Christopher Giancarlo, former CFTC chief has joined Paxos board. Giancarlo’s advocacy for blockchain innovation aligns with Paxos’ mission for regulated solutions. Paxos aims to drive financial sector innovation with Giancarlo’s guidance on board. J. Christopher Giancarlo, former chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission...

Alexey Pertsev, Tornado Cash developer, found guilty of laundering $1.2B in the Netherlands. Despite Tornado Cash being non-custodial, Pertsev sentenced to over 5 years in prison. Verdict sparks debate on accountability of open-source developers in crypto space. Alexey Pertsev, the founder of the cryptocurrency mixing protocol Tornado Cash,...

Three groundbreaking cryptocurrencies are reshaping the digital landscape. Jupiter (JUP) pioneers zero-fee trading with Jupiter Mobile and is poised to revolutionize crypto markets globally. Meanwhile, Milei Moneda ($MEDA) emerges as a blend of humor, politics, and DeFi, offering a rebellious take on finance with deflationary tokens and community governance....

Juliano steps down as dYdX CEO, Crnkovic-Rubsamen takes over. The transition marks Juliano’s move to Chairman and President roles. dYdX experiences surge in activity amid market rebound. In a significant leadership transition within the crypto space, Antonio Juliano, the founder and long-time CEO of dYdX, has announced his decision to step...

Digital assets investment products saw $130 million in inflows, the first after four weeks of outflows. Bitcoin remains above $62k and saw inflows of $144 million this past week. As Bitcoin shows fresh resilience above $62,000, latest market data reveals that digital asset investment products recorded inflows for the first time in over a month...

Tim Draper’s VC firm Draper Associates led the $3.5 million seed round for Zest Protocol. Binance Labs, Trust Machines and Bitcoin Frontier Fund among key participants. Billionaire Tim Draper has led a $3.5 million seed round investment in the on-chain Bitcoin lending platform Zest Protocol. Other than the billionaire’s venture capital firm...