Latest from Nikhilesh De
The Protocol: AWS Outage Halts Some Crypto Apps
Also: Monad’s Tech, Quantum Computing and Bitcoin and Securitize’s MCP Server.
AAVE Bounces Amid $50M Token Buyback Governance Proposal
The initiative would make $50 million annual buybacks funded by protocol revenues a permanent feature of Aave’s tokenomics.
XDC Network Acquires Contour to Expand Stablecoins and Tokenization in Trade Finance
XDC said it's reviving the once-shuttered blockchain platform to help banks and businesses streamline trade financing from documentation to settlements.
Crypto’s ‘Decentralized’ Illusion Shattered Again by Another AWS Meltdown
The October AWS outage took down some of crypto’s most prominent companies and networks. Many in the community pointed out their lack of decentralization.
Aave Rebounds Above $230 Confirming Double-Bottom Reversal
On the news front, Aave said it would expand its collateral assets with Maple Finance's institutional-grade yield tokens.
Filecoin Jumps More Than 4% After Retaking $1.60 Resistance Level
The token has support at the $1.52 level and resistance at $1.65.
BitcoinOS Raises $10M to Expand Institutional BTCFi Capabilities
Greenfield Capital led the round with backing from FalconX, Bitcoin Frontier Fund and DNA Fund to advance zero-knowledge-powered Bitcoin infrastructure
Strategy Gets Buy Rating From Citi on Bullish Bitcoin Outlook
The Wall Street bank initiated coverage of Strategy with a buy/high risk rating and a $485 price target.
Gov. Waller: U.S. Fed to 'Embrace Disruption,' Pitches 'Skinny' Master Account Idea
At its first event on payment innovations, the Federal Reserve's Christopher Waller suggested a compromise over the crypto world's "master account" aims.
U.S. Surging in Crypto Activity Under Trump: TRM Labs Report
While the growth still trails India's boom, digital assets activity jumped 50% in the U.S. in six months, cementing it further as the top global marketplace.
