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SWIFT Exec Says Banks Will Absorb ‘the Best of Public Chains’
Public, crypto-native chains won't replace TradFi, SWIFT’s chief innovation officer argues, while the crypto world debates who really controls neutrality in finance....

Fireblocks Launches Stablecoin Payments Network with Built-In Compliance
Fireblocks introduces its Fireblocks Network for Payments, comparing it to SWIFT....

Maple’s SyrupUSDC Surpasses $1 Billion Supply Amid Arbitrum Expansion
The yield-bearing stablecoin has grown by 59% since the beginning of summer as institutional demand accelerates....

Mega Matrix Bets Big on Ethena With $2 Billion Shelf Registration
The NYSE-listed company plans to accumulate ENA, the governance token of the Ethena protocol, as a treasury asset....

Ethereum Layer 2 Linea to Launch Token Next Week
The LINEA token is trading at a $2.7 billion pre-market valuation on Hyperliquid....

Crypto Hacks Surge in August, $173M Lost in Exploits: CertiK
Phishing attacks drove most losses, continuing a steady rise in monthly crypto incidents....

World Liberty Financial Blacklists Justin Sun’s Wallet
Etherscan data shows that a wallet containing Justin Sun’s substantial WLFI holdings was blacklisted by the Trump-linked DeFi project....

Spot ETH Trades Hit Record $519 Billion in August but Bots Dominate Ethereum DEX Activity
Trading volume on Ethereum’s decentralized exchanges rose 45% to $74 billion in August....

Crypto Markets Slip as Trump Appeals Tariff Takedown
Bitcoin and Ethereum drop as $256M in liquidations hit markets, while spot Bitcoin ETFs record inflows....

Stripe and Paradigm Unveil Permissionless Layer 1 Blockchain, Tempo
The payments network features design input from a star-studded lineup including Anthropic, Visa, OpenAI, and Deutsche Bank....