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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin criticized the current direction of prediction markets, warning that an increasing focus on short-term bets risks distorting incentives and encouraging harmful behavior. Buterin Questions Short-Term Betting Culture in Crypto Markets In a recent post published to X, Buterin said prediction markets have reached sufficient scale to support professional traders and contribute … Read more
This year, the stablecoin economy notched a record peak of $311.837 billion roughly 27 days ago, only to cool to $300.722 billion by Feb. 1. Over the last two weeks, however, the sector added $7.251 billion back to its tab, with most of that expansion unfolding within the past seven days. $307B and Climbing Between … Read more
Stablecoins tightened their grip on crypto casinos and prediction markets in 2025, with dollar-pegged tokens like USDT and USDC emerging as the default chips for online wagering. This year is poised to play out in much the same fashion. Stablecoins Projected to Command Majority of Crypto Wagering Volume Going Forward The shift was not subtle. … Read more
Buck Labs raised the yield on its Savingscoin from 7% to 10% and revamped distribution to auto‑deliver rewards without gas fees. Automated Yield Buck Labs, a Florida-based technology firm, announced Feb. 12 an upgrade to the yield on its “savings” digital coin from 7% to 10%, alongside a total overhaul of its distribution mechanics. The … Read more
Circle’s stablecoin USDC just powered what organizers call the world’s first hackathon run entirely by autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents — no human judges, no human voters, just code evaluating code. Circle’s USDC Anchors Experimental AI Agent Hackathon The weeklong event was conducted on Moltbook and Openclaw, with agents handling everything from submissions to evaluation … Read more
USAD is now live on the Aleo mainnet, introducing a regulated digital dollar to a programmable layer one (L1) blockchain built with native transaction privacy. Regulated Digital Dollar USAD Now Available on Aleo Blockchain Paxos Labs and the Aleo Network Foundation announced the official launch of USAD on Feb. 3, marking what they describe as … Read more
The XRP Ledger is strengthening its case as an institutional finance infrastructure as Soil introduces compliant on-chain lending vaults designed to centralize capital, automate loan tracking, and position XRPL for regulated credit markets at scale. Soil Introduces Institutional Single Asset Vault for Onchain Lending A move toward on-chain infrastructure is positioning institutional credit workflows. ORQO … Read more
XRPL-native yield infrastructure is moving closer to regulated U.S. Treasury-backed returns as a new partnership aims to unlock compliant, on-ledger yield for XRP and RLUSD holders while strengthening real-world asset adoption. Doppler, Openeden Expand Compliant Treasury Yield Access for XRP and RLUSD A partnership in blockchain finance seeks to broaden compliant yield access on the … Read more
Farcaster co-founders Dan Romero and Varun Srinivasan have joined stablecoin-focused blockchain startup Tempo following Neynar’s acquisition of the Farcaster social protocol in January 2026. Farcaster Co-Founders Join Tempo The move marks a strategic shift for the founders and the broader Merkle team, who spent the past five years building Farcaster as a decentralized social networking … Read more
The Federal Reserve’s proposed “skinny master account” has triggered a rare three-way collision among crypto firms, fintech advocates, and community banks, exposing deep disagreements over who should access the nation’s core payment rails and under what rules. Banks Warn of Risk as Crypto Supports Fed’s Payment Account Prototype In December 2025, the Federal Reserve Board … Read more