World Liberty Financial's Mar-a-Lago forum drew Goldman and Binance's CZ to promote USD1, but a 49% UAE stake and $1.4B in Trump crypto profits complicate the pitch.
Flashbots data shows MEV search spam consumes over 50% of gas on Base and Optimism while paying under 10% of fees — turning Ethereum's scaling gains into a subsidy for arbitrage bots.
Coinbase launches crypto betting with Kalshi while BitGo relocates from California. Industry sees major infrastructure developments and token economic reforms.