DeFi will survive efforts to make it a walled garden — Fold CEO

DeFi will survive efforts to make it a walled garden — Fold CEO

Permissionless financial protocols will survive government and corporate efforts to impose traditional financial controls on DeFi. Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols will survive government and corporate efforts to impose traditional financial regulations designed to create a walled garden of permissioned digital systems, according to Will Reeves, CEO and co-founder of Bitcoin (BTC) rewards company Fold.  Reeves…

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Supreme Court opened crypto wallets to surveillance; privacy must go onchain

Supreme Court opened crypto wallets to surveillance; privacy must go onchain

Crypto transactions are vulnerable to warrant-free surveillance, making privacy-enhancing tools essential for blockchain’s future. Opinion by: Vikrant Sharma, CEO of Cake Labs When the United States Supreme Court refused to hear Harper v. Faulkender on June 30, 2025, the court essentially endorsed the Internal Revenue Service’s sweeping “John Doe” summonses for cryptocurrency records. By letting…

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Supreme Court opened crypto wallets to surveillance; privacy must go onchain

Supreme Court opened crypto wallets to surveillance; privacy must go onchain

Crypto transactions are vulnerable to warrant-free surveillance, making privacy-enhancing tools essential for blockchain’s future. Opinion by: Vikrant Sharma, CEO of Cake Labs When the United States Supreme Court refused to hear Harper v. Faulkender on June 30, 2025, the court essentially endorsed the Internal Revenue Service’s sweeping “John Doe” summonses for cryptocurrency records. By letting…

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21Shares files to launch SEI ETF, joining race with Canary Capital

21Shares files to launch SEI ETF, joining race with Canary Capital

SEI is the native token of the Sei network, a layer-1 blockchain specializing in trading infrastructure for decentralized exchanges and marketplaces. Crypto asset manager 21Shares has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch an exchange-traded fund tracking the price of SEI, following Canary Capital’s application in April.  The S-1 registration statement…

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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, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission opened a pathway for offshore exchanges to legally serve American clients. Kanye West’s YZY token collapsed over 80% after…

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