's Darkest Moments in 2023, Ranked From Worst to Best
Crypto may be ending 2023 on a high but there were some pretty dark moments in the industry this year including SBF, Changpeng Zhao, JPEX, KyberSwap, Lazarus and even Hamas
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The Woeful State of Web3 Auditing, And What Can Be Done
Crypto audits have evolved from catching real bugs to listing quantum computing risks and noting that "code quality could be improved." As programmers got better at avoiding basic mistakes, auditors started padding reports with generic warnings, leaving the actual risks buried or ignored entirely.
Tokenized RWAs: Where Demand Is Real, and Where It Isn’t
RWA tokenization isn’t waiting for adoption; it’s waiting for demand. The winners are emerging where yield, efficiency, and balance-sheet logic already exist, not where narratives are loudest.
Bitcoin’s Next Phase: From Store of Value to Productive Financial Asset
The next phase of Bitcoin’s evolution is not about leverage or yield chasing, but about using BTC as credible collateral, security, and economic infrastructure.
Regulated Markets Power OKX Growth, With APAC Near 30% of Global CEX Volume
Asia-Pacific volumes rose about 20% year on year, helping push OKX’s regulated market trading up 53x as user wallets and onchain activity expanded sharply.
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Trump's Headlines on Swiss Alps Boost Bitcoin
Trump’s Davos pivot reignited Bitcoin’s rally and risk appetite, but beneath the bounce, historical halving patterns, shrinking returns, and rising institutional dominance suggest a very different crypto cycle from 2016.
Hong Kong to Launch Stablecoin Licensing Regime in 2026, Financial Chief Says
Financial Secretary announces regulatory progress at Davos as city positions for tokenized asset growth
Crypto Sells Off Alongside Broader Markets as Trump Reignites Trade War Fears
Bitcoin dips below $88K as tariff threats trigger risk-off rotation into gold and silver
Solv Protocol Secures EU MiCA Registration for Bitcoin Yield Platform
Dutch registration enables cross-border token offerings as protocol expands into tokenized real-world assets