Tether co-founder Reeve Collins is launching a decentralized stablecoin that will compete with the original dollar-pegged token he helped create, upping the ante in a corner of the cryptocurrency market that has seen intense competition. According to a Feb. 18 Bloomberg report, Collins is now chairing Pi Protocol, a self-proclaimed decentralized project that will launch on…

KernelDAO enhances restaking by enabling stakers to reuse assets across Ethereum and BNB Chain through its Kelp, Kernel and Gain protocols. Many blockchain networks are shifting to a proof-of-stake model, where participants secure the system by locking up their tokens (staking) rather than relying on power-hungry computations. This method rewards stakers with newly issued tokens or fees…

BitGo CEO Mike Belsche has said that crypto companies going public are key to drumming up trust in digital assets and addressing traditional finance players. “One of the things I think, in order to address Wall Street, you’ll [need to] be a public company,” Belsche said on stage on Feb. 19 at Consensus Hong Kong…