Latest from Nikhilesh De
The Protocol: Solana’s ‘Alpenglow’ upgrade is live for testing
Also: LayerZero apology, Ronin layer-2 transition and ‘Clear Signing’
Telecom giant KDDI to acquire 14.9% stake in Coincheck Group in $65 million deal
The companies signed a business alliance for revenue sharing, referral fees and customer referrals to expand crypto access in Japan.
Clarity Act amendments would remake key parts of crypto bill but have doubtful future
The U.S. crypto market structure bill is being targeted with dozens of amendments aiming to change or add to the text as its Senate hearing approaches.
JPMorgan files to launch new tokenized fund as Wall Street tokenization race heats up
The global banking giant is expanding its tokenized money market lineup, following BlackRock's similar move just a few days ago.
The Ethereum Foundation unveils new 'Clear Signing' standard to stop users from approving malicious crypto transactions
The move comes after billions in losses from phishing attacks and wallet drains, with Ethereum pushing to make transaction approvals safer and easier to understand.
Senate confirms Kevin Warsh to Fed board ahead of expected Chair vote
Warsh’s confirmation to the Fed board positions the crypto-linked investor to replace Jerome Powell as chair amid inflation and digital asset policy debates.
Clarity Act, in the flesh, unveiled by U.S. Senate Banking Committee before hearing
The crypto market structure bill had already been making the industry rounds behind closed doors, but the lawmakers have released the text before their vote.
Agentic commerce will run on crypto rails, PayPal and Google reps tell Consensus Miami
Senior figures from PayPal and Google Cloud said open payment protocols, machine-readable merchant catalogs and multi-party crypto custody are needed to scale agentic commerce.
Trump Media’s Q1 loss widens to $406 million on bitcoin, CRO markdowns
The loss was primarily driven by $244 million in unrealized losses on cryptocurrency holdings and an additional $108.2 million investment loss.
