Perp-Focused HyperLiquid Experiences Record $60M in USDC Net Outflows

HyperLiquid, a layer-1 blockchain and decentralized exchange for perpetual futures (perps), has experienced a notable outflow of the USDC stablecoin amid speculation North Korean hackers are interacting with the platform, according to a post on X by pseudonymous observer Tay, known for tracking threats posed by to crypto protocols by the country. A record $60 … Read more

Trump Names Crypto-Friendly Stephen Miran as Chair of Council of Economic Advisers

President-elect Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he is appointing Stephan Miran, a former Treasury official from the first Trump White House, and current economist with Hudson Bay Capital Management, to chair the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA). The CEA’s role is to advise the president on economic issues, including evaluating the effectiveness of … Read more

Dog Memecoins Rebound as Bitcoin Reaches $98,000

Solana-based bonk (BONK) led growth among dog-themed memes Saturday as bitcoin staged a recovery rally to above $98,000, a day after Friday’s bloodbath that pushed it near $93,000. BONK surged 30%, CoinGecko data shows, with dogecoin (DOGE), shiba inu (SHIB), dogwifhat (WIF) and floki (FLOKI) surging as much as 20%. The dog-themed token category gained … Read more

DeFi Protocol Usual’s Surge Catapults Hashnote’s Tokenized Treasury Over BlackRock’s BUIDL

There’s been a change of guard at the rankings of the $3.4 billion tokenized Treasuries market. Asset manager Hashnote’s USYC token zoomed over $1.2 billion in market capitalization, growing five-fold in size over the past three months, rwa.xyz data shows. It has toppled the $450 million BUIDL, issued by asset management behemoth BlackRock and tokenization … Read more

USDT Issuer Tether Aims to Debut Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform in Q1 2025, CEO Paolo Ardoino Says

Tether, the crypto company behind the $140 billion cryptocrrency USDT, is working on an artificial intelligence (AI) platform and aiming to debut early next year, according an X post by CEO Paolo Ardoino. “Just got the draft of the site for Tether’s AI platform. Coming soon, targeting end Q1 2025,” Ardoino posted on Friday. Tether … Read more

Agents of Evolution: Crypto’s Next Act

Crypto Twitter has been overrun by sentient, well informed chatbots which reply at the speed of refreshing your browser and can maintain hundreds of simultaneous conversations without missing a beat. To many, the rise of these on-chain agents is a welcome upgrade from human influencers like BitBoy and GCR, who have mixed track records and … Read more