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In brief Schwartz is concluding his 13-year tenure as CTO at Ripple and will join its board to guide the company’s long-term vision. He plans to spend more time on an XRPL node, exploring new XRP use cases, and engaging in hands-on coding for community projects. Stablecoins, tokenized assets, and decentralization remain central to his…
In brief Phantom designed its own stablecoin—CASH—to underpin its new consumer financial platform Phantom Cash. Phantom Cash will offer unique features like peer-to-peer transactions, a Visa debit card, and rewards on unspent CASH. The wallet provider raised $150 million in January at a $3 billion valuation. Popular Solana crypto wallet Phantom unveiled CASH, a new…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors green but pulling back after Monday rally; BTC at $113k SWIFT partners with Consensys to bring payments onchain SEC &…
In brief New York Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne Harris is leaving her position in October. Under her tenure, NYDFS became the first American regulatory body to provide guidance on stablecoins. Kaitlin Aslow, who is at the NYDFS now, will take over as superintendent after serving at the Federal Reserve and the Financial Health…
In brief Leaked files tie Moldovan oligarch Ilan Shor’s A7 network to $8 billion in crypto transactions for sanctions evasion. Analysts link the funds to election interference efforts via apps, bots, and ruble-backed stablecoins. Experts urge caution, noting attribution limits and the growing complexity of Russia’s crypto ecosystem. When a cache of internal files from…
In brief Stablecoin network Plasma has meme coins now after entering “mainnet beta” last week. The Trillions token hit a $60 million market cap on Sunday, before falling sharply. It references a meme at the foundation of the Plasma thesis, predicting the total stablecoin market cap to be in the trillions of dollars. A meme…
CRYPTO REBOUNDS, ASTER METRICS SOAR, PLASMA HITS $13BETH, HYPE & BNB lead bounce in top L1s. ETH ETFs saw ATH outflows last week. Swift to launch blockchain in response to stablecoins. ASTER flips Tether in fees, Binance for perp volume. SEC’s Pierce urges quick progress in crypto. Stablecoin supply hits ATH over $300b. Plasma briefly…
September 29, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that FF is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading FF trading is live as of September 29, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’. Make sure to deposit your tokens…
Decentralized perpetual futures exchange Hyperliquid has gone from being a market maker to one of the biggest crypto projects in the world.Hyperliquid has processed trillions of dollars in volume in its lifespan and is now the third-largest decentralized exchange in crypto—trailing only industry veterans PancakeSwap and Uniswap.It has been the talk of the town in…
In brief Tether is reportedly seeking up to $15-20 billion for a 3% stake in its firm. Ark Invest and Softbank are reportedly in discussions to participate in the raise. The raise would value the firm at around $500 billion, making it one of the largest private companies in the world. Tech investors SoftBank Group…
