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France’s tokenized exchange Lise is ready for the first onchain IPO in Europe

France’s Lightning exchange, known as Lise, is preparing to host what could be Europe’s first fully onchain exchange debut, a move that brings tokenization into the initial public offering (IPO) process. The Paris-based exchange, which was approved last year under the EU’s distributed ledger technology (DLT) pilot regime, plans to list French aerospace supplier ST […]

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Coinbase’s AI payment system joins the Linux Foundation, gathers support from Google, Stripe, AWS and others

Coinbase’s AI-focused payment protocol x402 is moving toward becoming an open, standardized infrastructure under the Linux Foundation, the non-profit hub for open source software development. The move aims to create a community-driven ecosystem for high-frequency, micro-transactions that legacy finance cannot effectively handle. The protocol has formed an initial governing body, the x402 Foundation, which includes

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Bitcoin with 80% long-term holder supply, closer to a classic bottom signal

The two things most cryptocurrency investors consider is how much lower can bitcoin go BTC$66,862.42 go and how much longer this bear market could last. The price pain aspect has been widely discussed, but the time-based dimension is another question in itself. Price pain refers to sharp moves or volatility that force participants out of

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why connectivity will define the next era

In today’s newsletter, Paul Frost-Smith, CEO of Komainu, covers how institutional crypto is converging with traditional finance, but speed can introduce risk if legal and compliance layers are not aligned. Then Sam Boboev of “Fintech Wrap Up” describes in “Ask an Expert” the main coordination risks institutions need to address. Beyond custody: why connectivity will

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Here’s why bitcoin’s fall below $68,000 increases the risk of a crash below $60,000

President Donald Trump’s renewed aggressive stance toward Iran has pushed bitcoin down about 2% over the past 24 hours to $67,000. While this price action is consistent with routine volatility, the market structure beneath the surface looks fragile. This is mainly due to flows in the Deribit listed options market, specifically a build-up of defensive

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Here’s How Drift Attackers Drained More Than $270 Million Using a Solana Feature Designed for Convenience

The attack on Drift Protocol was not a hack in the traditional sense. No one found a bug or cracked a private key. Nor was there a flash loan or a manipulated oracle. Instead, an attacker used a legitimate Solana feature, ‘durable nonces’, to trick Drift’s security council into pre-authorizing transactions that would be executed

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The CFTC is suing Illinois over the state’s cease-and-desist letters against prediction markets

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday against Illinois and various state officials over the state’s efforts to shut down market prediction providers. Illinois sent cease-and-desist letters to some prediction market providers, arguing that the companies offered sports betting products that should be regulated under state law. The

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Coinbase (COIN) Wins First OCC Nod for Trust Charter, Adding to Custody Push

Coinbase ( COIN ) said Thursday it had received the first approval of a national trust company charter from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Bloomberg reported, marking a step toward it operating as a federally regulated crypto depository. The approval is not final. It’s a conditional green light that sets out

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Elon Musk’s X to implement scam kill switch by automatically locking first time crypto mentions

Social media platform X is preparing a new security measure aimed at shutting down a widespread form of crypto-phishing that exploits hijacked accounts to promote scam tokens. The company will soon automatically lock any account that mentions cryptocurrency for the first time in its history, according to the company’s product manager Nikita Bier. Users must

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