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Aave Proposal Advances After Narrow Temp Check Vote
Aave’s “Aave Will Win” framework passed its Temp Check with 52.6% support, advancing to the ARFC stage amid a divided governance vote.
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David Walker covers venture capital activity, startup ecosystems, and investment trends across the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. His reporting focuses on funding rounds, acquisitions, and the strategic expansion of emerging crypto companies. He frequently analyzes how investors and technology firms are shaping the next generation of decentralized financial platforms. Based in San Francisco, David closely follows venture-backed innovation in digital assets.
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MoonPay Launches PYUSDx Framework for App-Specific Stablecoins
MoonPay has introduced PYUSDx, a framework enabling developers to issue app-specific stablecoins backed by PayPal USD as competition in programmable dollar infrastructure intensifies.
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Pantera and Franklin Templeton Join Sentient Arena AI Testing
Pantera Capital and Franklin Templeton’s digital assets unit joined Sentient Arena, a platform designed to benchmark AI agents in enterprise-style workflows.
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TeraWulf Misses Q4 Estimates as Bitcoin Mining Revenue Drops
TeraWulf reported a Q4 2025 loss of $1.66 per share as Bitcoin mining revenue fell, while $12.8 billion in AI and HPC contracts position the company for 2026 growth.
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Stripe Executive Sees Surge in AI Agent Commerce
Stripe’s co-founder John Collison expects rapid growth in AI agent-driven commerce powered by stablecoins and high-throughput blockchains.
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Hong Kong to Issue First Stablecoin Licenses in March
Hong Kong plans to approve its first stablecoin issuer licenses in March as part of a broader push to formalize digital asset regulation. The government will also introduce new rules for crypto dealers and…
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Austria Halts New Business at KuCoin EU Exchange
Austria’s financial regulator has barred KuCoin’s EU entity from onboarding new customers, citing gaps in key AML and sanctions compliance roles.
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Vitalik Buterin Proposes AI-Driven DAO Governance Models
Vitalik Buterin suggests AI assistants could improve DAO governance by addressing low voter participation and information overload in decentralized decision-making.
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JPMorgan Admits Closing Trump Accounts in Court Filing
JPMorgan acknowledged in a court filing that it closed accounts linked to Donald Trump after the January 2021 Capitol events, intensifying scrutiny over debanking practices.
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BitGo Named Issuer for GENIUS-Compliant FYUSD Stablecoin
BitGo will issue and custody the FYUSD stablecoin, a dollar-pegged token targeting institutional investors in Asia. The product includes a programmable settlement layer designed for AI-driven transactions.
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