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‘DeFi doesn’t exist anymore,’ just onchain finance: Andre Cronje

‘DeFi doesn’t exist anymore,’ just onchain finance: Andre Cronje

Most decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are no longer truly decentralized, according to Andre Cronje, founder of DeFi platform Flying Tulip and creator of Fantom Network.“I don’t think DeFi exists anymore outside of those very small niches,” Cronje told Cointelegraph during Thursday’s Chain Reac…

Bitcoin Well Reports 2026 Q2 Financial Results

Bitcoin Well Reports 2026 Q2 Financial Results

(TheNewswire)Edmonton, Alberta – TheNewswire - August 13, 2026 – Bitcoin Well Inc. (“Bitcoin Well” or the “Company”) (TSXV: BTCW; OTCQB: BCNWF), the non-custodial bitcoin business on a mission to enable independence, today announced financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 3…

Hawaii crypto ATM ban to take effect on Oct. 1

Hawaii crypto ATM ban to take effect on Oct. 1

Hawaii will soon become the latest US state to enact a total ban on cryptocurrency kiosks and ATMs after its governor signed off on legislation.Following the passage of House Bill 1642 by Hawaii’s legislature in May, Governor Josh Green signed the legislation into law in July, setting the US state f…

CLARITY Act's Failure Is 'Ironic,' ETF Expert Says: 'Will Result in President Trump's SEC Doing Whatever They Want'

CLARITY Act's Failure Is 'Ironic,' ETF Expert Says: 'Will Result in President Trump's SEC Doing Whatever They Want'

ETF Store President Nate Geraci on Wednesday said the CLARITY Act failing to pass is ironic, because it hands the SEC free rein to fast-track crypto through existing laws with no congressional guardrails.Why Does Geraci Call the CLARITY Act’s Failure ‘Ironic’?Geraci posted on X that this “will resul…

Bank of England tests stablecoin, digital pound interoperability in cross-border payments

Bank of England tests stablecoin, digital pound interoperability in cross-border payments

The Bank of England’s Digital Pound Lab is testing whether stablecoins and a potential digital British pound can operate within the same cross-border payment flow as part of an experiment focused on trade finance.The experiment involves NOBO Finance, Dun & Bradstreet and Polygon Labs, with an export…

Senate delays Clarity Act vote until after August recess, Thune confirms

Senate delays Clarity Act vote until after August recess, Thune confirms

The U.S. Senate is delaying a vote on the Clarity Act, a landmark crypto market structure bill, until lawmakers return from their August recess next month.Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) confirmed with The Block late Thursday that the Senate is pushing back a procedural vote for the Clari…

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire Says This Upcoming Blockchain Is a 'Bigger' Opportunity Than USDC as Company Sets Date for the Network's Launch

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire Says This Upcoming Blockchain Is a 'Bigger' Opportunity Than USDC as Company Sets Date for the Network's Launch

Circle Internet Group Inc. ) CEO Jeremy Allaire said on Wednesday the firm is prioritizing Arc over other blockchains because it sees the network as a major long-term platform opportunity with attractive margin potential.Will Arc be Bigger Than USDC?During the company’s second-quarter earnings call,…

What the Internet Hyped vs. What Got Built: Sequoia’s 20-Year Hacker News Chart Explained

What the Internet Hyped vs. What Got Built: Sequoia’s 20-Year Hacker News Chart Explained

The technology industry has always had a slightly dysfunctional relationship with hype. Founders insist they are independent thinkers, venture capitalists claim they can see around corners, and then everyone quietly updates their pitch decks when the latest narrative begins attracting money.A chart …

Bitcoin ETFs Snap Two-Month Outflow Streak, But Monthly Inflows On Track To Hit Record Low

Bitcoin ETFs Snap Two-Month Outflow Streak, But Monthly Inflows On Track To Hit Record Low

Bitcoin (BTC) held steady before the $65,000 mark on Thursday, despite slowing demand for spot exchange traded funds (ETFs), helped by U.S. equities moving higher following strong results from Microsoft (MSFT).Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded just $205 million in net inflows in July, marking the weakest m…

Cryptocurrencies Push Higher in Relief Rally — Market Talk

Cryptocurrencies Push Higher in Relief Rally — Market Talk

1042 ET - With the Fed meeting passing with no change to interest rates, major cryptocurrencies are seeing a "relief rally," says Bret Kenwell of eToro in a note. The sector appears to be riding higher along with equities, also reacting to the latest report from the Labor Department showing a 0.1-po…

Judge blocks Minnesota from enforcing prediction market ban in win for Kalshi, Polymarket

Judge blocks Minnesota from enforcing prediction market ban in win for Kalshi, Polymarket

A federal judge blocked Minnesota from enforcing its new law banning prediction markets, allowing Kalshi and Polymarket to continue operating in the state while litigation proceeds.U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez granted the motion for a preliminary injunction on Monday under the request of t…

Brazilian police bust cocaine traffickers in crypto-linked transnational probe

Brazilian police bust cocaine traffickers in crypto-linked transnational probe

The Brazilian Federal Police last week busted an alleged international drug cartel thought to have trafficked around 6.5 metric tons of cocaine and laundered billions of reais in proceeds via methods that included crypto-enabled illicit money brokers.According to a Thursday announcement, federal and…