DeFi
Arbitrum Stylus pause: ArbitrumDAO now holds the keys to the restart
The Security Council froze new Stylus activations on Arbitrum One and Nova, and the decision on when to lift the freeze now sits with ArbitrumDAO.
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DeFi
$1.5B in volume on a $22M market cap: the turnover puzzle in Coinbase’s tokenized stocks
Coinbase-issued tokenized stocks on Base generated $1.5 billion in 30-day DEX volume, up 313% over the prior period, with NVDAc, METAc and GOOGLc leading turnover.
Markets
BNY’s onchain settlement push explains its talks with Kraken parent Payward
BNY is in talks with Kraken parent Payward over a broad digital asset and infrastructure partnership, per people familiar. The pull for the custody bank is…
Policy
With custody rules proposed, the SEC has cleared every item on Atkins’ crypto agenda
The SEC's proposed crypto custody framework for advisers and regulated funds completes the sweep of Chairman Paul Atkins' digital-asset agenda through rulemaking after the CLARITY Act…
DeFi
NEAR Intents says it has identified hacker, gives 48 hours to return $3.8M
NEAR Intents general manager Alex Shevchenko says the attacker behind the $3.8 million exploit has been identified and has 48 hours to return the funds via…
Policy
Treasury and IRS flag crypto ETF in-kind tax strategies as $7B flows through BlackRock funds
Treasury and IRS flagged tax-motivated digital-asset ETF strategies in Notice 2026-62 as BlackRock's IBIT and ETHA moved about $7.22 billion in kind in six months.
Markets
Open USD’s No-Fee, Equity-Sharing Model Takes Aim at Stablecoin Economics
Open Standard's OUSD is live on four chains, charging no mint or redemption fees and paying reserve revenue and equity to partners that drive usage.
DeFi
Aztec relaunches zk.money privacy wallet with sanctions screening baked in
Aztec Labs relaunched zk.money, a self-custodial privacy wallet, with sanctions screening and a sealed co-signer on the Aztec Network.
Markets
How the Bitget hack figures moved: from $351.6 million to $387.5 million
Bitget raised its hack loss estimate from $351.6 million to $387.5 million after transfers on Zcash and Tron were counted, while laundering through THORChain, bridges and…
Policy
SEC no-action letter unlocked Franklin Templeton’s Bybit collateral deal
The August no-action letter the SEC issued Franklin Templeton cleared the use of tokenized FOBXX and BENJI shares for cash and collateral management, enabling this week's…
DeFi
The 1,000 largest DeFi protocols report $303.9 billion in deposits
Lending and liquid staking hold the most, bridges drew the week’s biggest inflow, and the protocols users pay most are not the ones with the largest…