Justin Drake wants the industry to prepare for AI-assisted attacks on wallet cryptography. Vitalik Buterin warns against rushed migrations. Here's what is known, what remains hypothetical and how Ethereum plans to adapt.
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The way we transact is changing fast. Everything from groceries to concert tickets could be settled in digital dollars known as stablecoins. The companies that make this transition seamless are the ones shaping the next chapter of finance.
New York — MoonPay has expanded its partnership with Zengo, the MPC-powered self-custody wallet trusted by millions, becoming the exclusive payments provider behind Zengo’s Buy and Sell Crypto features.
Hong Kong — RateX, the leading yield-trading protocol on Solana, has secured a total of $10.4 million across three funding rounds, capped by a newly completed $7 million strategic raise backed by Animoca Ventures, ECHO, GSR, Crypto.com Capital, Gate, Rzong Capital, BGX Capital, Summer Capital, and others. (Cover: Sean Hu, Founder of RateX)
San Francisco — At Devconnect this week, Obex unveiled one of the most significant stablecoin announcements of the year: a $37 million raise led by Framework Ventures, LayerZero, and the rapidly expanding Sky ecosystem—now the world’s third-largest stablecoin network
New York — MoonPay has officially earned ISO 27701 certification, a globally recognized benchmark for privacy protection and one of the highest standards for managing personal information. The achievement underscores MoonPay’s continued investment in building secure, compliant infrastructure for the next generation of digital finance
Bitcoin is nearly 30% off its recent all-time high, traders are nervously watching AI valuations and Fed odds, and sentiment across digital assets has slipped back into hesitation mode. Yet behind the red candles, one of crypto’s oldest exchanges is lining up some of the most “TradFi” capital on earth. (Cover: Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi)