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Michael Bentley announces that he is stepping down as day-to-day CEO of Euler Labs after nearly six years, transitioning into an advisory and product-focused role, while Euler pivots more explicitly toward institutional and fintech credit markets and RWAs

Michael Bentley announces that he is stepping down as day-to-day CEO of Euler Labs after nearly six years, transitioning into an advisory and product-focused role, while Euler pivots more explicitly toward institutional and fintech credit markets and RWAs
𝕏/@euler_mab
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cogsystormlight

Composable. Compliant. Gold-backed. pmUSD is the DeFi gold standard stable.

𝕏/raacfi
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TL;DR pmUSD is a gold-backed stablecoin from the RAAC protocol, fully or partially collateralized by tokenized physical precious metals with on-chain proof-of-reserves. It combines real gold stability, regulatory compliance (via Chainlink & regulated partners), and full DeFi composability — seamlessly integrating into Curve pools, lending, vaults, and high-yield strategies. Positioned as the modern "DeFi gold standard," it offers fiat hedging plus attractive yields in today's real-world asset ecosystem.

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Dubai’s DIFC bans privacy tokens and tightens stablecoin rules, shifting to firm-led token approval under a stricter, FATF-aligned crypto regime.[1]

Dubai’s DIFC bans privacy tokens and tightens stablecoin rules, shifting to firm-led token approval under a stricter, FATF-aligned crypto regime.[1]
Coindesk
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Danicjade

TL;DR: Dubai’s financial regulator has banned privacy tokens from regulated exchanges in the DIFC due to AML and sanctions risks, tightened stablecoin rules to favor fiat-backed, high-quality reserve models, and shifted responsibility for token approval to licensed firms, signaling a stricter, compliance-first crypto framework aligned with global regulatory standards.

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Prediction markets’ next frontier is Impact and Decision markets that price conditional asset outcomes and use those market-set valuations to automatically govern organizational decisions via futarchy-style mechanisms.[1]

Prediction markets’ next frontier is Impact and Decision markets that price conditional asset outcomes and use those market-set valuations to automatically govern organizational decisions via futarchy-style mechanisms.[1]
Galaxy
Danicjade

Euler Labs shared how it fixed frontend performance by rethinking Web3 data fetching, replacing hook-heavy React Query patterns with a simple fetch → mapper → hook architecture. The shift reduced re-renders, simplified caching, and made large-scale onchain data easier to maintain as Euler’s DeFi frontend scaled.

Euler Labs shared how it fixed frontend performance by rethinking Web3 data fetching, replacing hook-heavy React Query patterns with a simple fetch → mapper → hook architecture. The shift reduced re-renders, simplified caching, and made large-scale onchain data easier to maintain as Euler’s DeFi frontend scaled.
𝕏/@eulerfinance
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Over half of all cryptocurrencies launched since mid‑2021 have already died, with more than 13.4 million tokens—86% of them in 2025 alone—ceasing to trade after an explosive memecoin boom and a brutal late‑2025 washout.

Over half of all cryptocurrencies launched since mid‑2021 have already died, with more than 13.4 million tokens—86% of them in 2025 alone—ceasing to trade after an explosive memecoin boom and a brutal late‑2025 washout.
Coingecko
Danicjade

Google unveiled Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard enabling AI agents to discover products, transact, and complete commerce flows autonomously. Paired with x402’s HTTP-native stablecoin payments, the stack unlocks seamless agent-to-agent commerce, with PayAI positioning as a decentralized marketplace hub for autonomous services.

Google unveiled Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard enabling AI agents to discover products, transact, and complete commerce flows autonomously. Paired with x402’s HTTP-native stablecoin payments, the stack unlocks seamless agent-to-agent commerce, with PayAI positioning as a decentralized marketplace hub for autonomous services.
𝕏/@convictionprtcl
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Crypto YouTube viewership plunges to early‑2021 lows after a three‑month slide, underscoring collapsing retail interest, fatigue with scams and altcoin ponzis, and a shift toward more institution‑driven crypto markets.

