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・10/26/25
Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao have each retained crypto lawyer Teresa Goody Guillén, who was once considered by Donald Trump for the role of SEC chair. So far this year, her law firm has collected $290,000 in fees from both parties. Additionally, Zhao has recently hired Ches McDowell—a Trump associate and lobbyist—to advocate before the White House and the U.S. Treasury, paying him $450,000 just in September.
・12/19/25
Aptos has put forward AIP-137, a proposal to introduce optional, account-level support for post-quantum digital signatures as a safeguard against future quantum computing threats. The change would be opt-in and would not impact existing accounts, with plans to implement the hash-based SLH-DSA signature scheme standardized under FIPS 205.
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・12/12/25
Powering the holidays 🔺 This holiday season, NYC’s oldest holiday market, the Urbanspace Union Square Holiday Market, will quietly start using stablecoin payments via Urbanspace’s new app. Powered by Avalanche. Over the course of the season, the market sees millions of visitors across roughly 185 vendors. A big opportunity for potential new Avalanche users, who may not even know they’re using blockchain. As of December 1, select stalls will accept USDC through Urbanspace’s new holiday payments app. On the surface: a familiar tap-and-go checkout that feels like any other modern payment. Under the hood: an embedded, gas-free wallet on Avalanche plus onchain loyalty rewards. This is a big win for blockchain. Stablecoins are moving from screens into physical retail, with small businesses serving real customers in one of the busiest markets in the country. Avalanche was chosen to power it thanks to fast finality, low fees, and a flexible design that keeps the blockchain invisible to shoppers. Payments, powered by Avalanche. Learn more about the pilot, how the app works, and what it means for stablecoins in everyday life: https://www.avax.network/about/blog/a-new-kind-of-holiday-exchange-comes-to-life-in-new-york-city
・12/11/25
The Federal Reserve set its new upper bound for the target rate at 3.75%, matching expectations and down from the prior 4.00%, reflecting a 25-basis-point reduction.
・10/31/25
Chen Zhi, head of Cambodia’s Prince Group, had more than SGD 150 million in assets frozen in Singapore on October 30 amid allegations of involvement in a global telecom fraud operation. Authorities seized real estate, bank accounts, cash, a yacht, and several vehicles. The U.S. Department of Justice had earlier confiscated roughly $15 billion in Bitcoin associated with him, and together with UK authorities, has identified him as a central figure in the fraud case.
・10/31/25
Decentralized exchange dYdX is preparing to enter the U.S. market by the end of the year, starting with spot trading for Solana and other assets. Its main offering—perpetual futures—will not be available at launch. dYdX President Eddie Zhang noted that trading fees will be lowered to 50–65 basis points. The exchange has already exceeded $1.5 trillion in total trading volume.
・10/30/25
Consensys, the company behind MetaMask, has chosen JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs to serve as lead underwriters for its upcoming IPO. The report indicates that improving regulatory conditions are encouraging crypto companies to move forward more quickly with public listing plans.
・10/30/25
The Federal Reserve has reduced the top end of the federal funds rate to 4.00%, a 25 basis point cut from 4.25%, matching market expectations. The FOMC also announced that balance sheet reduction will end on December 1. From that date forward, all principal from maturing Treasury securities will be rolled over at auction, while principal from agency debt and mortgage-backed securities will be reinvested into short-term Treasury bills.