Tether Buys $200M Majority Stake in Brain-Computer Interface Company Blackrock Neurotech
[Apr 29, 2024 7:11 AM] The investment will fund the roll-out and commercialization of the company's medical devices.
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Crypto Banking Firm BCB Group Secures Digital Asset and Electronic Money License in France
[Apr 29, 2024 7:00 AM]
Bitcoin ETF Slowdown Is a Short-Term Pause Not the Beginning of a Negative Trend: Bernstein
[Apr 29, 2024 2:57 AM] Investment platforms will take some time to establish the necessary compliance framework to sell bitcoin ETF products, the report said.
Study: Half of Canadian Institutional Investors Actively Offered One Crypto Asset Product in 2023
[Apr 27, 2024 12:36 AM] According to a recent survey, half of Canadian institutional investors and financial services organizations have actively offered at least one type of cryptocurrency asset product or service to clients in the past year. The study revealed that half…
Swiss National Bank Chief Raises Concerns About Adding Bitcoin to Currency Reserves
[Apr 26, 2024 6:37 PM] The chairman of the Swiss National Bank has expressed reservations about incorporating bitcoin into the central bank’s currency reserves. He stated that no decision has been made yet to invest in bitcoin, underscoring the necessity for…
Bitcoin-Linked Stablecoin Firm OpenDelta Raises $2.5M
[Apr 26, 2024 6:00 AM] The startup is one of the first to build tokenized tech for Bitcoin's Runes era.
Morgan Stanley to Broaden Availability of Spot Bitcoin ETFs: Report
[Apr 25, 2024 4:10 PM] Morgan Stanley, a leading global investment bank, is reportedly considering expanding access to bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The firm may soon authorize its approximately 15,000 brokers to actively solicit customer purchases. Morgan…
‘No ETF Has Ever Done Anything Close’ — Analyst Highlights Record GBTC Outflows, Surpassing All ETFs
Stripe Brings Back Crypto Payments Via USDC Stablecoin
[Apr 25, 2024 12:55 PM] Six years after dropping support for bitcoin and, thus, crypto payments altogether, Stripe is bringing back the service later this summer, though initially only for Circle’s USDC stablecoin.
Franklin Templeton Upgrades $380M Tokenized Treasury Fund to Enable Peer-to-Peer Transfers
[Apr 25, 2024 10:57 AM] The feature helps to expand the utility of the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund's BENJI token and make it more interconnected with the digital asset ecosystem.
Crypto for Advisors: The Professionalization of Crypto
[Apr 25, 2024 10:00 AM] The professionalization of crypto is here, whether it’s tokenized securities, crypto-forward financial products from the world’s largest asset managers or platforms that help financial advisors access this new market directly.
MicroStrategy Could Merit S&P 500 Inclusion If It Adopts New Accounting Rules: Benchmark
[Apr 25, 2024 6:48 AM]
EigenLayer-Powered Aligned Layer Raises $20M to Make ZK Proofs Faster, Cheaper on Ethereum
[Apr 25, 2024 4:49 AM] The fundraise was led by Hack VC and included contributions from DAO5, L2Iterative, NomadCapital_io, FinalityCap, Symbolic VC and Theta Capital.
'Buy Bitcoin' Sign Sold for Over $1M at Auction
[Apr 25, 2024 1:07 AM] Proceeds will go to fund the development of Bitcoin layer-2 lightning startup Tirrel Corp.
Morgan Stanley May Soon Allow Brokers to Pitch Bitcoin ETFs to Customers: Report
[Apr 25, 2024 1:03 AM] The move may bring fresh energy and capital into the spot ETFs.
KPMG Survey Finds 39% of Canada’s Institutional Investors Had Exposure To Crypto Assets in 2023
[Apr 24, 2024 11:12 AM] Institutional investors located in Canada significantly increased their holdings of cryptocurrencies in 2023, a survey by KPMG found.
Spot Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Get Official Approval in Hong Kong; 'Potential Fee War' Unfolding, Says Analyst
[Apr 24, 2024 10:37 AM] One of the issuers waived management fees for the first six months, undercutting rival offerings.
Why Asset Tokenization Is Inevitable
[Apr 24, 2024 10:00 AM] On-chain real-world assets and the integration of wallet infrastructure will replace intermediaries and become standard in the modern asset management lifecycle, says Mehdi Brahimi, head of institutional business at L1.
Tether's Stablecoin Dominance May Wane Following Proposed U.S. Rules: S&P
[Apr 24, 2024 9:51 AM] The new regulations could offer banks a competitive edge by limiting institutions without a banking license to a maximum stablecoin issuance of $10 billion, the report said.
Jack Dorsey’s Block Is Building a Bitcoin Mining System
[Apr 24, 2024 8:12 AM] The firm also completed the development of its three-nanometer mining chip, which it had been working on since April 2023.
Trading of Hong Kong Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Starts April 30
[Apr 24, 2024 8:04 AM] Per the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong, the region’s newly authorized spot bitcoin and ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are set to commence trading on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Anticipation Builds for the Rollout of…
Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks Now Offers DeFi Threat Detection for Institutions
[Apr 24, 2024 7:00 AM] The products check decentralized applications across 40+ blockchains via WalletConnect, Fireblocks’ browser extension, and MetaMask Institutional.
Bitcoin Payments App Strike Launches for European Customers
[Apr 24, 2024 7:00 AM] Strike, the payments application using the Bitcoin blockchain, has launched in Europe, allowing customers to buy, sell and withdraw bitcoin {{BTC}} in the region, it announced Wednesday.
Blackrock Bitcoin ETF Sees 70 Straight Days of Inflows — Holdings Near 274K BTC
[Apr 23, 2024 10:21 AM] The world’s largest asset manager with $10.5 trillion in assets under management, Blackrock, has seen 70 consecutive days of inflows into its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). This achievement places Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT)…
Crypto Trader FalconX Unveils Institution-Friendly Custody, Trading and Credit Services
[Apr 23, 2024 2:22 AM] Derivatives exchange Deribit is the first to integrate FalconX’s Prime Connect.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Secured Inflows on Friday While GBTC Struggles to Hold 300,000 BTC
[Apr 22, 2024 7:39 PM] Following a sequence of five days of net outflows, U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced modest inflows on Friday, capturing nearly 900 bitcoins from the market, totaling $59.7 million. Concurrently, Grayscale’s Bitcoin…
NYSE Considers 24-Hour Trading Model in Response to Crypto Market Trends
[Apr 22, 2024 9:41 AM] Cryptocurrency markets operate continuously, trading every day of the week, around the clock. In a similar vein, reports indicate that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is exploring the possibility of shifting to 24/7 operations. The data team at…
Shiba Inu Fetches $12M Investment in a Token Sale to Build Privacy-Focused Blockchain
[Apr 22, 2024 9:02 AM] The new network will be built on top of layer-2 network Shibarium and offer enhanced privacy for users.
ZKasino Users Plead for Refunds as $33M of Bridged Ether Sent to Lido
[Apr 22, 2024 7:46 AM] Cryptocurrency casino ZKasino went live over the weekend but the launch was met with dismay from investors, who are calling foul on the company for sending $33 million worth of user deposits to staking platform Lido.
Crypto Exchange Woo X Claims a First With Tokenized Treasury Bills for Retail Investors
[Apr 22, 2024 3:04 AM] The Woo X RWA Earn Vaults have been built in partnership with institutional tokenization firm OpenTrade.