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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.
OpenSea delays highly anticipated token launch, citing challenging crypto market conditions
The platform will end its rewards waves, offer optional fee refunds for certain traders and introduce 0% token trading fees for 60 days starting March 31 as it promotes its revamped marketplace.
Ethereum Foundation’s new mandate sparks debate about its role, priorities
The document quickly sparked debate across the Ethereum community, with supporters saying it reinforces the network’s core principles. Critics, however, argue the mandate signals the foundation intends to take a backseat just as institutional interest in blockchain is accelerating.
MoonPay introduces Ledger-secured AI crypto agents to address wallet key risks
The feature allows users to verify and sign every transaction generated by an AI agent using a Ledger hardware device, ensuring private keys never leave the hardware signer.
Ethereum Foundation publishes new mandate defining its role, core principles
The document comes at a point of transition for the organization, following shifts in the blockchain's technical roadmap and the resignation of a co-executive director.
Ethereum layer-2 developer OP Labs cuts roles to 'narrow focus'
The firm plays a central role in the development of Optimism, an Ethereum layer-2 scaling network designed to make transactions faster and cheaper by processing activity off the Ethereum main chain.
