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Top Crypto Stories This Week: From Cutting ETF Fees to Crashing a National Currency
A new all-time high for Bitcoin ends the working week with a mini-crash but at least you're not Binance crashing Nigeria's Naira
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Licensed to Shill: DeFi's Third Phase is Tokenized Yield, and Institutions Are Already Buying In (Ben Nadareski, Solstice)
The Solana-based yield protocol has $500 million in liquidity and a delta-neutral strategy with four and a half years of trading history – but its CEO's bigger argument is about what most DeFi investors still fail to check before they deposit.
Cardano Is Still Trying to Change the World – Right Now It Can't Fund Its Own Summit
Days after stepping back from public life, the Cardano founder returned with a sweeping argument for his network's purpose – delivered as ADA trades at six-year lows and the ecosystem awaits its next governance test.
The Clarity Act: 200 Backers, But Only a 60% Shot
The largest lobbying effort in crypto history has arrived at a familiar bottleneck: not industry consensus, but Senate math, ethics negotiations, and the clock.
SBF Files for a Trump Pardon – Still the Longest of Long Shots
Sam Bankman-Fried is recasting his case for a Trump-era pardon, but past refusals and political baggage make him an outlier among recent clemency wins.
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Bitcoin Climbs Back Above $65,500 as Iran Peace Deal Sends Oil Sliding
The geopolitical relief bid pushed BTC to a two-week high, while spot ETF trading volume has quietly collapsed 78% from its October peak.
Licensed to Shill: DeFi's Third Phase is Tokenized Yield, and Institutions Are Already Buying In (Ben Nadareski, Solstice)
The Solana-based yield protocol has $500 million in liquidity and a delta-neutral strategy with four and a half years of trading history – but its CEO's bigger argument is about what most DeFi investors still fail to check before they deposit.
DBS Moves Into Tokenized Gold, Betting on Retail Demand for Accessible Bullion
The bank has launched a product that lets retail customers own gram-level stakes in vaulted bullion.
Visa Lays Out Infrastructure Play for AI Agents, Programmable Money
With $7 billion in stablecoin settlement already flowing through its network and new tools for AI agent authentication, Visa is positioning itself as the trust layer for an increasingly autonomous commerce landscape — without requiring banks or merchants to replace their existing systems.