Anneke de Vries

SECURITY & EXPLOITS·JUN 26

Crypto Bug Bounty Payouts: The Economics of Web3 Defense

Whitehats have collected eight-figure rewards for catching bugs that could have drained billions. Here is how crypto bug bounty payouts get priced,…

REGULATION & POLICY·JUN 24

Crypto tax for EU residents — what changed in 2026

DAC8 reporting kicks in 1 Jan 2026: every EU-registered crypto-asset service provider now reports user balances and transactions to home-state tax authorities.…

DEFI & ON-CHAIN·JUN 24

USDT vs USDC vs DAI vs FDUSD — the four stablecoins compared on what matters

USDT, USDC, DAI and FDUSD together hold $228bn — but they differ on reserves, freeze risk, MiCA status and on-chain availability. A…

DEFI & ON-CHAIN·JUN 24

How stablecoins actually work — the plumbing nobody explains

Stablecoins moved $27.6 trillion in 2025 — more than Visa. Here is the reserve, redemption and on-chain plumbing that makes a $1…

REGULATION & POLICY·JUN 23

UK Treasury’s draft crypto regime is more permissive than the rumour mill suggested

HM Treasury's draft SI on cryptoasset activities, published 16 June 2026, takes a lighter approach than MiCA on stablecoin reserves, custody, and…

REGULATION & POLICY·JUN 23

The SEC dropped its stablecoin appeal. Read between the lines.

The SEC's decision not to appeal SEC v. Paxos Trust Co. ends a four-year jurisdictional fight. What it signals for USDC, the…

REGULATION & POLICY·JUN 23

MiCA Phase 2 takes effect in November. Here’s what changes for the EU stablecoin market.

MiCA Title III and Title IV become fully applicable on 30 November 2026. We unpack the issuer caps, the EBA RTS, and…