Stories By Sophia Bennett
Stablecoin Transactions From Mint to Redemption
U.S. stablecoin issuers mint tokens for fiat deposits and burn on redemption; primary access is often institutional. Res...
Ether.fi Separates Restaking From weETH as Staking Risk Debate Grows
Ether.fi debuts weETHs to split restaking risk from weETH, rolls out audited safety invariants, and receives Credora’s A...
CoinShares: Tokenized RWA Deposits Triple to $7.4B in Q2 2026
CoinShares says RWA deposits reached $7.4B in Q2 '26 from $2.3B a year earlier, led by tokenised funds, while total DeFi...
Realized Price vs Market Price: Reading Crypto Cost Basis Onchain
Realized Price divides Realized Cap by supply to estimate on‑chain cost basis. See how it differs from market price, pow...
India Adds Crypto Transactions to Its Reporting Regime
CBDT's 198-page guidance makes exchanges report crypto deals and collect tax IDs, with CARF data sharing from Apr 1, 202...
At Health Factor 1.0, an Aave Loan Reaches the Edge
LlamaRisk flags 94.8% USDT borrow-cap and clusters of Aave V3 loans near a 1.0 health factor. Small rate jumps or soft d...
Crypto Funds and Form PF: Why 24/7 Reporting Breaks
SEC 2026 agenda flags Form PF changes as crypto funds juggle 24/7 markets and 72-hour events. CFTC weighs 24/7 futures....
Based Rollups Explained: Sequencing Without a Central Operator
Based rollups route L2 sequencing to Ethereum proposers, shifting MEV and changing UX. Taiko’s Unzen upgrade and bridge...
Stablecoin Chargebacks: Why Onchain Payments Lack Recourse
Record $1.79T stablecoin volume in June 2026 shows onchain payments are final. New UK–US policy centers on legal claims...
Stablecoin Liquidity Explained: Why Custom Tokens Fragment
DeFiLlama’s $308.2B stablecoin market and USDT’s 59.6% share show how custom coins splinter liquidity. Visa’s VSP and OU...