DeFi Is Optimizing For gas, Not For Markets

Opinion by: João Garcia, DevReal lead at Cartesi.Decentralized finance presents itself as a transparent alternative to Wall Street. Yet, what it has largely reconstructed is a simplified version of finance, engineered less around market resilience than around the constraints of gas fees. That trade-off, once treated as a technical footnote, is increasingly shaping the limits…

CFTC sues Illinois over state’s cease-and-desist letters against prediction markets

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Illinois and various state officials on Thursday over the state’s efforts to shutter prediction market providers. Illinois sent cease-and-desist letters to some prediction market providers, arguing that the companies were offering sports gambling products that should be regulated under state law….

DeFi Is Optimizing For gas, Not For Markets

Opinion by: João Garcia, DevReal lead at Cartesi.Decentralized finance presents itself as a transparent alternative to Wall Street. Yet, what it has largely reconstructed is a simplified version of finance, engineered less around market resilience than around the constraints of gas fees. That trade-off, once treated as a technical footnote, is increasingly shaping the limits…

Crypto Donations a Challenge for Canadian Election Transparency

A new bill in Canada, if passed, would ban political parties and other third parties in elections from accepting cryptocurrency donations in a bid to prevent election interference. The Strong and Free Elections Act would also ban contributions made by money orders and prepaid cards, citing these methods as difficult to track. The bill notes…

XRP price down nearly 30% in 2026 as chart flashes $1 warning

XRP price charts remained bearish amid increasing signs that the $1 level could be tested as support in the coming weeks. Source link

XRP price down nearly 30% in 2026 as chart flashes $1 warning

XRP price charts remained bearish amid increasing signs that the $1 level could be tested as support in the coming weeks. Source link

Metaplanet Buys 5,075 BTC in Q1 to Become 3rd Largest Treasury

Metaplanet said it acquired 5,075 Bitcoin during the first quarter of 2026 for around $405 million or about $79,898 per coin, making the company the third-largest publicly-listed Bitcoin treasury, according to Bitcoin Treasuries data. The Tokyo-listed company now holds a total of 40,177 Bitcoin (BTC) on its balance sheet, with an aggregate cost basis of…

Faster Settlement May Make For Poorer Markets

Opinion by: Chris Kim, CEO and co-founder at Axis. Shorter settlement cycles are now sweeping the globe. In 2024, the United States moved equities to T+1 settlement. Europe, the United Kingdom, and several Asian markets are expected to follow this lead by 2027. Trades are moving ever closer to real-time.  The markets that fail to…

Alabama Passes DUNA Act Granting DAOs Legal Status

The US state of Alabama has become the second US jurisdiction after Wyoming to grant decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) legal status under the DUNA Act. The Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association (DUNA) Act (Senate Bill 277) was introduced in February by Republican Senator Lance Bell. The House passed it 82-7 with 16 abstentions on March 17,…

Will BTC Price Hit $80K?

Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR) looks set to restart its Bitcoin (BTC) accumulation engine after a short pause, with its STRC preferred stock likely funding fresh crypto purchases this week. Key takeaways: Strategy may purchase at least $76.25 million in Bitcoin this week. Combined with a technical setup, Bitcoin may rise to $80,000 in April. Strategy…