Galaxy, SharpLink launch 25M DeFi yield fund

By Peace Longe from Crypto.news Galaxy Digital and SharpLink have launched the Galaxy SharpLink Onchain Yield Fund with $125 million to deploy into DeFi protocols. Summary – SharpLink will commit $100 million from its staked ETH treasury to the fund, with Galaxy Digital contributing $25 million and managing investments. – Capital will be deployed across

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Bitmine ETH buying slows after 5.2 million target

By Peace Longe from crypto.news Tom Lee has slowed Bitmine ETH purchases after the firm amassed over 5.2 million tokens and 4.3% of Ethereum’s supply. Why Bitmine is pulling back on purchases Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) bought 26,659 ETH last week worth roughly $63 million, sharply down from the more than 100,000 ETH it had

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Polygon lance des paiements privés en stablecoins pour séduire les institutions

Par Le Journal Du Coin du Journal du Coin Au service des instits. L’écosystème Polygon a mis en place une solution pour attirer les flux financiers institutionnels en intégrant des paiements confidentiels en stablecoins : les Private Payments. La plateforme, en collaboration avec le protocole de confidentialité Hinkal, permet désormais d’acheminer des transactions via un

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Stablecoin execs warn on hard part ahead

By Peace Longe from Crypto.news Executives from MoonPay, Ripple, and Paxos said at Consensus Miami 2026 that stablecoin regulation has accelerated institutional adoption but that major infrastructure and privacy gaps still block mainstream use. Top executives at three of the most active stablecoin companies told the Consensus Miami 2026 audience on May 8 that new

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Banks try to kill the CLARITY Act

By Peace Longe from Crypto.news The US banking lobby is mounting a last-minute push to stall the CLARITY Act just days before its scheduled Senate Banking Committee markup on May 14. Five major banking groups jointly rejected the Tillis-Alsobrooks stablecoin yield compromise, calling it insufficient days before the May 14 markup. Senators Cynthia Lummis and

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Gillibrand talks crypto law at Consensus Miami

By Peace Longe from crypto.news Senator Kirsten Gillibrand took the Consensus Miami 2026 mainstage on Day 2 and expressed optimism about the CLARITY Act’s prospects in Congress, appearing alongside Kevin O’Leary and Coinbase’s Paul Grewal. Gillibrand appeared on the Consensus Miami 2026 mainstage on May 6 and said she is optimistic about the path forward

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Kelp DAO moves rsETH to Chainlink CCIP as LayerZero dispute grows

By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Kelp DAO said it will migrate rsETH to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol after April’s $292 million bridge exploit, while its dispute with LayerZero over the cause of the attack continued to deepen. Kelp DAO said the move to Chainlink CCIP is part of its plan to strengthen rsETH security after

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