DeFi
Toss Signs OP Stack MOU to Pilot Korean Won Stablecoin for 30 Million Users
South Korean super-app Toss partners with Optimism on a 3-month KRW stablecoin proof of concept on the OP Stack, targeting 30 million users.
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News
News
Fed Taps a16z’s Marc Andreessen to Co-Lead AI Task Force Under Kevin Warsh — With Billions at Stake
The Federal Reserve has appointed a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen to co-lead an AI productivity task force under Kevin Warsh — raising sharp conflict-of-interest questions.
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Circle Wins Final OCC Approval for National Trust Bank — No Deposits, No Loans, But USDC Gets Federal Footing
Circle has received final OCC approval to charter Circle National Trust Bank — a federally regulated entity for USDC reserves and custody, barred from consumer deposits or loans.
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Hong Kong SFC Orders Crypto Platforms to Kill OTP Logins by July 2027 or Absorb Phishing Losses
Hong Kong's SFC gives licensed crypto platforms until July 8, 2027 to replace OTP logins with phishing-resistant authentication — or cover user phishing losses.
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Backpack Launches 24/7 Tokenized U.S. Stock Trading in 150+ Countries, Joining Bybit and Kraken in Equity Race
Backpack crypto exchange goes live with 24/7 tokenized U.S. equity trading in 150+ countries, joining Bybit and Kraken in the fast-growing tokenized stocks race.
DeFi
Uniswap Labs Pushes Fee Switch to v4 Pools — Critic Warns Move ‘Risks Killing the Protocol’
Uniswap Labs filed a governance temperature check to activate protocol fees on v4 pools, drawing a warning from a critic that the move 'risks killing the protocol'.
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Solana Genesis Wallet Drained of 180,900 SOL ($14.2M) — Attacker Bridges to Ethereum as ZachXBT Flags Theft
A Solana genesis-distribution wallet lost ~180,900 SOL ($14.2M) in a suspected hack. The attacker unstaked, bridged to Ethereum, and converted funds to 7,918 ETH — flagged by ZachXBT.
Bitcoin
Standard Chartered Calls Bitcoin a ‘Screaming Buy’ at $64K, Holds $100K Target Despite Strategy’s Record Sell-Off
Standard Chartered reaffirms its $100,000 end-2026 Bitcoin target, calls BTC a 'screaming buy' at $64K, and dismisses Strategy's record 3,588 BTC sale as a communication failure.
Bitcoin
Empery Digital Sold 1,400 BTC for $87M to Fund AI Data Center Pivot and Pay Legal Bills
Nasdaq-listed Empery Digital sold 1,400 BTC for $87.1M since May, cutting holdings 48% to fund an AI data center, repay debt, and cover legal costs amid shareholder pressure.
DeFi
Sky Frontier Foundation Hits Record $419M Revenue Run-Rate in June as sUSDS Yield Payouts Top $250M
Sky Frontier Foundation posted a $419.08M annualized revenue run-rate for June 2026. Cumulative sUSDS yield payouts topped $250M and Grove's Fixed Yield hit $44.1M TVL.
