Coinbase product executive Jordan Fish, better known as Cobie, said the company has become too distant from crypto-native users as questions grow over trust in the Base ecosystem. Summary Cobie says Coinbase lost touch with crypto-native users after avoidable mistakes damaged trust across Base. Base App leadership shifted to Cobie as Coinbase refocuses product on
FTX will begin its fifth creditor distribution on July 31, sending nearly $900 million to eligible claimants under its court-approved recovery plan. Summary FTX will distribute nearly $900 million to eligible creditors beginning July 31 through approved providers. The fifth payout round pushes total creditor distributions to about $10 billion since FTX collapsed. Bankman-Fried faces
Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor has stepped up his opposition to Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110, arguing that the temporary soft fork could weaken Bitcoin’s neutral base rules. Summary Saylor says BIP 110 risks Bitcoin neutrality by restricting transactions through new consensus-level protocol rules. BIP 110 would temporarily limit data-heavy transactions while leaving outputs created before activation
U.S. financial regulators have missed the GENIUS Act’s one-year deadline to complete key rules for the country’s federal stablecoin framework. Summary US regulators missed the GENIUS Act deadline with several major stablecoin rule packages still unfinished. Stablecoin issuers face a shorter preparation window before the federal framework takes effect next January. Customer identification and anti-money
The United States is preparing to impose a 25% tariff on most Brazilian imports after naming the country’s Pix instant-payment system among trade practices it considers unfair. Summary Trump’s new tariff action names Pix as dollar stablecoins dominate Brazil’s fast-growing digital asset market. Pix serves Brazil’s domestic payments while stablecoins increasingly carry dollar value across
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Spreadefi faces scrutiny as users assess trust, transparency, and DeFi platform credibility. As the decentralized finance (DeFi) space has evolved, users have gotten a lot more careful about which platforms they trust with their
Uniswap governance is preparing to vote on two proposals that could expand the protocol’s UNI burn by adding new fee sources from Uniswap v4 and Robinhood Chain. Summary Uniswap voters will decide whether v4 and Robinhood Chain fees should expand the UNI burn. Robinhood Chain crossed $6 billion in cumulative Uniswap swap volume within ten
A prediction made more than a decade ago about closer ties between Bitcoin startups and traditional payment companies increasingly resembles the payments market of 2026. Summary A 2014 prediction about traditional payment firms partnering with Bitcoin startups increasingly resembles today’s market. Visa and Mastercard now work directly with crypto firms on cards, settlement, stablecoins, and
Circle President Heath Tarbert has defended the company’s long-term strategy after Circle shares fell sharply from their post-IPO peak. Summary Circle says USDC’s scale and network effects remain difficult for new stablecoin competitors to replicate. Open USD adds pressure as Circle shares trade far below their post-IPO peak near $260. Circle keeps expanding regulated infrastructure
Japanese logistics group AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings plans to introduce the yen-backed JPYC stablecoin for payments to about 2,300 partner carriers and independent drivers, according to a Nikkei report cited by Crypto Briefing. Summary AZ-COM Maruwa plans JPYC payments for 2,300 logistics partners in Japan’s first large corporate rollout. The logistics group will invest ¥1 billion
