DAO treasuries top $25 billion for the first time: DeepDAO

    Assets held in DAO treasuries have more than doubled since the beginning of 2023, according to DeepDAO. Decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) treasuries are rapidly growing, having just surpassed a major milestone, according to DeepDAO. According to figures from the DAO data platform, on March 31, total assets for all decentralized autonomous organizations reached a record…

    UK government announces ‘robust’ crypto regulation as part of economic crime plan

    The focus on crypto regulation was part of the U.K. government’s plan to fight economic crime, which also included addressing law enforcement’s ability to seize and store assets. The government of the United Kingdom has laid out plans to step up regulation of crypto assets in its efforts to respond to economic crime in the…

    Arbitrum airdrop-related selling subsides, but DApp use sustains while smart money accumulates ARB

    The ARB airdrop followed the sell-the-news narrative, but Arbitrum’s DApp use and fundamentals remain strong and smart money continues to buy ARB tokens. The Arbitrum token airdrop led to a massive dump of ARB tokens and projects in the Arbitrum ecosystem in a “sell-the-news” type of event. However, the Ethereum Layer-2 activity remains strong, with…

    ARB price to $2? Ethereum L2 rival Arbitrum will double in April, fractal suggests

    ARB’s price trajectory looks similar to MATIC after its market debut when MATIC rose 1,350% after facing a brutal selloff in its early days of trading. The price of Arbitrum (ARB) has dropped by nearly 20% a week after establishing its record high at $1.60 on March 23. However, the Ethereum layer-2 token looks set to resume…

    SEC’s Gensler seeks $2.4B in funding to chase down crypto ‘misconduct’

    United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler says the regulator is spread thin and needs additional funding to keep up with the “increased complexity in the capital markets.” United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has thrown his support behind U.S. President Joe Biden’s request to allocate a record $2.4 billion…

    Zero-knowledge proofs coming to Bitcoin, overhauling network state validation

    Zero-knowledge proofs have powered the development of Ethereum layer 2s, and now they’re coming to Bitcoin. Bitcoin users will soon be able to use zero-knowledge proofs (ZK-proofs) to expedite the process of verifying individual blocks and, eventually, the entire blockchain. ZeroSync Association, a Swiss-based nonprofit, is developing tooling which allows users to validate the state of…