Aave Raises GHO Borrow Rate to 4.5% Amid Thin Reserves
OKX and ICE File With SEC to Launch 24/7 Tokenized Stock Venue on Uniswap v4
Ethereum Exit Queue Falls 31% to 767K ETH as Staking Demand Holds Firm
Flying Tulip NFT Options Market Tops $5M in Volume
Base Vault Loses $6M in Aave Tokens After Whitelist Change
Strive Buys 2,000 BTC for $169 Million, Lifting Treasury to 29,462 Bitcoin
FinCEN Withdraws Crypto Wallet and Mixer Surveillance Rules
Justin Sun Prize Honors Three Researchers on Erdős Problems
CFTC Proposes First Dedicated Crypto Rules With CTX and CAM Exchange Licensing Framework
ZachXBT Went Undercover Inside a Chinese Syndicate Laundering $1B+ for North Korea
Solana Gathers Steam: DFDV NAV Doubles, SHIB Lands on Chain, Tokenized Equities Climb to 35% Share
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OKX and ICE File With SEC to Launch 24/7 Tokenized Stock Venue on Uniswap v4
Ethereum Exit Queue Falls 31% to 767K ETH as Staking Demand Holds Firm
Base Vault Loses $6M in Aave Tokens After Whitelist Change
Strive Buys 2,000 BTC for $169 Million, Lifting Treasury to 29,462 Bitcoin
FinCEN Withdraws Crypto Wallet and Mixer Surveillance Rules
Justin Sun Prize Honors Three Researchers on Erdős Problems
CFTC Proposes First Dedicated Crypto Rules With CTX and CAM Exchange Licensing Framework
ZachXBT Went Undercover Inside a Chinese Syndicate Laundering $1B+ for North Korea
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