Key Takeaways: Most tokens fail because protocol revenue never reaches token holders. VC-backed projects create forced selling pressure from day one of listing. Hyperliquid returns 97% of revenues to buy back its own token. Crypto investors have matured – cash flows to token holders now matter. Arthur Hayes has been advising crypto projects long enough to watch the same pattern
Arthur Hayes Explains Why Most Crypto Tokens Are Built to Fail
Samsung Securities is set to take a 2% stake in Dunamu, worth over $200 million, from affiliates of technology conglomerate Kakao.
Samsung units to buy $408 million stake in South Korea’s biggest crypto exchange
Polymarket has clarified that it is not introducing mandatory Know Your Customer checks across its main prediction market platform despite renewed scrutiny over compliance and restricted-jurisdiction access. In a post on X, Polymarket vice president of engineering Josh Stevens said…
Polymarket says no mandatory KYC planned for main prediction market
The launch of round-the-clock bitcoin futures trading eliminates the long-standing CME weekend gap and marks another step toward fully integrated institutional crypto markets.
Bitcoin’s famous CME gaps are about to disappear, though three remain unresolved
BTC dropped to its lowest since April 13 and ETH broke below $2,000 as U.S. airstrikes stoked inflation concerns, wiping out nearly $900 million in leveraged longs.
Crypto slides on Hormuz airstrikes as $897 million in long liquidations pile up
David Schwartz says newly minted XRP staking rewards should not face tax before sale, reviving debate over IRS rules and XRPL design debate.
David Schwartz’s XRP staking idea tests IRS reward tax rules
Polymarket executive Josh Stevens said identity checks apply only to early beta access and are not being added to Polymarket’s existing platform.
Polymarket exec says KYC limited to beta product, not existing platform
Following the news, bitcoin fell 3.6% to a multi-week low of $72,622 before stabilizing just above $73,000. The sudden volatility triggered a massive market sell-off, wiping out over $930 million in leveraged positions. Geopolitical Escalation Triggers Crypto Sell-off Bitcoin plunged below $73,000 early Thursday following reports of fresh U.S. military strikes inside Iran. Market d
US-Iran Escalation Pushes Bitcoin to $72,622 as $870M Long Bets Collapse
Worldcoin’s latest rally drew a sharp increase in on-chain activity, with whale transactions, active addresses and new wallet creation all surging as WLD briefly climbed above $0.408 to an 11-week high. The move has since reversed, with live market data showing WLD back near $0.31 after a double-digit 24-hour drop, making the rally look increasingly FOMO-driven rather than a clean
Worldcoin’s FOMO Rally Cracks After On-Chain Activity Explodes
Bitcoin price has fallen toward the $73,000 region after a wave of ETF outflows, derivatives pressure, and long liquidations triggered fresh panic across the crypto market. According to crypto.news price data, Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped more than 4% over the…
Will Bitcoin fall to $70K as over $6.2B options expiry and ETF outflows hit markets?
SBI VC Trade will give 1,000 yen in XRP to 333 in-person Tokyo seminar attendees as SBI expands Japan’s crypto investor outreach.
SBI offers free XRP to Tokyo seminar attendees: Who qualifies?
Aave Labs subsidiaries Push Labs Limited and Push Virtual Assets Limited have received approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority to operate as registered cryptoasset exchange providers in the country. According to an announcement shared with crypto.news, the registrations add…
Aave Labs subsidiaries receive FCA approvals for UK expansion
Charles Hoskinson criticized a New York lawsuit seeking ownership of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallets holding an estimated 3.7M BTC.
Charles Hoskinson slams lawsuit targeting dormant Bitcoin wallets
The Bank for International Settlements' collaboration with seven central banks and more than 40 institutions concludes a two-year project with a prototype settling wholesale payments in seconds.