Mastercard is enlisting more than 85 crypto firms, fintechs, and banks into a new partner program designed to keep stablecoin payments running over its own rails. Summary Mastercard is building a curated network of 85+ wallets, exchanges, issuers, and processors to plug stablecoin flows into its card infrastructure. The program aims to keep Mastercard at
15 Oct What is Tokenised Debt? This article is part of a series of features on tokenised securities. Tokenised debt represents a decentralised evolution of traditional debt instruments, offering the same core economic purpose of raising capital while introducing efficiencies such as faster settlement, programmability, and fractional ownership. Unlike legacy debt markets that rely on
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Viktor Juskin, Co-Founder of LegalBison, explains how crypto founders must navigate the complex 2026 regulatory landscape, from MiCA and DORA compliance to DAO liability and jurisdictional strategies across the EU, U.S., and UAE. Viktor
The Ethereum network will be undergoing a scheduled upgrade at block number 9,200,000, which is predicted to occur on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. The exact date is subject to change due to variable block times and timezones. Please upgrade your node before Wednesday, December 30, 2019 to account for the variable block times Ethernodes.org has
Two Democrats just dropped a bill that could shake prediction markets to their core. Rep. Mike Levin and Sen. Adam Schiff introduced the DEATH BETS Act on March 10. The goal is simple. Make it illegal to bet on wars, assassinations, and deaths. Over $500 million was wagered on the timing of US military strikes
Solana price approaches $90 resistance with Fibonacci and value area confluence. Failure to reclaim this level could trigger a rotation toward $70 support. Summary Key Resistance: Solana testing $90 range-high with 0.618 Fibonacci confluence. Bull Trap Risk: Rejection could trigger liquidity sweep below $81. Downside Target: Range rotation may extend toward $70 value area low and $67 swing support. Solana (SOL)
In the last edition of The 1.x files, we did a quick re-cap of where the Eth 1.x research initiative came from, what’s at stake, and what some possible solutions are. We ended with the concept of stateless ethereum, and left a more detailed examination of the stateless client for this post. Stateless is the
Binance’s U.S. affiliate has hired veteran compliance executive Stephen Gregory as CEO to steady the platform under tougher U.S. scrutiny and reboot a regulated growth story. Summary Gregory replaces Norman Reed as Binance.US CEO, with Reed staying on as advisor to preserve continuity while handing control to a compliance‑driven operator. The new chief has held
Crypto platform Bullish (BLSH), which operates an institutional-only crypto exchange business, climbed into the top three centralized crypto exchanges by spot trading volume for the first time in February, overtaking Coinbase (COIN) as trading activity across the industry slowed, according to CoinDesk Data’s February Exchange Review. Spot trading volumes on Bullish, which is the parent
