Latest from Margaux Nijkerk
Crypto finance is beginning to look at lot more traditional, Aave and Ethena founders say
Until recently, crypto users mostly traded tokens or borrowed against them, often chasing high, but unpredictable yields. New tools allow them to lock in returns, even in a market known for big swings.
Solana Foundation taps Mastercard, Western Union, Worldpay for institutional developer platform
The platform is a toolkit that lets enterprises create and scale financial applications on Solana without deep crypto infrastructure expertise.
Solana Foundation targets institutions with new privacy framework
The organization argued that the next phase of crypto adoption will depend less on transparency alone and more on giving companies control over what they reveal — and to whom.
Backpack launches BP token on Solana with 25% airdrop, no insider allocation
The remaining tokens are subject to long-term lockups tied to company milestones and a potential IPO.
Ethereum faces make-or-break moment in high-stakes balancing act as scaling, quantum and AI pressures mount
While upgrades have improved efficiency and lowered costs, the ecosystem faces deeper structural questions around fragmentation, security, and purpose, even as it continues prioritizing base-layer scaling.
Sam Bankman-Fried's past political cash gives AI PAC fuel for bashing NY candidate Bores
A mailer from Think Big PAC told voters that the Democratic U.S. House candidate once got $100,000 in support from the former head of failed global exchange FTX.
DeFi risk management giant Gauntlet sees $380 million exit as OKX crypto campaign ends
Gauntlet noted that deposits are now back to same levels before the campaign, and has navigated large capital swings before due to incentive campaign endings, airdrops, and shifts in market conditions which regularly produce short-period swings in either direction.
The Protocol: Ethereum community debates foundation’s new mandate document
Also: World’s AgentKit, Visa and Coinbase on AI agents, and prediction markets + AI.
Popular Solana wallet Phantom wins CFTC nod to access regulated derivatives markets
This means Phantom can act as a non-custodial interface connecting users to registered derivatives platforms, removing the need for broker registration under specific conditions.
U.S. regional banks building tokenized deposit network on ZKsync to rival stablecoins
The Cari Network is targeting a 2026 rollout as banks test issuance, transfers and redemption of digital deposits. Participating banks include Huntington Bancshares, First Horizon, M&T Bank, KeyCorp and Old National Bancorp.
