Marla reports on current events and long-term shifts in crypto and Web3. She covers trends in DeFi, digital assets, and blockchain infrastructure, with a focus on how they intersect with policy and markets.
Ripple Expands Brevan Howard Deal With Prime Brokerage
OKX Raises Funds at $25 Billion Valuation
Startale Japan Launches Yen Stablecoin-Paid Digital Bond
MEXC, Kraken Parent Weigh Broader Partnership Ahead of TOKEN2049
Former Crypto.com Executive Joins BYTEX As Co-Founder

Payward Adds 24/7 Dollar Settlement With Singapore Gulf Bank
Flare, Doppler Expand Access to FXRP Vaults for XRP Users
Bitget Restores $309 Million Protection Fund After $388M Breach

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Chainalysis links $387 million Bitget hack to DPRK actors
Blast To Shut Down After Costs Outpace Revenue
SBI completes Bitbank deal, creating Japan’s largest exchange
European issuers expand into regulated dollar stablecoins
Ethereum’s zkAPI launches private API payments on mainnet
Polygon Adds Crypto Checkout to Open Money Stack
DogeOS Opens Testnet for Smart Contracts on Dogecoin
MetaMask exits Lido validators amid security investigation
Bitwise launches first U.S. spot NEAR ETF as NEAR nearly triples

CFTC approves Coinbase’s US derivatives clearinghouse

UN, Circle Foundation to pilot USDC for aid
Binance records 13,800 BTC outflow as Bitcoin holds $83K
Strategy Buys 1,665 BTC, Holdings Reach 847,666
Kazakhstan uses flare gas to power bitcoin miners
Riot repays $200M Coinbase loan, ends Bitcoin facility
Cathie Wood Puts $1.3B of ARK Holdings On Blockchain