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Klarna Taps Coinbase for USDC Treasury Liquidity; COIN Gains 2%

The BNPL giant becomes the first major public fintech to integrate stablecoins into its liability stack, using Coinbase rails to raise capital directly in USDC.

December 21, 2025 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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US House Draft Floats $200 Stablecoin Tax Exemption & 5-Year Staking Deferral

The Digital Asset PARITY Act offers a "safe harbor" for small stablecoin payments and a compromise on staking rewards—but comes with wash sale rules attached.

December 21, 2025 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Whale Torches $50M USDT in Fatal ‘Address Poisoning’ Slip; Victim Offers $1M Bounty

A routine copy-paste error spiraled into one of 2025’s largest individual losses as a spoofer drained 50 million Tether in minutes.

December 21, 2025 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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XRPL Protocol-Level Lending Markets Set for January Vote; XRP Reclaims $1.90

XLS-66d proposes the first native, protocol-level credit market for XRPL, bypassing smart contract risks to court institutional lenders.

December 21, 2025 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Cynthia Lummis to Retire in 2027; Crypto Loses Its ‘Bitcoin Senator’

The 'Bitcoin Senator' cites exhaustion and will leave office in Jan 2027, creating a legislative vacuum for the crypto industry.

December 21, 2025 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Coinbase Vows to Hunt Scammers as User Loses $50M to Address Poisoning

A $50 million copy-paste error overshadows Coinbase's aggressive new stance on crypto crime, highlighting the limits of law enforcement on-chain.

December 20, 2025 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Crypto Whale Loses $50M in USDT Poisoning Attack; Offers $1M Bounty

A trader lost $50M after a 'test send' triggered a poisoning bot, forcing a $1M on-chain bounty offer as funds hit Tornado Cash.

December 20, 2025 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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UNI Surges 11% as Historic ‘Fee Switch’ and 100M Burn Vote Goes Live

UNI jumps 11% as voting begins on the 'UNIfication' proposal to activate the fee switch and burn $577M in tokens.

December 20, 2025 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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VanEck Amends Avalanche ETF: Staking Yields, 0.30% Fee, and Liquid Staking Exposure

VanEck's amended S-1 for ticker VAVX details a 0.30% fee and a 4% staking cut for Coinbase, while opening the door to liquid staking protocols…

December 20, 2025 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Ethereum Foundation Mandates 128-Bit Security for zkEVMs; ‘Speed Era’ Ends

The Ethereum Foundation declares the 'speed race' over, mandating a strict 128-bit security standard for all zkEVMs by late 2026 to combat deteriorating cryptographic assumptions.

December 20, 2025 • Kiran Maatman • No comments