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From hackers to hub-and-spoke: EthCC 2026 becomes Ethereum’s institutional coming-out party
EthCC 2026 in Cannes has introduced a dedicated institutional forum, The Agora by Kaiko, drawing more than 60 speakers and around 600 participants from traditional finance and Web3.For the first time, firms like Bloomberg, S&P Global, BNP Paribas, Euroclear, Amundi, SG Forge and Tradeweb are on the official EthCC agenda to debate Ethereum’s market structure under Europe’s MiCA regime.With MiCA and new EU tax rules nearing full implementation, panellists argued that Ethereum’s future liquidity and depth will increasingly depend on institutional rails rather than purely on retail-driven DeFi.
20 Hours Ago
Blockchain TechMore
S&P Dow Jones Indices and Kaiko Bring iBoxx Treasury Index On-Chain via Canton Network
iBoxx U.S. Treasuries is being brought natively on Canton alongside DTCC’s on-chain Treasuries to support index-linked product issuance on the same infrastructure.S&P will distribute the index as a smart contract token embedding full index data, IP rights, licensing terms, fees and access controls.The model treats index data “like a financial asset,” enabling traceability, automated fee collection and reusable, scalable licensing on-chain.
21 Hours Ago
Layer2More
Inside Gnosis’ EEZ bet: can a governance chain become a native L2?
Gnosis and Zisk’s Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) emerged directly from a GnosisDAO R&D mandate to explore turning Gnosis Chain into a natively integrated Ethereum layer‑2.The framework, co‑funded by the Ethereum Foundation and unveiled at EthCC 2026, aims to fix Ethereum’s “fragmentation problem” by enabling synchronous composability across L2s while keeping ETH as the core gas and settlement asset.The process marks a new phase in on‑chain governance, with DAOs effectively voting on the technical and economic destiny of entire chains, not just on parameter tweaks.
20 Hours Ago
StablecoinsMore
Crypto super PAC names Tether exec chairman as stablecoin debate in D.C. intensifies
The Fellowship PAC named Tether US exec Jesse Spiro its chairman as the debate over stablecoin incentives trips up the Senate’s advancement of the Clarity Act.A contentious debate over whether or not companies should be able to pay clients rewards for holding stablecoins appears to have stalled the bill in the Senate.
11 Hours Ago
SecurityMore
Crypto hack, exploit losses reach $52 million in March: PeckShield
PeckShield reported that losses from crypto hacks and exploits reached $52 million in March.A significant portion of the losses came from an exploit on Resolv Labs, which resulted in the theft of $25 million worth of USR stablecoins.
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FundingMore
Stablecoin card issuing infrastructure platform Kulipa raises $6.2 million seed round
Kulipa, a stablecoin card issuing infrastructure platform, has raised $6.2 million in a seed round co-led by Flourish Ventures and 1kx.The startup helps fintechs and wallets issue white-label stablecoin payment cards without managing card operations themselves.
11 Hours Ago
Art on Tezos turns Cannes into a live testbed for digital culture
At TezDev 2026 in Cannes, “Art on Tezos” staged an immersive, projection-mapped environment that framed on-chain work as a living model for digital culture.Speakers highlighted how Tezos lowers costs and barriers so artists from Kurdistan, Africa and South America can build sustainable practices and even escape repression.Trilitech’s planned Tezos-powered exhibition at HEK Basel signals that on-chain art is moving deeper into museum ecosystems, compressing photography’s century-long legitimation curve.
22 Hours Ago
GamingMore
Crypto's popularity among kids drove X Games-MoonPay deal: 'New energy and new transformation'
X Games CEO Jeremy Bloom said in an interview that he wants to keep evolving the brand and building alongside “the Gen Zs, the middle school kids, the high school kids, and college kids.”Crypto companies eager to attract new users, and MoonPay in particular, have been sponsoring sports teams across various leagues for years.
2026-03-27
Layer1More
Aave V4 launches at EthCC with ‘hub-and-spoke’ design for RWAs and structured credit
Aave has launched V4 on Ethereum mainnet, introducing a “hub-and-spoke” architecture aimed at real‑world asset (RWA) collateral and institutional structured credit markets.news.The protocol, which secures more than $24 billion in total value locked (TVL), is positioning V4 as core infrastructure for regulated RWA pipelines and on‑chain credit products rather than purely speculative leverage.V4 debuts with three liquidity hubs—Core, Prime and Plus—that route credit to specialized “spokes,” allowing bespoke risk policies without fragmenting Aave’s pooled liquidity.governance.
20 Hours Ago