Genius Terminal's $787M Day: Inside the CZ-Backed Airdrop Machine That Took DeFi by Storm In one week, Genius Terminal went from $85M to $2B in weekly trading volume. The catalyst: a CZ advisory announcement, an 8-figure YZi Labs investment, and the word "airdrop." Here is a clear-eyed breakdown of what actually happened — and what the numbers mean. $85 million to $2 billion in seven days. That is the volume trajectory Genius Terminal — a non-custodial DEX trading platform — rec

Robinhood Chain: 4 Million Testnet Transactions, Tokenized Stocks, and the Race to Own On-Chain Finance Robinhood's Arbitrum-based Layer 2 processed 4 million transactions in its first week on public testnet. With 600,000+ smart contracts deployed, tokenized Tesla and Amazon stocks live in the test environment, and mainnet planned for later in 2026 — this is not a side project. It's a bet that Robinhood's 25 million users will eventually trade on-chain. $19.8 billion. That is th

The $6 Billion Question Stalling US Crypto Law: Why Banks and Crypto Firms Can't Agree on Stablecoin Yield The GENIUS Act passed. The CLARITY Act did not — blocked by a single dispute about whether stablecoin holders should earn interest. With $6–10 billion in annual rewards at stake and the Senate Banking Committee stuck in neutral, here is everything you need to know. $309 billion. That is the current stablecoin market supply — and at a 2% annual reward rate, it implies roughl

Qivalis: Why 12 European Banks Are Building a Euro Stablecoin — And Who They're Really Competing With BNP Paribas, ING, UniCredit, and nine other major EU banks are pooling resources to launch a MiCA-compliant, 1:1 euro-backed stablecoin in H2 2026. The target: dollar-dominant tokens like USDT. The weapon: the most regulated stablecoin Europe has ever seen. Over 95% of global stablecoin supply is pegged to the U.S. dollar. For European regulators, institutions, and businesses, t

Stablecoins Yes, Bitcoin No: How Russia's Ministry of Finance Is Splitting Crypto Into Two Tiers Russia is moving toward legalizing USDT and ruble-denominated stablecoins for payments — while keeping Bitcoin out of the domestic settlement stack. We break down the regulatory architecture, the political rationale, and what it means for businesses and investors. ₽50 billion per day. That is Russia's Ministry of Finance's own estimate of domestic crypto turnover — and it became the

Yesterday, EarnPark hosted an X Space to walk through the platform's 2025 results, explain the recent changes to the PARK token vesting structure, and share what's planned for 2026. Here's a structured summary of the key points covered by Vera (Brand Communications & CX Lead) and Kristina (Business Development and Growth Lead). 2025 in Numbers The number of active users with deposits on EarnPark doubled over the course of 2025, and the platform generated and distributed approximately $963,000

TL;DR: We've updated PARK tokenomics ahead of listing. The key change is a staggered unlock: instead of all tiers receiving their initial unlock simultaneously at TGE, each tier unlocks in its own designated week. Every tier received improved or at minimum preserved conditions. As a result of these changes, first-month sell pressure is significantly reduced 3x overall. Investor tokens unlock first, followed by liquidity allocation and staking, and then the remaining ecosystem participants. The

Market Overview February marked the fifth consecutive red month for the crypto industry. Bitcoin declined approximately 15%, while altcoins lost an average of 20%. Looking at the broader picture, BTC has now corrected roughly 47% from its all-time high of ~$126,000 reached in October 2025, while altcoins have pulled back nearly 60%. The market has endured a full-blown winter – and the question now is whether it's over. The first-week crash: a liquidation cascade The first week of February de

Stablecoin Yield Standoff: Why the CLARITY Act Battle Could Reshape Crypto in 2026 Banks demand a total ban on stablecoin rewards. Crypto firms say it's a competitive land grab. The March 1 deadline passed without a deal. Here's what happens next. March 1, 2026. The deadline passed. No deal. The White House's self-imposed target for resolving the stablecoin yield impasse came and went, leaving the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act—crypto's most important pending legislation—stuc