Morpho Co-Founder & CEO Paul Frambot discusses the evolution of crypto lending and his platform’s integration with Coinbase.

President Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement of reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday caused sharp declines in the crypto market, with Bitcoin, Ether and Solana dropping around 6%, 8% and 15%, respectively.Bitcoin’s volatility, ETF outflows and correlation with equities are raising questions about its “digital gold” narrative, according to analysts at JPMorgan.

A Republic subsidiary intends to acquire all of INX’s outstanding shares for approximately $54.8 million, though the final equity deal could reach $60 million. Republic will fold INX into its operations to bolster its blockchain investment services. 

Matcha has expanded from Ethereum-compatible blockchains to Solana, including cross-chain support.The DEX aggregator is also introducing anti-malicious token features that aim to help users avoid the dangers of memecoin rug pulls.By year-end, Matcha anticipates that most DEXs and aggregators will support Solana.

The Babylon Foundation allocated 6% of the total BABY supply to early supporters, including phase-1 stakers and GitHub contributors.Babylon raised $70 million in a funding round led by Paradigm in May 2024.

Georgios Konstantopoulos’ take on Solidity’s “problematic state” sparked a debate in the Ethereum community over the programming language’s future.Rust and Vyper were the most commonly suggested alternatives in response, though many prefer to stick with and “fix” Solidity.

President Donald Trump tapped Atkins in December to lead the SEC.Atkins founded the consulting firm Patomak Global Partners in 2009. The firm has clients including banks, crypto exchanges and DeFi platforms.

TD Cowen says Democratic efforts to link the stablecoin bill to Donald Trump and Elon Musk are becoming a “political roadblock” despite bipartisan committee support.The firm also points to unresolved issues, including federal vs. state oversight and offshore stablecoins, as hurdles to enacting stablecoin regulation.

Recently, WEEX has officially opened its international office in the heart of Dubai’s financial district, joining the ranks of Bybit, OKX, and Bitget with a physical presence in the region. As one of

The Cardano Foundation launched Veridian, a digital identity platform that uses open-source tools to verify identities and authenticate online communication. Launching alongside this new product is the Veridian Wallet, which lets users to manage their credentials, private keys and identifiers. 

Bitcoin’s role as “digital gold” is being tested as volatility and ETF outflows raise investor doubts, according to JPMorgan analysts.Gold is now leading the debasement trade and is expected to continue rising as its major beneficiary, the analysts said.

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee advanced the anti-CBDC bill introduced by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer.The bill reflects concern that CBDCs potentially infringe on individual privacy by monitoring transactions.

PayPal expanded its crypto offerings to include Solana and Chainlink within the United States and associated territories.Previously, SOL and LINK were only accessible on the payment processor through a MoonPay partnership.

South Korea’s FSC indicated it might ease restrictions regarding foreign investors trading on local exchanges if AML capabilities improve.Unlocking the local market to foreign investors would further boost the USD stablecoin market and revitalize the South Korean crypto industry, one analyst said.

The stablecoin bill faces potential challenges, including from President Donald Trump himself, given his family’s involvement in crypto.Multiple amendments were brought on Wednesday focused on Trump’s ties to crypto and potential bailouts. As for next steps, lawmakers could decide now to move forward with legislation to regulate crypto as a whole, a Republican aide familiar with the bill text said in a press call last week.