⚡ 3 Key Takeaways Stablecoins are programmable money — and that programmability can enforce real-time financial rules indistinguishable from a social credit system, whether issued by a central bank or a private corporation The GENIUS Act requires all stablecoin issuers…
The GENIUS Act Explained: What Every Crypto Company Needs to Know in 2026
⚡ Key Highlights The GENIUS Act was signed into law on July 18, 2025, creating the first comprehensive federal framework for payment stablecoins in the United States All payment stablecoin issuers must maintain 100% reserve backing with high-quality liquid assets…
OCC Outlines New US Payment Stablecoin Rules Under GENIUS Act
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has moved to translate the GENIUS Act into detailed regulatory standards for payment stablecoins, setting out how these digital assets will be issued, backed, and supervised under federal authority. In a notice…
DeFi’s $292M KelpDAO Stress Test: Standard Chartered Says ‘Bent Not Broken,’ JPMorgan Disagrees
At 17:35 UTC on April 18, 2026, an attacker tied to North Korea’s Lazarus Group sent a single forged cross-chain message through KelpDAO’s LayerZero bridge. The bridge accepted it, releasing 116,500 rsETH tokens, roughly 18% of the entire restaked-Ethereum supply,…
Vitalik Buterin Unveils Kohaku: The Game-Changing Privacy Framework Revolutionizing Ethereum Wallets in 2025-2026
Buenos Aires, Argentina – In a highly anticipated keynote at Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress 2 on November 16, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin introduced Kohaku, a bold new privacy framework designed to make private transactions the default experience for Ethereum wallet users.…
