Stablecoins Capture 83% of USD Crypto Spot Trading Volume as Fiat Pairs Fade, Kaiko Finds – Bitcoin News

Stablecoins Cement Role as Primary Settlement Layer in Crypto The latest figures from Kaiko show fiat USD pairs slipping into a minority role, holding just 16.97% of total spot volume on centralized exchanges. It’s a sharp contrast to earlier cycles when bank-linked rails still carried meaningful weight. Back in 2021, stablecoins represented 77.75% of USD…

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Polymarket and Kalshi Tighten Rules Amid Insider Trading Scrutiny

Prediction market leaders Polymarket and Kalshi are escalating their battle against insider trading. Both platforms announced significant updates to their rulebooks and surveillance tools this Monday to root out market manipulation. This isn’t just a routine compliance update. It comes as Democratic lawmakers explicitly target these markets, seeking to ban betting on elections and conflicts…

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What the Foundation Says It Offers

The Solana Foundation and its affiliates, such as Monke Foundry, distribute tens of millions in grants each year. This week, a public debate about support for builders on Solana spilled into full view, with Vibhu Norby, the Solana Foundation’s chief product officer, posting a detailed rebuttal, where they cited $650 million raised by alumni…

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CLARITY Act Could Stop Platforms Acting Like Banks

Crypto platforms may no longer offer interest-like stablecoin rewards, but activity-based incentives remain under new legislative draft. Crypto and bank representatives convened again on Capitol Hill this week to review the latest legislative text outlining a compromise between the two groups after months of discussions. The meeting continues previous talks on whether the former…

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CESR becomes core benchmark as institutions seek yield in crypto

CESR, the Composite Ether Staking Rate, is emerging as Ethereum’s reference rate, underpinning swaps, futures and risk models as institutions chase transparent on‑chain yield. Summary CESR, the Composite Ether Staking Rate, has emerged as a key benchmark for Ethereum staking yields, tracking the mean annualized return earned by active validators. The rate captures consensus rewards…

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