Crypto Markets & On-Chain Ecosystem Developments

According to the Linux Foundation, Visa, Mastercard, and 38 other organizations launched the x402 stablecoin payment standard. Over the past 30 days, the standard has processed approximately 75 million transactions totaling $24 million.

According to the UK's Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), crypto lending and liquidity pools will be subject to a 'no gain no loss' tax treatment starting April 6, 2027. The policy is expected to affect approximately 700,000

According to a post by Jesse Pollak on Wednesday, the Coinbase executive has stepped back from leading the Base app, with Jordan Fish (known as Cobie) taking over the role. Pollak, who created Base, acknowledged that his two-year bet on an onchain social economy failed to drive crypto adoption as ex

Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have reportedly offered to acquire PayPal for $53 billion, according to Reuters. The potential deal would mark a historic consolidation in the fintech sector, combining Stripe's merchant infrastructure and cryptocurrency momentum with PayPal's

Hyperion DeFi (HYPD), a Nasdaq-traded company holding a large treasury of HYPE tokens, partnered with Skew Technologies to deploy approximately $33.59 million in assets supporting custom markets on Hyperliquid, announced Wednesday. The partnership involves Hyperion deploying 500,000 staked HYPE

According to a statement announced Wednesday (July 15), Hyperion DeFi (HYPD), a Nasdaq-traded company holding a large treasury of HYPE tokens, entered into a HYPE Asset Use Service (HAUS) agreement with Skew Technologies. Hyperion will deploy 500,000 staked HYPE tokens to Skew with an

According to Reuters, Stripe and Advent International offered to acquire PayPal for $53 billion on July 15. PayPal stock surged approximately 17% in intraday trading, closing at $55.52. Polygon Labs' Global Head of Business Aishwary Gupta told The Block that the deal could accelerate

Coinbase (COIN) and Circle (CRCL) each rose roughly 3-4% on Wednesday after William Blair cut its 2026 and 2027 EBITDA estimates for Coinbase by 34% and reduced revenue forecasts by 12-13%, yet maintained an outperform rating. The investment bank said key risks are already priced in and both

According to William Blair, Coinbase (COIN) and Circle (CRCL) shares each rose 3-4% on Wednesday after the investment bank cut its 2026-2027 revenue estimates by 12-13% and adjusted EBITDA projections by 34%, while maintaining an 'outperform' rating. The firm said "investors should stay involved in

Warren Buffett stated in a CNBC interview that speculative trading is undermining long-term investing, saying 'it's tough to find values when everybody is preferring gambling.' His comments came as Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour defended prediction markets in an interview at Axios House DC, arguing that c

According to a CNBC interview, Warren Buffett recently expressed concern that America's speculative trading culture is undermining long-term investing. "It's tough to find values when everybody is preferring gambling," he said, adding that financial incentives favor cultivating gamblers over

Ethereum rose 5% in the last 24 hours to reach $1,870 following yesterday's lower-than-expected CPI data release. German analytics company Makrovision Research identified this move as the first strong bullish signal for ETH, noting that the price broke above its recent significant peak of

Kraken Institutional has partnered with Upshift to offer eligible institutional clients onchain yield access on idle bitcoin, ETH, stablecoins, and other crypto assets held in Kraken's qualified custody. Rather than deploying assets into generic pooled DeFi products, the partnership uses

According to Odaily, the UK and US governments released a joint stablecoin position through the Future Markets Transatlantic Working Group on July 15, supporting coordinated rules on reserves, redemption, and market access. Stablecoins used as currency must be fully backed at a 1:1 ratio by

According to Bitcoin.com News, Securitize and Cantor announced on July 15 a partnership to enable tokenized initial public offerings within existing U.S. securities rules. The arrangement will apply blockchain-based ownership records to capital formation while maintaining all regulatory

Researchers at Stanford University and Singapore Management University found that Polymarket's five-minute Bitcoin prediction markets create incentives for traders to manipulate spot prices around settlement. The study examined contracts introduced in July 2024 in which traders bet on whether Bitcoi

According to a Stanford University and Singapore Management University study, Polymarket's five-minute Bitcoin prediction markets enabled traders to manipulate settlement prices, resulting in approximately $1.28 million being transferred from retail traders to sophisticated participants during the s

According to CoinDesk, President Trump will meet with Republican Senators Bernie Moreno and Cynthia Lummis, along with White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. to discuss ethics provisions of the Clarity Act cryptocurrency legislation. Solana P

On Wednesday, UK-based financial company Revolut received in-principle approval from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) of Dubai to offer crypto-related services in the United Arab Emirates. Following prior authorization from the Central Bank of the UAE for payment activities, VARA appro