Orca DAO proposes Solana staking and ORCA buybacks

Orca DAO has introduced a new treasury proposal designed to strengthen the Orca protocol through Solana staking and long-term token buybacks.  The proposal was posted to the Orca (ORCA) governance forum on Aug 6. The DAO’s Governance Council would have…...
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Babylon unveils trustless BTC vaults for DeFi and staking

Babylon Labs has introduced a breakthrough in decentralized finance with the launch of trustless Bitcoin vaults. Announced via an Aug. 6 post on X, these vaults allow native Bitcoin (BTC) to be used in decentralized finance applications, such as lending,…...
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Bitcoin’s Volatility Disappears to Levels Not Seen Since October 2023

Bitcoin’s (BTC) volatility meltdown continues as the cryptocurrency remains stagnant, with slow price action between $110,000 and $120,000. The cryptocurrency’s 30-day implied volatility, as represented by Volmex’s BVIV index, fell to an annualized 36.5% late on Wednesday, reaching levels last seen in October 2023, when BTC was trading below...
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Worldcoin in the Spotlight Again as China Warns of Biometric Data Threats

China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) has raised alarms over a foreign company’s (likely Worldcoin) collection of biometric data from users in exchange for cryptocurrency rewards, calling the practice a potential threat to both individual privacy and national security. The warning, published Wednesday on the agency’s official WeChat account,...
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