BlackRock chases Bitcoin yield in latest ETF as a ‘sequel’ to IBIT
BlackRock filed a registered trust company to back its proposed Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, a yield-generating product that would complement...
Year: 2025
Aave’s V4 protocol upgrade is coming: Here’s what to expect
The update promises major changes to improve user experience and introduces a modular design, replacing Aave's monolithic architecture. Decentralized finance...
China opens Shanghai digital yuan hub for cross-border, blockchain services
China launched a digital yuan operations center in Shanghai focused on cross-border payments, blockchain services and digital-asset platforms. China’s central...
HSBC claims a quantum breakthrough in algorithmic trading
Researchers at banking giant HSBC said they successfully applied quantum computers to algorithmic bond trading in an experimental test. Hong...
What a shortcut for ETF approvals could mean for crypto
Experts weighed in on how a recent policy change at the US Securities and Exchange Commission could affect retail crypto...
Ohio Moves Toward Accepting Crypto for State Fees With Vendor Approval
Ohio is positioning itself at the forefront of digital finance as officials take key steps toward enabling cryptocurrency payments for...
Cipher Mining Secures $3B HPC Deal with Fluidstack, Backed by Google
Cipher Mining announced a $3 billion, ten-year HPC colocation deal with Fluidstack, backed by Google’s $1.4 billion investment. Google’s Strategic...
Bastion Bags $14.6M to Help Brands Launch Digital Dollars Without Writing Code
Bastion has raised $14.6 million in new financing led by Coinbase Ventures with Sony Innovation Fund and Samsung Next, pushing...
Margin Call Nightmare: BTC’s Plunge Below $109,000 Flushes $265M in Longs
Bitcoin plunged to $108,652 on Bitstamp Thursday, wiping out over $265 million in bitcoin long positions in what might be...
South Park skewers prediction markets in latest episode
Among the bets the characters made in the animated series included whether the fictional baby created by Donald Trump and...
Cloudflare plans ‘NET dollar’ stablecoin to power AI-driven payments
Cloudflare said NET Dollar is aimed at powering instant payments for AI agents, creators and developers worldwide. Cloud infrastructure company...
Bitcoin falls under $109K as traders brace for Friday’s $22B BTC options expiry
Bitcoin fell to a 3-week low under $109,000, but the $22 billion end-of-month options expiry could lead to a much-needed...
Chintai and Splyce target retail access to tokenized securities on Solana
New S-Tokens give retail users indirect exposure to institutional-grade assets on Solana, reflecting DeFi’s push beyond accredited investors. Real-world asset...
SharpLink Tokenizes SBET Shares on Ethereum, Breaking TradFi Boundaries
TLDR: SharpLink becomes first public company to natively issue tokenized equity shares directly on Ethereum blockchain Partnership with Superstate enables...
Hong Kong’s $500M HashKey Fund: How DATs could redefine BTC and ETH treasuries
Hong Kong’s $500-million HashKey Fund shows how DATs could reshape Bitcoin and Ether treasuries with compliance, diversification and transparency. Hong...