Crypto YouTube viewership plunges to early‑2021 lows after a three‑month slide, underscoring collapsing retail interest, fatigue with scams and altcoin ponzis, and a shift toward more institution‑driven crypto markets.
CoinTelegraph
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Most crypto coins haven't been very active... looking like buyers aren't interested in any coin. Most of the coins are in danger zone

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Tether freezes $182 million in USDT across five Tron wallets as law-enforcement-driven blacklists underscore stablecoins’ central role in illicit crypto flows.

Tether freezes $182 million in USDT across five Tron wallets as law-enforcement-driven blacklists underscore stablecoins’ central role in illicit crypto flows.
The Block
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Danicjade

The unwanted side of using a decentralized centralized coin

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Economists warn U.S. entering dangerous ‘fiscal dominance’ era as $38 trillion debt nears red line, threatening Fed’s inflation fight and shifting power to bond markets amid trillion‑dollar annual interest costs and fading political will for future surpluses.

Economists warn U.S. entering dangerous ‘fiscal dominance’ era as $38 trillion debt nears red line, threatening Fed’s inflation fight and shifting power to bond markets amid trillion‑dollar annual interest costs and fading political will for future surpluses.
Fortune
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Danicjade

This is too good 😭

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a16z crypto shared two signals for builders in 2026: trading shouldn’t be the final destination for crypto startups, and clearer U.S. regulations could remove years of legal distortions, enabling networks to operate transparently as true decentralized systems.

a16z crypto shared two signals for builders in 2026: trading shouldn’t be the final destination for crypto startups, and clearer U.S. regulations could remove years of legal distortions, enabling networks to operate transparently as true decentralized systems.
𝕏/@a16zcrypto
Danicjade

A crypto user lost $5,000 after connecting to a hotel’s public Wi-Fi, unknowingly approving a malicious wallet permission that was later used to drain funds. No phishing link, no fake site — just one “harmless” approval. The real question: how many of us would’ve clicked it too?

A crypto user lost $5,000 after connecting to a hotel’s public Wi-Fi, unknowingly approving a malicious wallet permission that was later used to drain funds. No phishing link, no fake site — just one “harmless” approval. The real question: how many of us would’ve clicked it too?
𝕏/@the_smart_ape
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Spencer420

"First, I should never have connected to the hotel’s public Wi-Fi. I should have used a mobile hotspot from my phone instead. My second mistake was feeling so safe that I talked about crypto in a public area of the hotel, where many people could have overheard the conversation. My father always told me that no one should know I’m involved in crypto. It could have been much worse, some people get kidnapped or even killed for their crypto. Another mistake was approving the wallet request without paying full attention. Because I was convinced it came from Jupiter, I didn’t analyze it carefully. Every wallet request should be reviewed with maximum attention, even on trusted applications. Requests can be intercepted and may not actually come from the app you think they do."

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Digital asset funds saw $454 million in weekly outflows, extending a four-day $1.3 billion withdrawal streak that nearly erased $1.5 billion in year-to-date inflows as expectations for a March Federal Reserve rate cut faded.

Digital asset funds saw $454 million in weekly outflows, extending a four-day $1.3 billion withdrawal streak that nearly erased $1.5 billion in year-to-date inflows as expectations for a March Federal Reserve rate cut faded.
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Lerwhee

Aint trump putting Powell in jail ? Why do they leave ?

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Danicjade

ZKsync’s 2026 roadmap focuses on real-world enterprise adoption: Prividium makes privacy default for apps, ZK Stack enables orchestrated multi-chain systems, and Airbender becomes the universal high-performance zkVM. The goal: tens of millions of users and trillions in transaction volume across regulated financial markets.

ZKsync’s 2026 roadmap focuses on real-world enterprise adoption: Prividium makes privacy default for apps, ZK Stack enables orchestrated multi-chain systems, and Airbender becomes the universal high-performance zkVM. The goal: tens of millions of users and trillions in transaction volume across regulated financial markets.
𝕏/@gluk64