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Major Web3 Investor Shima Capital Shuts Down Following SEC Fraud Claims
17.12.2025
Shima Capital is shutting down after the Securities and Exchange Commission accused founder Yida Gao of inflating his track record to defraud investors. Founder Departure and Fund Resignation Shima Capital, once one of the most prolific early-stage investors in the Web3 space, has begun a formal...
Most Influential: Paul Atkins
17.12.2025
Under Atkins’ leadership, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has undergone a near-complete reversal of the way it regulates crypto
Former SEC counsel explains what it takes to make RWAs compliant
17.12.2025
The SEC’s changing approach to crypto is supporting RWA growth, but jurisdictional and yield constraints continue to limit compliant models
SEC lawsuit puts Shima Capital’s future in question as wind-down message surfaces
17.12.2025
Screenshots of an email shared online purportedly show founder Yida Gao stepping down as managing director of Shima Capital and outlining plans for an orderly wind-down of the fund
Shima Capital Shuts Down After SEC Lawsuit Against Its Founder
17.12.2025
Key Highlights The SEC charged Shima Capital and founder Yida Gao with fraud for raising over $169 million…
Aave founder outlines 2026 ‘master plan’ after end to SEC probe
17.12.2025
Aave’s 2026 plan focuses on scaling via v4's Hub and Spoke architecture, $1 billion in real-world assets, and growing its new mobile app.
Crypto ETPs to enter ‘cheesecake factory’ era in 2026: Bitwise
17.12.2025
The number of crypto exchange-traded products is going to “accelerate forward at ridiculous speed” in 2026, according to Bitwise researcher Ryan Rasmussen
SEC ends probe into Aave after four years, CEO says
16.12.2025
According to a letter posted by the protocol’s founder and CEO, the US agency does “not intend to recommend an enforcement action” against Aave
SEC Closes Four-Year Investigation Into Aave Protocol; Will Price Rebound?
16.12.2025
AAVE price faces major support breakdown amid the formation of an inverted flag pattern. The U.S. SEC has…
Ronin and ZKsync’s onchain metrics fell the most in 2025
16.12.2025
Some of last year’s hottest blockchains saw the steepest declines in onchain activity after viral moments failed to drive sustained growth
Visa launches USDC settlement for US banks on Solana blockchain
16.12.2025
Visa launched USDC settlement for US financial institutions, starting with Cross River and Lead Bank on Solana, with a wider rollout planned for 2026
Political tokens played key role in memecoin boom and bust: CoinGecko
16.12.2025
Election-linked speculation and viral political tokens reshaped memecoins in 2024 before confidence unraveled in early 2025, CoinGecko data shows
Crypto urges SEC to see the good in blockchain privacy tools
16.12.2025
SEC chair Paul Atkins says the agency must find how to allow people to use blockchain privacy tools “without immediately falling under suspicion.”
SEC commissioner says Crypto is ‘helping to nudge reassessment’ on privacy
15.12.2025
The SEC's crypto task force held its sixth roundtable event, hosting representatives from digital asset advocacy groups and other organizations
Circle to acquire Interop Labs team and IP as Axelar remains independent
15.12.2025
The agreement adds a key interoperability engineering team to Circle, strengthening its crosschain infrastructure and support for multichain applications
SEC Chair: Blockchains More Powerful Than Traditional System
15.12.2025
Key Highlights SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said that public blockchains are more transparent than any legacy financial system…
SEC ’eased up on’ 60% of crypto enforcement cases under Trump: Report
15.12.2025
The financial regulator dropped several cases against crypto companies in 2025, and is reportedly “no longer actively pursuing a single case against a firm with known Trump ties.”
U.S. SEC chief warns watchdogs need to be limited in tapping crypto's power to snoop
15.12.2025
Crypto ATM operator to expand to Texas, citing friendly regulation
15.12.2025
Bitcoin Bancorp will join Bitcoin Depot, CoinFlip, and others in offering crypto ATMs to the Lone Star State, where the state has begun gaining Bitcoin exposure via ETFs
Strategy adds nearly $1B in Bitcoin as market slump pressures MSTR stock
15.12.2025
Michael Saylor’s company increased its Bitcoin holdings to 671,268 BTC following back-to-back weeks of purchases exceeding 10,000 BTC