The stablecoin news out of JPMorgan’s Q1 2026 earnings call Tuesday landed directly in the middle of the CLARITY Act negotiations when CFO Jeremy Barnum warned that yield-bearing stablecoins risk becoming a tool for regulatory arbitrage unless they are held to the same strict oversight and consumer protection standards as traditional bank deposits. Summary Barnum
Hi, I’m Stephan Tual, and I’ve been responsible for Ethereum’s adoption and education since January as CCO. I’m also leading our UK ÐΞV hub, located at Co-Work in Putney (South West London). I feel really privileged to be able to lead the effort on the communication strategy at ÐΞV. For the very first time, we’re seeing the
Shifting physical assets onto the blockchain eases collateral frictions, argues crypto expert. By Jesse Knutson, Head of Operations, Bitfinex Securities This article was originally published in Risk.net. Tokenised commodities are no longer a niche experiment. They are an example of how real-world assets are being rebuilt digitally on the blockchain. In a market where commodities like oil and
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. This is an interview with Jonathan Levin, the co-founder and CEO of Chainalysis, a leading blockchain data platform used by over 1,500 government agencies and financial institutions to track cryptocurrency transactions and combat illicit activity conducted
Special thanks to Robert Sams for the development of Seignorage Shares and insights regarding how to correctly value volatile coins in multi-currency systems Note: we are not planning on adding price stabilization to ether; our philosophy has always been to keep ether simple to minimize black-swan risks. Results of this research will likely go into
Bitcoin price broke decisively above $75,000 following reports of a high-level US-Iran meeting in Geneva, marking the clearest sign yet that geopolitical de-escalation – not just technicals – is driving this crypto market rally. The catalyst is straightforward: sanctions relief signals a massive reduction in global risk, and capital markets are repricing accordingly. On-chain data
Revised PARITY Act would exempt everyday regulated stablecoin payments from capital gains, aligning them with cash-like transactions in the U.S. tax code. Summary Revised Digital Asset PARITY Act would shield everyday regulated stablecoin payments from capital gains tax. Proposal aligns “regulated payment stablecoins” with foreign currency rules while tightening wash-sale rules for other crypto. USDC
Special thanks to Vlad Zamfir for much of the thinking behind multi-chain cryptoeconomic paradigms First off, a history lesson. In October 2013, when I was visiting Israel as part of my trip around the Bitcoin world, I came to know the core teams behind the colored coins and Mastercoin projects. Once I properly understood Mastercoin
Trading venues Robinhood (HOOD) and Coinbase (COIN) could emerge as the main public-market beneficiaries of the rapid rise in prediction markets, according to a new report from Cantor Fitzgerald. The report argues that while leading platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket remain private, listed companies are already tapping into the trend by integrating event-based trading into
Pi Network has completed a major protocol update that brings it even closer to launching full smart contract capabilities on the network. Summary Pi Network rolled out mainnet v21, moving closer to full smart contract support and improved network performance. Launch of a testnet RPC server will allow developers to build and test dApps ahead
