Ondo Finance said its founder, Nathan Allman, has died unexpectedly, creating a sudden leadership change at one of the best-known names in tokenized real-world assets. Summary Ondo Finance confirmed Nathan Allman’s death and named longtime President Ian De Bode as new CEO. The company said De Bode has led strategy, product, and daily operations for…
Paul Graham, co-founder of Y Combinator, says Warren’s anti-crypto crusade was a ‘pure own-goal’ for Democrats. Summary Paul Graham posted on X that Senator Elizabeth Warren’s campaign against crypto was a “pure own-goal” that damaged Democrats without slowing the industry’s growth. Warren did not seek reelection in 2026 as crypto gained mainstream political and institutional…
A crypto PAC affiliated with Fairshake has poured $5 million into a Texas congressional runoff ahead of Tuesday’s vote. Summary Protect Progress spent $5 million supporting Christian Menefee and $2.8 million opposing Al Green in Tuesday’s Texas 18th District runoff. The Kalshi prediction market puts Menefee’s odds at 91% and Paxton’s at 96% in the…
Zcash privacy claims faced a direct challenge after Arkham Intelligence linked 53% of ZEC transactions to identified entities. Summary Arkham Intelligence labeled over 53% of all Zcash transactions and linked $420 billion in ZEC volume to identifiable individuals and institutions. The tracking covers 48% of all transaction inputs and outputs and 37% of total ZEC…
Brian Armstrong discussed several areas where he believes the financial system still needs major modernization. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the financial system still requires major upgrades, as he emphasized that significant technological innovation and policy work will be needed to achieve them. In a post on X, Armstrong flagged several areas where he…
The on chain market for tokenized real world assets has hit a fresh record near $34 billion, more than tripling from roughly $5.4 billion at the start of 2025, with Ethereum carrying about 60 percent of that value and tokenized U.S. Treasuries alone now accounting for around $15 billion. Summary RWA.xyz and recent market reports…
The analyst is saying that XRP has badly lagged Bitcoin despite several months of optimism from parts of the community. XRP has spent the better part of three months going nowhere while Bitcoin (BTC) climbed from around $60,000 to $80,000, and one chart analyst is done pretending otherwise. According to them, the gap between…
High-leverage trader James Wynn has declared that the “lottery ticket” phase of memecoins is finished, arguing the sector is now saturated and structurally tilted toward insiders at the top. Summary Wynn says memecoins are “dead” as a once-in-a-lifetime niche gives way to saturated markets and diluted market caps. Critics note Wynn made and lost nearly…
Some analysts expect an initial dip in BTC’s price even if a peace deal is confirmed before a broader rally resumes. Bitcoin (BTC) climbed back toward $78,000 on Monday after analysts tied the latest rebound to easing tensions between the USA and Iran, and the prospect of a broader recovery across risk assets. Traders…
YZi Labs has launched YZi Talent, a recruitment platform that aggregates open roles from its Web3, artificial intelligence and biotechnology portfolio, starting with senior engineering and business leadership positions at predict.fun and AgriDynamics Robotics. Summary YZi Talent centralizes hiring for YZi Labs’ portfolio across Web3, AI and biotech Initial roles include Backend Chief Engineer at…
