Blockchain Academics: Crypto News, Research & Education

Alejandro Silva Ramírez1h ago

Ondo Finance Launches SEC-Compliant Tokenized Stocks and ETFs on Ethereum

Erebor Bank Eyes $8B Valuation as Crypto Banking Gains Institutional Traction

Erebor Bank, backed by venture capitalists Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey, is in advanced funding discussions targeting a valuation of at least $8 billion. The bank's deposit base has nearly quadrupled, signaling rapid customer acquisition and capital inflows into the crypto-focused financial...

Ibrahim Rajab3h ago

OFAC Sanctions 134 ISIS-K Crypto Addresses; Tether Freezes $1.4M in TRON

The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control added 134 cryptocurrency wallet addresses linked to ISIS-K to its sanctions list on July 1, with Tether immediately freezing $1.4 million held across 131 of those addresses on the TRON blockchain.

Hadi Ghadban3h ago

Bitget Adds US Stock Options to Stock+ Platform

Bitget has expanded its Stock+ platform to include US stock options trading, positioning the move as a way to democratize access to complex derivatives strategies for crypto traders globally.

Ibrahim Rajab3h ago

Regulation

South Korea Prosecutes Crypto Whale in Pump-and-Dump Scheme

South Korean authorities have launched a criminal prosecution against a cryptocurrency whale for allegedly manipulating token prices across international exchanges, exploiting regulatory gaps between markets.

Hadi GhadbanYesterday

South Korea Prosecutes Crypto Whale in Pump-and-Dump Case

South Korean authorities have launched a prosecution against a cryptocurrency whale for allegedly orchestrating a pump-and-dump scheme that exploited price differences between overseas and domestic exchanges. The case signals a hardening enforcement stance in one of Asia's largest crypto markets.

Hadi GhadbanYesterday

Goliath Ventures CEO Pleads Guilty to $250M–$400M Crypto Ponzi Scheme

Christopher Delgado, founder and CEO of Goliath Ventures, pleaded guilty to operating a massive cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of between $250 million and $400 million. The guilty plea to fraud and money laundering charges marks another high-profile conviction in a steady...

Shanghai Court Sentences Five to Prison for $29M Crypto Forex Scheme

A Shanghai court has sentenced five individuals to prison terms ranging up to six years for operating an illegal cryptocurrency and foreign exchange scheme that moved $29 million across borders, marking the latest enforcement action in China's sustained crackdown on crypto-enabled capital flight.

DeFi

Alejandro Silva Ramírez3h ago

Aave Launches V3 Lending on Monad With $15M Incentive Boost

Aave has launched its V3 lending protocol on Monad with 12 supported assets and GHO stablecoin, backed by $15 million in first-year incentives from the Monad Foundation. The deployment follows Aave's multi-chain expansion strategy across Layer 2 and alternative blockchains.

Standard Chartered Forecasts Morpho to $60 by 2030, Sparking 33% Open Interest Surge

Morpho (MORPHO) surged 13% to $2.11 on July 1 after Standard Chartered issued a bullish price forecast predicting the DeFi token could reach $60 by 2030, representing a potential 2,840% return. The institutional endorsement triggered a sharp spike in derivatives positioning, with open interest...

World XYZ Launches Chainlink-Powered Prediction Market on Solana

World XYZ, a previously mysterious Solana project, has launched as a fully on-chain prediction market platform integrated with Chainlink's oracle infrastructure. The integration aims to address trust and liquidity challenges that have historically plagued prediction markets on layer-1 blockchains.

Ibrahim RajabYesterday

Standard Chartered Backs Morpho as DeFi TVL Surpasses $10B

Standard Chartered has publicly endorsed Morpho, positioning the DeFi lending protocol as critical infrastructure poised for scaling. The backing marks a significant moment for institutional validation of decentralized finance, arriving as the sector's total value locked crossed the $10 billion...

Technology

Alejandro Silva RamírezJun 21, 2026

Technology

Inception Labs' Mercury 2 Outperforms Google's DiffusionGemma in AI Showdown

Inception Labs released Mercury 2, an AI model that outperforms Google's DiffusionGemma while preserving model intelligence during the shift from sequential to parallel processing. The development marks a significant architectural transition in the post-autoregressive era.