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Squads CEO Stepan Simkin explained why the firm launched Altitude and how he’s thinking about stablecoins

Blockworks spoke with a dozen current and former employees about the problems that have plagued Bitget’s blockchain, Morph

Apollo’s Christine Moy explained how the “velocity” of innovation in crypto has led to the evolution of RWAs

Stablecoin revenue a bright spot for the crypto exchange in Q1, as trading revenue dropped 19% quarter over quarter

Roshan Robert told Blockworks that OKX brought him on back in September to plan out its US expansion

The deal is likely to fuel further M&A around derivatives trading and infrastructure, Architect Partners’ Michael Klena says

Stripe announced Stablecoin Financial Accounts, which will allow businesses to have “stablecoin-powered accounts”

The deal is made up of $700 million in cash and 11 million shares of Coinbase’s Class A common stock

Sentora aims to create an ecosystem focused on institutional investors’ DeFi needs

Ripple is eyeing ways to boost its financial profile, on top of social usefulness

As Schwab plots crypto trading upon “more clarity in the regulatory environment,” Morgan Stanley is reportedly interested too

Unto’s Will Yoo and Liam Heeger spoke to the Empire newsletter about their raise and how they plan to build Thru

Galaxy’s Toronto Stock Exchange-listed shares are the seventh-largest holding of a new Grayscale fund

Cardholders to make purchases with stablecoin balances at merchants across several Latin American countries

Nexo announced it’s moving back to the US, in a move that could be positive for crypto overall