Scott Bessent Teases US-China Trade Deal, and CZ’s pardon

Today in crypto, US Treasury Scott Bessent signals trade framework deal reached, CZ’s pardon by Trump followed a lobbying push that included $450,000 to Trump-linked lobbyists, and Kyrgyzstan launches a stablecoin and confirms CBDC rollout with the help of Changpeng Zhao. US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent signals trade deal framework between the US and China …

L2s Are And Not Backed By Ethereum’s Base Layer Security: Solana founder

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko cast doubt on the decentralization and security of Ethereum’s layer-2 (L2) scaling networks during a heated debate on Sunday. Layer-2 scaling networks feature a huge attack surface and code bases so large that they cannot be properly audited for software bugs. User funds can also be shifted from L2s, which rely…

L2s Are And Not Backed By Ethereum’s Base Layer Security: Solana founder

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko cast doubt on the decentralization and security of Ethereum’s layer-2 (L2) scaling networks during a heated debate on Sunday. Layer-2 scaling networks feature a huge attack surface and code bases so large that they cannot be properly audited for software bugs. User funds can also be shifted from L2s, which rely…

The Next Era Of Crypto Belongs To Decentralized Markets

Opinion by: Rachel Lin, co-founder and CEO at SynFutures DeFi has come a long way since the boom-and-bust cycle of 2020’s DeFi Summer. Much of the surge in the early days was fueled by experimentation, hype and unsustainably high incentives.  Five years on, DeFi’s foundations look very different. The past year’s experimentation is a quiet…

US Treasury’s Bessent Signals US-China Trade War May Be Nearing The End

United States Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that the US and China have made “substantial” progress on a trade deal framework, sparking investor hopes of reigniting the bull market. The proposed trade framework will likely remove the need for the 100% additional tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on October 10, Bessent…

XRP Ledger Validator Sees NFT-to-NFT Trading Potential in Batch Amendment

A proposed XRP Ledger amendment, Batch (XLS-56), is generating excitement among developers and validators alike. One pseudonymous XRP validator, Vet, has shared his experience testing the Batch functionality on the dev net, where multiple transactions, including minting and payments for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), can be bundled and executed automatically. The amendment, according to Vet, enables…

US Treasury’s Bessent Signals US-China Trade War May Be Nearing The End

United States Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that the US and China have made “substantial” progress on a trade deal framework, sparking investor hopes of reigniting the bull market. The proposed trade framework will likely remove the need for the 100% additional tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on October 10, Bessent…

The Next Era Of Crypto Belongs To Decentralized Markets

Opinion by: Rachel Lin, co-founder and CEO at SynFutures DeFi has come a long way since the boom-and-bust cycle of 2020’s DeFi Summer. Much of the surge in the early days was fueled by experimentation, hype and unsustainably high incentives.  Five years on, DeFi’s foundations look very different. The past year’s experimentation is a quiet…

Polygon Boss Questions Loyalty to Ethereum in Rant

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal has criticized Ethereum’s leaders for dismissing Polygon’s status as a true Ethereum layer 2 — noting contributions that Polygon has made to Ethereum while receiving little recognition for those efforts. Nailwal, who also serves as the Polygon Foundation’s CEO, said he is now “questioning his loyalty” to Ethereum — particularly the…

The Next Era Of Crypto Belongs To Decentralized Markets

Opinion by: Rachel Lin, co-founder and CEO at SynFutures DeFi has come a long way since the boom-and-bust cycle of 2020’s DeFi Summer. Much of the surge in the early days was fueled by experimentation, hype and unsustainably high incentives.  Five years on, DeFi’s foundations look very different. The past year’s experimentation is a quiet…