Cryptocurrencies
Articles under the Cryptocurrencies category.
SEC fast-tracks altcoin ETFs: Dogecoin’s debut and beyond
A September rule change lets U.S. exchanges use generic listing standards for spot digital-asset ETFs, shrinking approvals and opening the door beyond bitcoin and ether to Solana, XRP, and Dogecoin. Here is what changes next.
x402 lets agents pay for the web without breaking it
A quiet breakthrough is turning the web into a place where software agents can ask, get a price, pay, and proceed. Meet x402: a simple, practical way to license data and actions in real time, built on a status code we already have.
ETH Vol Goes Mainstream: Options Launch on Spot ETFs
Listed options on spot Ether ETFs opened this week, turning ETH volatility into a programmable yield rail for traditional funds. We map who trades it, how flows move, and why this layer could reshape ETH collateral and staking risk.
Firedancer Hits Testnet, Rewiring Solana’s Speed Layer
Jump Crypto’s Firedancer, a fully independent Solana validator client, is now on public testnet. It tightens block propagation, cuts correlated outage risk, and hints at CEX-grade trading and real-time payments on a single L1.