Maya Sinclair

Maya Sinclair

Maya Sinclair writes about the people, products, and power struggles shaping crypto - where the tech is heading, who's building it, and what could break it. She focuses on narratives that matter: security, governance and the real incentives behind the latest "next big thing"

Stories By Maya Sinclair

Visa Study Finds Stablecoin Adoption Intent Rises From 36% to 56% With Bank-Style Protections

Visa Study Finds Stablecoin Adoption Intent Rises From 36% to 56% With Bank-Style Protections

Visa’s U.S. study found stablecoin adoption intent rose from 36% to 56% with fraud protection and deposit insurance, whi...

in Stablecoins by Maya Sinclair
Kakao Pay and KakaoBank Partner With Fireblocks to Explore Korean Stablecoin Infrastructure

Kakao Pay and KakaoBank Partner With Fireblocks to Explore Korean Stablecoin Infrastructure

Kakao Pay and KakaoBank signed a Fireblocks MOU to assess South Korean stablecoin infrastructure and run proof-of-concep...

in Stablecoins by Maya Sinclair
Bastion Wins Conditional OCC Approval for a National Trust Bank Charter

Bastion Wins Conditional OCC Approval for a National Trust Bank Charter

Bastion won conditional OCC approval to convert into an uninsured national trust bank for stablecoin custody, USDC conve...

in Stablecoins by Maya Sinclair
Haruko Cyberattack Exposes Exchange API Data for 15 Crypto Clients, With Some Funds Lost

Haruko Cyberattack Exposes Exchange API Data for 15 Crypto Clients, With Some Funds Lost

Haruko says it fixed a vulnerability after a targeted attack exposed read-only exchange API details and trading data for...

in Security by Maya Sinclair
Project Harmonia Opens Solana Route to Allfunds’ Institutional Fund Network

Project Harmonia Opens Solana Route to Allfunds’ Institutional Fund Network

Project Harmonia has opened an RFP for tokenized-fund issuers seeking a Solana route to Allfunds’ 3,300-plus institution...

in Solana by Maya Sinclair
Kraken Becomes an X Cashtag Partner, Adding One-Tap Crypto Trading From Posts

Kraken Becomes an X Cashtag Partner, Adding One-Tap Crypto Trading From Posts

Kraken has joined X’s U.S. Cashtag Partner Program, routing supported ticker users to its platform to trade nearly 2,500...

in Crypto exchange by Maya Sinclair
ECB Opens Merchant Applications for Its 2027 Digital Euro Pilot

ECB Opens Merchant Applications for Its 2027 Digital Euro Pilot

ECB has opened applications for euro-area online merchants to test beta digital euro checkout payments in a 12-month pil...

in CBDC by Maya Sinclair
MetaMask Adds Scam Warnings and Transaction-Reversion Protection

MetaMask Adds Scam Warnings and Transaction-Reversion Protection

MetaMask has introduced scam warnings before transfers and a separate transaction-reversion feature, alongside optional...

in Security by Maya Sinclair
Intel-Backed Altera Prepares IPO That Could Raise More Than $2B

Intel-Backed Altera Prepares IPO That Could Raise More Than $2B

Altera is preparing an IPO that could raise more than $2 billion, Reuters reported, as Silver Lake controls the FPGA mak...

in Stocks by Maya Sinclair
Google Invests $15.1B in Finland AI Data Centers and Signs Nuclear Power Deal

Google Invests $15.1B in Finland AI Data Centers and Signs Nuclear Power Deal

Google will invest at least €13 billion in Finnish AI infrastructure in 2027–28 alongside a 22-year Loviisa nuclear powe...

in Stocks by Maya Sinclair