AI-focused NEAR token rose by 7.6% on Wednesday following an announcement from fund manager Bitwise on a NEAR staking exchange-traded product (ETP). NEAR climbed from $2.09 to $2.13 between July 1-2, ...

Near Protocol has finally completed its closely watched halving on mainnet, a crucial milestone for the blockchain’s economic evolution. Notably, the move reduces NEAR’s maximum yearly inflation rate ...

On May 29, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a statement that clarified protocol staking on DeFi proof-of-stake networks does not in itself constitute a securities offering. For ...

SEC staff says certain protocol staking does not implicate federal securities laws. Coinbase’s chief legal officer immediately slammed the states still blocking staking services. Some lawyers argued ...