Wyoming's Mark Gordon says state should issue stablecoin by July

Wyoming's Mark Gordon says state should issue stablecoin by July

Wyoming has selected LayerZero as its partner for the state’s planned stablecoin, according to an announcement at the DC Blockchain Summit. Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon said the state’s proposed stablecoin might be ready to launch by July, with the Wyoming Stable Token Commission announcing interoperability protocol LayerZero as a partner for the token launch. Speaking…

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Celo becomes Ethereum L2 with Optimism rollup implementation

Celo becomes Ethereum L2 with Optimism rollup implementation

Celo, originally launched as a layer-1 blockchain in 2020, has now transitioned to an Ethereum layer-2 protocol using optimistic rollups. Celo, the blockchain network launched in 2020, has officially transitioned from a layer-1 chain to an Ethereum layer-2 protocol. Celo announced the successful transition in a March 26 X post, stating that “Celo is officially…

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Polymarket faces scrutiny over M Ukraine mineral deal bet

Polymarket faces scrutiny over $7M Ukraine mineral deal bet

Polymarket’s Trump/Ukraine mineral deal bet sparked a backlash as a whale-controlled vote settled it incorrectly, raising concerns over manipulation and governance risks. Polymarket, the world’s largest decentralized prediction market, is under fire after a controversial outcome raised concerns over potential governance manipulation in a high-stakes political bet. A betting market on the platform asked whether…

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Fidelity plans stablecoin launch after SOL ETF ‘regulatory litmus test’

Fidelity plans stablecoin launch after SOL ETF ‘regulatory litmus test’

Financial institutions are also positioning themselves for upcoming US stablecoin legislation, which may be finalized in the next two months. Fidelity Investments is reportedly in the final stages of testing a US dollar-pegged stablecoin, signaling the firm’s latest push into digital assets amid a more favorable crypto regulatory climate under the Trump administration. The $5.8…

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Friday’s PCE inflation report may catalyze a Bitcoin April rally

Friday’s PCE inflation report may catalyze a Bitcoin April rally

Bitcoin could rally to $110,000 as investors await key PCE inflation data, with analysts saying easing macro risks may trigger a strong April performance. Traditional and cryptocurrency investors eagerly await Friday’s Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) release, which may provide some relief to inflation-related concerns and increase investor appetite for risk assets including Bitcoin. The US…

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#Kentucky governor signs ‘Bitcoin Rights’ bill into law

#Kentucky governor signs ‘Bitcoin Rights’ bill into law

It comes on the same day Oklahoma’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act passed the State House of Representatives, bringing a reserve one step closer to potential enactment. Kentucky governor Andy Beshear has signed a measure known as the “Bitcoin Rights” bill, into law, enshrining protections for crypto users, as two other US states’ Bitcoin reserve legislation…

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#DeFi lender Nostra pauses borrowing after price feed error

#DeFi lender Nostra pauses borrowing after price feed error

The Nostra protocol has disabled new collateral deposits for the xSTRK and sSTRK liquid staking tokens. Nostra, a lending protocol on Starknet, has paused borrowing for two liquid staking tokens after identifying a “critical issue” with its price feeds, the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol said.  On March 24, errors in Nostra’s price feed inflated the…

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