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Two Robinhood Engineers Charged in Hyperliquid Insider Trading Case
Two former Robinhood engineers have been charged with insider trading after allegedly using confidential listing information to trade perpetual futures on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid. The case highlights the growing legal scrutiny of DeFi platforms.
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Circle Launches Arc Blockchain for Stablecoins and Payments
Circle has launched Arc, a new Layer 1 blockchain built specifically for stablecoins, payments, and on-chain finance. With USDC as its native gas token, institutional validators, and instant finality, Arc aims to become the backbone of the digital dollar economy, though users should watch out for fake tokens and centralization risks.
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Aave Brings Stablecoin Lending to Institutions via Anchorage and Chainlink
Aave is developing a new system that lets banks and institutional investors borrow stablecoins while keeping their collateral safely stored with regulated custodians like Anchorage, powered by Chainlink oracles. This bridge between traditional finance and DeFi could finally open the door to large-scale institutional adoption.
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Standard Chartered Predicts Arbitrum (ARB) at $10 by 2030
Standard Chartered has initiated coverage on Arbitrum (ARB) with a $0.50 price target for 2025 and a bold $10 forecast for 2030. Here’s what drives the prediction and what risks investors should watch.
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DOJ Charges Robinhood Engineers in Crypto Front-Running Scandal
The DOJ has charged two former Robinhood engineers with front-running crypto token listings on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid between 2025 and 2026. The case marks a significant step in U.S. regulators bringing traditional insider trading enforcement into the DeFi world.
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Robinhood Engineers Charged With Crypto Fraud on Hyperliquid
Two Robinhood engineers have been charged by the DOJ with insider trading on Hyperliquid, allegedly using confidential token listing info to make profitable perpetual futures trades. The case highlights how crypto insider trading is now treated as a federal crime and signals tighter scrutiny for DeFi platforms.
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Aave V4 Proposal: Bitcoin Loans With Anchorage Custody
Aave has proposed a new Aave V4 feature allowing institutions to borrow against Bitcoin custodied with federally regulated Anchorage Digital. This move could unlock billions in institutional capital and bridge the gap between traditional finance and DeFi.
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Kamino Appoints Michael Weisz as CEO to Push RWA Credit
Kamino has appointed Michael Weisz as CEO and launched a New York institutional team to transform roughly $4 billion in tokenized real-world assets on Solana into active credit markets. The move signals a major shift toward institutional DeFi lending.
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Tokenized RWAs Hit $46.7B: Ethereum Leads the Boom
The tokenized real-world asset market has surged to $46.7 billion, growing 17.4x in three years. Ethereum hosts nearly half the market as credit, gold, and stocks join the onchain revolution.
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Robinhood Engineers Charged for Insider Trading on Hyperliquid
Federal prosecutors have charged two Robinhood engineers with exploiting confidential token listing information to trade perpetual futures on Hyperliquid. The case highlights growing regulatory scrutiny of insider trading on decentralized exchanges and demonstrates that ‘decentralized’ doesn’t mean ‘untraceable.’