Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal and Base founder Jesse Pollak argued that Layer-2 (L2) sequencers constitute infrastructure rather than exchanges. Their statements contradict the current regulatory stance, considering SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has previously warned that centralized matching engines may face exchange registration requirements. Grewal compared Base’s sequencer to Amazon Web Services in a
MetaMask’s mUSD, the European Union’s digital euro initiative, and Hong Kong’s offshore yuan token AxCNH set up a three-way contest for on-chain payments. The prize is not trading volume or speculative flows, it is the share of real-world settlement that could reach $2 to $4 trillion annually if 1 to 2 percent of global cross-border
Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise Asset Management, said on a CNBC program that he expects the amount of Bitcoin held by corporate companies on their balance sheets to double in the next 12 months. This trend is particularly strong with companies, as well as individuals, looking to hold between 5% and 10% of Bitcoin in
Societe Generale-FORGE (SG-FORGE), the cryptocurrency-focused subsidiary of the French bank, has chosen the European arm of crypto exchange Bullish as the first venue to list the lender’s USD CoinVertible (USDCV) stablecoin. The dollar-denominated USDCV stablecoin, which SG Forge introduced on Ethereum and Solana back in June of this year, will list on Bullish Europe, the
Pantera Capital believes an approved solana spot ETF in the fourth quarter could trigger a surge in institutional demand. The firm argues institutions are currently under‑allocated to solana compared with bitcoin and ether. Pantera Capital Forecasts Institutional Stampede for Solana According to Pantera Capital, a blockchain-focused asset manager, a solana ( SOL) spot exchange-traded fund
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has addressed some key myths around the custodial features of Coinbase’s Layer-2 platform Base. In his latest support for the Layer-2 network, Buterin said that the platform maintains the core principles of decentralization while improving user experience. Amid the growing concerns over L2 centralization Ethereum co-founder steps in to explain their
As bitcoin’s [BTC] recent sell-off accelerates, analysts are focusing on three critical price support levels that could shape the cryptocurrency’s near-term trajectory. The first key level is $112,000, identified by Swissblock Technologies. “As long as $112,000 holds and the Risk stays stable, BTC can rebuild strength,” Swissblock noted on X. The firm’s proprietary Bitcoin Risk
Bitcoin extended weekend losses on Monday, triggering one of the largest liquidation events this year. Options traders are now positioning with a bearish skew in anticipation for a continuation of the downtrend. The top crypto fell less than 4% on Monday, but the resulting liquidation cascade was the biggest this year, wiping out roughly $1.65
Crypto stocks saw mixed day of trading in the US on Monday as investors winced over crypto treasury firms’ latest buying, but still took well to new crypto pivots and acquisitions. Stocks tied to the crypto sector fell in early trading on the US and Canadian markets on Monday as the price of Bitcoin (BTC)