What Has Pump.fun Changed in Its Token Strategy? Solana-based memecoin launchpad Pump.fun has burned approximately $370 million worth of PUMP tokens and introduced a new buyback-and-burn program funded by 50% of future net revenue. The burned tokens account for around 36% of the circulating supply, according to the platform. The move follows concerns around transparency
What Does Bill C-25 Propose? Canada is moving closer to banning cryptocurrency donations in political campaigns after lawmakers advanced new election legislation in Ottawa. Bill C-25, known as the Strong and Free Elections Act, passed its second reading in the House of Commons, signaling support in principle and sending the proposal to committee for further
Colombia’s largest pension fund manager has moved into Bitcoin, launching a retirement investment product that gives clients indirect exposure to the asset through a U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Porvenir, the country’s biggest pension administrator, has introduced a new offering for pension account holders linked to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust. The product is available through
Key Facts The ADGM Registration Authority’s Emerging Technologies function and Hashed have jointly published “Web3 Leaders Roundtable”, a policy report from a closed-door session held during Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2025. The report identifies three core findings: financial infrastructure is moving toward machine-native execution, governance and evidentiary integrity are becoming binding requirements for AI, and
Compound has proposed contributing up to 3,000 ETH to support an industry-led recovery initiative for rsETH, joining a wider decentralized finance effort to stabilize markets and assist affected users following the recent disruption involving the liquid restaking asset. The proposal, now live through Compound governance channels, would authorize a contribution of as much as 3,000
Solana has selected the Falcon post-quantum signature scheme as its preferred path for future network security upgrades, marking one of the clearest preparations by a major blockchain for the eventual threat posed by quantum computing. The Solana Foundation said core developer teams independently evaluated post-quantum migration options and identified Falcon as the preferred solution. Initial
BitMine Immersion Technologies, chaired by Fundstrat’s Tom Lee, has purchased 101,901 ETH worth approximately $235 million, marking one of the largest recent corporate Ethereum acquisitions and reinforcing the growing trend of digital asset treasury strategies centered on ether. The latest purchase significantly increases BitMine’s total Ethereum holdings, placing the company among the largest known institutional
The Block has appointed Steve Chung as chief executive officer and secured an additional $10 million investment from Foresight Ventures, signaling a renewed push to expand its institutional research, data, and enterprise business. The leadership transition comes as digital asset media and analytics companies increasingly compete to serve hedge funds, banks, corporates, and professional investors
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins said cryptocurrency and blockchain innovation will strengthen the U.S. economy and financial system, highlighting a more supportive regulatory stance toward digital assets as policymakers consider new legislation for the sector. The comments come at a pivotal moment for U.S. crypto policy, with Congress debating market structure reforms
ZetaChain has temporarily paused cross-chain transactions after an attack targeted its GatewayEVM contract, marking the latest security incident involving blockchain interoperability infrastructure. The layer-1 blockchain said the exploit affected internal team wallets only and that no user funds were compromised. Developers added that the attack vector had been contained, with no further losses expected, while