Background

Venezuela’s mid-sized companies are losing access to US dollars, pushing businesses increasingly into crypto and stablecoin markets.

Strategy STRC pays an 11.5% yield and uses it to finance Bitcoin purchases – the comparison with Terra-Luna reveals surface-level parallels.

A DeFi user lost around $50 million in a collateral swap on Aave: the largest DeFi user error of all time in detail.

Ripple launches a $750 million share buyback at a $50 billion valuation. Employees and investors gain liquidity.

Hyperliquid surpasses Coinbase International in derivatives volume with 2.9 trillion USD in 2025 as DEXes catch up.

Allunity launches CHFAU, the first MiCA-compliant Swiss franc stablecoin – issued from Frankfurt, not Switzerland.

PayFi connects blockchain with traditional payment systems for faster, cheaper transactions in e-commerce, remittances, and DeFi.

While Bitcoin has long been the “gold standard” of the crypto world, institutional investors are increasingly betting on Ethereum.

Aave’s governance drama is not about a single vote or a single fee stream, it is about a deeper dispute within the DeFi community.

MegaETH Ethereum Layer-2 promises 100,000 TPS, but after mainnet launch TVL sits at $66 million. Analysis of the architecture and market.

Outside of the daily price fluctuations and economic headlines, we are seeing a significant shift in how crypto is actually used.

Bitmine BMNR holds over 7 billion USD in unrealized Ethereum losses. Lee’s strategy ranks among the largest bets in financial history.

The financial landscape in 2026 is being redefined by a transition from speculative trading to functional, utility-driven applications.

The tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market, which dominated the crypto narrative throughout 2025, continues its rapid expansion this year.

Crypto products on the SIX: Altcoins overtake Bitcoin (BTC) in trading volume. Solana (SOL) and XRP overtake Ethereum (ETH).

Standard Chartered predicts a massive outflow of capital from the traditional banking sector due to the rise of stablecoins.