Author

Mason Clarke

Mason covers the intersection of Web3 and Decentralized Finance (DeFi), with a focus on protocol growth and practical application. His work explores how DeFi mechanisms and Web3 integrations are being used in the real world, moving beyond theoretical concepts to highlight ecosystem maturity. He also provides essential context on market activity and regulatory challenges unique to decentralized systems.

Companies

Mogu stock jumps after board approves up to $20M allocation to Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana

Mogu Inc.’s board approved on September 11, 2025, an allocation of up to $20 million to acquire Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL). The news boosted the…

September 11, 2025Mason Clarke

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Cryptocurrency

The truth about crypto scams, attacks and blockchain security

May 12, 2026Mason Clarke

Tokenized Pokémon card as a resource with blockchain overlay, illustrating liquidity and risk in crypto lending

Tokenized Pokémon cards on the rise: why lending them in crypto remains risky

September 10, 2025Mason Clarke

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Oracle accelerates its bet on AI and briefly pushes Larry Ellison past Elon Musk in wealth

September 10, 2025Mason Clarke

Companies

Asset Entities–Strive Merger: a public Bitcoin treasury of up to $1.5B is born and changes the institutional dynamic

September 10, 2025Mason Clarke

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DeFi

Ethena competes for Hyperliquid’s USDH with proposal backed by BlackRock

Ethena plans to issue a version of its USDH stablecoin for Hyperliquid, backed by the USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) from BlackRock. The…

September 9, 2025Mason Clarke

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Companies

CoreWeave launches CoreWeave Ventures: shares rise 4.5% and debate opens over compute concentration

CoreWeave announced the creation of CoreWeave Ventures, a venture capital arm aimed at funding and partnering with small artificial intelligence companies. Following the announcement,…

September 9, 2025Mason Clarke

Analyst in a glass control room, holographic tokens over the Canton Network ledger, blue vault.

Companies

HSBC and BNP Paribas back the Canton Foundation to accelerate institutional tokenization

HSBC and BNP Paribas have joined the Canton Foundation, highlighting the professionalization of real-world asset tokenization by major custodians and banks. This institutional support…

September 9, 2025Mason Clarke

Logos of Solana and XRP rising over a crypto market capitalization chart on a blue background.

Solana and XRP drive crypto market capitalization above $4 trillion

The cryptocurrency market has surpassed US $4 trillion following a capital rotation toward Solana and XRP, at the expense of Bitcoin and Ethereum. This…

September 9, 2025Mason Clarke

Bitcoin

Bitcoin loses interest on Google: searches fall while gold continues its rally

The volume of Bitcoin searches on Google in the U.S. hit its lowest level in 11 months, while gold rose more than 30% this…

September 8, 2025Mason Clarke