Ethena’s synthetic USDe contracts sharply as dollar-backed stablecoins expand

Ethena’s synthetic USDe contracts sharply as dollar-backed stablecoins expand

Ethena’s USDe shed 24% of its supply in November, losing market share as fiat-backed stablecoins including USDT, USDC, PYUSD and RLUSD added billions. Ethena’s synthetic-dollar stablecoin USDe saw one of its sharpest monthly contractions yet, while fiat-backed stablecoins including USDT, USDC and PYUSD attracted billions in inflows.  CoinGecko data showed that Ethena’s USDe stablecoin fell…

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Binance names co-founder Yi He co-CEO alongside Richard Teng

Binance names co-founder Yi He co-CEO alongside Richard Teng

Crypto exchange Binance appointed co-founder Yi He as co-CEO, tightening its top team as it leans into regulated global expansion. Binance appointed co-founder Yi He as co-CEO, elevating one of its earliest architects to a formal leadership role alongside chief executive Richard Teng. In a Wednesday announcement on stage at Binance Blockchain Week, Binance CEO…

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MEXC taps Hacken for proof-of-reserves audits to boost transparency

MEXC taps Hacken for proof-of-reserves audits to boost transparency

The exchange will publish monthly, independently verified reserve reports, giving users third-party confirmation that assets are fully backed. MEXC has expanded its partnership with blockchain security platform Hacken to introduce monthly, independently verified Proof-of-Reserves (PoR) audits, marking a shift toward a more formalized transparency framework for the exchange. The monthly audits will add independent verification…

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DYdX community to vote on 2K payout proposal following outage

DYdX community to vote on $462K payout proposal following outage

The eight-hour outage occurred during the largest liquidation event in crypto history, prompting dYdX to propose community-governed reimbursements from its insurance fund. Decentralized exchange dYdX released a post-mortem and community update detailing plans to compensate traders affected by a chain halt that paused operations for roughly eight hours during last month’s market crash. The exchange…

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Here’s what happened in crypto today

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto, US Treasury Scott Bessent signals trade framework deal reached, CZ’s pardon by Trump followed a lobbying push that included $450,000 to Trump-linked lobbyists, and…

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