Kaspa's Toccata upgrade is seeing real use seven weeks after activationSeven weeks after Kaspa's Toccata hard fork, the upgrade's new machinery is in visible use. Kaspalytics counts 1,196 covenant-creating transactions in the past 24 hours, with over 2,700 covenant outputs created, programmable spending rules now running natively on kaspa:native L1.The ZK side is earlier-stage: just 9 ZK precompile transactions in the same window, split between Groth16 and R0Succinct proof verifications.The clearest adoptio ...

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PEPE jumps 15% as memecoins rally alongside the broader market reboundethereum:0x6982508145454ce325ddbe47a25d4ec3d2311933 trades at $0.0000031127, up 15% in a day and 17% on the week, per CoinMarketCap, with the entire weekly gain packed into a breakout since Tuesday. The token holds the #50 spot by market cap.The move tracks a wider memecoin bid, with Dogecoin, Shiba Inu and Pudgy Penguins' PENGU all posting double-digit daily gains as the whole market turns green. ...

Aster launches USD1-denominated RWA perpetuals with liquidity backing from World Liberty Financial@Aster_DEX has listed five perpetual markets settled in solana:USD1ttGY1N17NEEHLmELoaybftRBUSErhqYiQzvEmuB, covering SPCXUSD1, CLUSD1, XAUUSD1, SNDKUSD1 and SKHYNIXUSD1, calling them the first RWA perps denominated in the stablecoin. More markets are set to follow under its AOS-2 listing standard.A dedicated growth fund backs liquidity across the pairs: 250M ethereum:0xda5e1988097297dcdc1f90d4dfe7909e847cbef6 f ...

Coinbase makes its stock index perps commission-free for six months@coinbase has scrapped maker and taker commissions on five stock index perpetual futures, covering its AI 10, Defense 10, China 10, Tech 100 and US 500 products. The promotion runs through January 31, 2027.Exchange, clearing, and National Futures Association fees still apply, with the contracts offered through the firm's CFTC-registered futures arm. ...

CFTC chief tells staff to prepare crypto rules in case the Clarity Act stays stuckChairman Mike Selig (@ChairmanSelig) used the @CFTC innovation committee's first meeting today to direct staff to develop crypto market structure rules under existing authority. Selig said, "Rest assured, I will direct CFTC staff to move swiftly to propose these rules," if Congress fails to deliver.The framework could cover crypto exchanges, leveraged trading and on-chain finance, with the Senate's Clarity Act vote set for Sep ...

BlackRock's Ethereum ETF pulls in $122M in a day as ETH funds post their strongest session in months@BlackRock took in $122.12M through its $ETHA fund on Tuesday, leading spot ethereum:native ETFs to a combined $189.15M daily haul, per SoSoValue data. Fidelity's FETH and Grayscale's products added smaller gains, with every major fund in the green.Cumulative net inflows across the group now stand at $11.74B, with total net assets at $12.06B, around 4.5% of Ethereum's market cap. ...

X explores paying creators in stablecoins, per reportElon Musk's @X is in talks over using stablecoins such as $USDC for creator royalty payouts, according to a CoinDesk report citing a person familiar with the discussions. X did not respond to the outlet's requests for comment.The report lands as X retools creator monetization, phasing out Revenue Sharing for its new Original Content Rewards Program, while @elonmusk's SpaceX already collects Starlink payments in stablecoins from abroad. ...

Ledger adds support for Canton Coin and privacy-enabled assets on Canton Network@Ledger rolled out the integration that lets users hold and transfer $CC across the Ledger Wallet, most of its signer devices, and its enterprise platform. The setup covers Canton-native assets, with transactions designed to stay off public block explorers.@cantonnetwork processes over $9 trillion in real-world assets on-chain monthly, per its own figures, with Ledger Enterprise adding hardware-backed key management for institut ...

BitGo Korea secures VASP registration, opening the door to institutional custody in South Korea@BitGo announced that the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit has approved its local unit's registration, allowing it to offer virtual asset custody and transfer services to institutional and enterprise clients. The company calls BitGo Korea the first new Korean entity set up by a global digital asset firm to gain the status.Hana Financial Group and SK Telecom hold strategic stakes in the unit, which was built as a ...