Author: Kryptonews

The Milan-based Fondazione Prada will stage a two-person exhibition of Arthur Jafa and Richard Prince at its Venice space during the upcoming Biennale. Opening to the public on May 9, the same day as the Biennale, the exhibition carries the title “Helter Skelter” and is curated by Nancy Spector, the former artistic director of the Guggenheim Museum. The exhibition will be organized around “a series of thematic juxtapositions” of both Prince’s and Jafa’s works that will “illuminate each of their practices and tease out shared subject matter and mutual obsessions,” according to a press release. It will also debut a…

As crypto markets entered 2026, one theme became increasingly clear: Last year was less about speculation and more about infrastructure, regulation, and real-world use. Across jurisdictions, regulators and institutions moved from theory to implementation, reshaping how digital assets are supervised and used.A defining feature of this shift was the rise of stablecoins. While Bitcoin (BTC) continues to dominate crypto market capitalization, stablecoins now account for more than half of all onchain transaction volumes globally. Their increasing role in payments, remittances, and trading has placed them firmly in the center of regulatory attention, particularly as governments grapple with financial stability and…

Predict.fun is actively transforming the landscape of decentralized prediction markets by introducing a dual-incentive model. It addresses the industry-wide “Idle Capital Problem” through a unique yield-generating architecture. With backing from YZi Labs and leadership from the former Head of Research at Binance, this dApp enables users to earn passive interest on their stakes while simultaneously wagering on market outcomes.This comprehensive guide details how to maximize your returns via the Predict.fun’s Points Farming Campaign.About Predict.funAbout Predict.funPredict.fun operates as a high-velocity prediction protocol native to the BNB Chain. Platforms like Polymarket, which dominated headlines during the 2024 election cycle, suffer from a…

Key NotesCoinbase said that it might reconsider its support for the Crypto Bill if the US lawmakers decided to act against stablecoin rewards.Some US policymakers are considering allowing stablecoin rewards only at regulated financial institutions, but not crypto-native firms.On the other hand, Coinbase has already applied for a national banking charter and earns significant income from USDC-based rewards, offering around 3.5% to users. Just ahead of the Jan. 15 deadline for the much-awaited crypto bill of the CLARITY Act, crypto exchange Coinbase is stepping up efforts to provide rewards on stablecoin holdings. CEO Brian Armstrong has previously shared concerns over…

One of the inventors of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, argues that Ethereum needs better decentralized stablecoins to truly give people independence from the traditional financial system. “We need better decentralized stablecoins,” Buterin said in a post to X on Sunday, in response to Gabriel Shapiro, a lawyer at crypto investment firm Delphi Labs, who said Ethereum is “tripling down on disrupting power to enable sovereign individuals.”However, Buterin said for this to happen, decentralized stablecoins need to address three problems.Three problems plaguing decentralized stablecoinsOne of the problems is that most stablecoins are pegged to the US dollar. CoinGecko data shows 95% of stablecoins…

At this point, we’re well aware that capital markets are shifting from testing blockchain to deploying it in production. At the September Stable Gathering in New York City, hosted by Stable Summit in partnership with Microsoft and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, leaders from TradFi and DeFi came together to discuss how blockchain is reshaping capital markets through tokenization, collateral management, and real-world assets (RWAs). The conversation, moderated by Redwan Meslem, featured Otto Nino (DTCC), Alexandra Prager (J.P. Morgan / Kinexys Labs), Colin Cunningham (Chainlink Labs), and Teddy Pornprinya (Plume Network). Each speaker shared how their institutions are turning blockchain concepts…

The majority of debanking cases in the US are a result of government pressure, rather than individual banks’ policies, according to a new report from the American think tank the Cato Institute.Cato Institute analyst Nicholas Anthony explained in a report on Thursday that debanking could take several forms: religious or political, the idea that a financial institution closes accounts solely due to political or religious belief or affiliation; operational, when a bank chooses to close a customer’s account as it’s no longer in the bank’s interest; or government, when a government pressures a financial institution to close a customer’s account. “While…

Crypto market turbulence decimated memecoins in particular last year, driving the number of crypto project failures to over 11.6 million in 2025, the highest level recorded for a single year. The fourth quarter of 2025 was among the worst, with 7.7 million tokens listed on GeckoTerminal ceasing active trading during the period, according to a report by CoinGecko research analyst Shaun Paul Lee released on Friday. Lee said the Oct. 10 market crash, which saw over $19 billion of crypto leverage liquidated in a day, was a key catalyst.“This sharp decline in token survivability may be linked to the broader market…

Recent turmoil in Venezuela and Iran has again put the spotlight on the duality of stablecoins, with the US dollar-backed assets such as Tether acting as both a savior for embattled citizens and a tool for blacklisted entities to evade sanctions. Both Venezuela and Iran have been catching headlines at the beginning of 2026 amid political uncertainty and civil unrest. With both facing a host of sanctions, inflation, political instability, and a cost-of-living crisis, crypto and stablecoins have become an important part of the ecosystem. Iran’s stablecoin entanglementIran has seen protests erupt across the country over the past two weeks in response…

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) is reportedly updating its guidelines to allow corporations to invest in digital assets after a nine-year ban. Listed companies and professional investors will be able to invest up to 5% of their equity capital in crypto assets, reported local news outlet Seoul Economic Daily on Sunday. According to the report, a senior FSC official familiar with the matter said the authorities will “release the final guidelines in January [or] February and allow virtual currency transactions for investment and financial purposes by legal entities.”The move overturns a nine-year ban on corporate crypto investment dating back to 2017,…