Just the other day, the Financial Times, that oracle of economic whispers, hinted at the European Commission’s (EC) intentions. It seems they are on a crusade to snip the strings of any crypto transactions tethered to Russia, aiming to thwart the crafty maneuvers of those who would dare to elude sanctions.
On this splendid day, February 11, our hero Hayden Adams, the founder of Uniswap, piped up on X (yes, the social media formerly known as Twitter) to announce that the gavel had struck in their favor. This case challenged the very magic that fuels automated token trading on Uniswap, like a wizard’s spell gone awry!
Industry leaders, those self-proclaimed prophets of finance, gathered to discuss the soaring demand for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) during a panel at Consensus Hong Kong 2026. The esteemed Evan Auyang (group president at Animoca Brands), Christian Rau (senior vice president, digital assets and blockchain at Mastercard), and Nicola White (VP of crypto institutions at Robinhood) joined moderator Marcin Kazmierczak (co-founder, RedStone). A gathering you might mistake for a secret society if it weren’t for the suits and tech jargon.
To put the cherry on top, that number for Hyperliquid is nearly double what Coinbase managed to rustle up. Imagine the look on Coinbase’s face-like a dog who just found out his favorite bone was buried under a mountain of dirt!
US District Judge Eric Komitee, with a voice as steady as a Dostoevskian protagonist’s tormented conscience, pronounced the sentence after a spectacle of tears, accusations, and the hollow echoes of broken promises. “This is more like theft than fraud,” the judge intoned, his words hanging in the air like a guillotine’s blade. “Mr. Karony, rise. Your journey from crypto king to convict is complete.”
Lors d’un entretien marathon de deux heures dans le Podcast All-In, notre cher Changpeng Zhao (CZ) a partagé des réflexions sur sa vie, depuis ses humbles débuts en tant qu’immigrant chinois au Canada jusqu’à ses exploits dans le monde fabuleux des cryptomonnaies. L’animateur, Chamath Palihapitiya, a pris grand soin de ne pas s’endormir pendant ce récit palpitant.
Debate over token listings has resurfaced tensions between centralized and decentralized crypto platforms. Recent comments from Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao sparked a wider discussion on whether exchanges should list every available token. OKX founder quickly pushed back, arguing that such views ignore core differences between platform models.
It pulled back from its high of $72K after multiple rejections at $71.5K, and the shorts were suddenly in profit, while the rest of us contemplated whether to redecorate our lives with new risk metrics or just brew another cup of tea.
Building upon ideas he first scribbled in the margins of a blockchain two years ago, Buterin now presents a framework as clear as a Moscow winter morning. His focus is not on abstract theories but on practical tools-systems we can build today, lest AI becomes a runaway train with no conductor. After all, it’s easier to steer a horse before it gallops off a cliff.
In the constant weather of volatility and rumor, former Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao drops a hard truth into the marketplace: take responsibility, or enjoy the cold comfort of excuses.