Standard Chartered plans to launch crypto prime brokerage under its VC unit
Key Takeaways Standard Chartered is planning to launch a crypto prime brokerage under its venture capital arm, SC Ventures. The...
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Sharplink Pockets $33M From Ether Staking, Deploys Another $170M
Public companies and crypto-focused treasury firms are increasingly turning to staking as a source of passive income.Sharplink Gaming, the world’s...
Bitcoin’s Next Parabolic Rally Hinges On A Key Data Point
Bitcoin’s long-term holders (LTHs) went through one of the most aggressive distribution phases on record in 2025. While the scale...
Bitcoin Steadies as ETF Flows Reverse and Altcoins Reprice
Cryptocurrency markets experienced a limited recovery this week as investor liquidity gradually returned after the holidays.Bitcoin (BTC) topped a weekly...
Nasdaq-listed miner BitFuFu expands Bitcoin treasury to 1,780 BTC
Key Takeaways BitFuFu increased its Bitcoin holdings to 1,780 BTC by the end of 2025. The company reduced its pledged...
BlackRock Buys $900M BTC as Long-Term Selling Hits 2017 Lows
BlackRock’s fresh round of Bitcoin (BTC) buying takes place alongside a sharp slowdown in long-term selling, a combination that points...
Dfns Integrates Concordium Blockchain For Compliant Web3 Wallets
Dfns, a digital wallet infrastructure provider and a partner of tech giant IBM, has integrated Concordium’s layer-1 (L1) blockchain to...
Why Crypto-Treasury Stocks Fall Faster Than the Assets They Hold
Is the “crypto treasury” strategy a double-edged sword for investors? Not long ago, companies marketed crypto-treasury stocks as a straightforward...
BitMart launches prediction market for crypto and event trading
Key Takeaways BitMart has officially launched its Prediction Market, a new product that allows users to trade forecasts. The product...
Strategy Starts 2026 With $116M Bitcoin Buy, Posts $17B Loss in Q4
Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoin, began the new year with its first purchase of 2026 while reporting...
Will Crypto Billionaires Actually Leave California After New Tax?
Crypto billionaires are threatening to leave the state of California after a prominent trade union proposed a 5% assets tax...
Bitwise Files with the US SEC to Launch 11 Crypto ETFs
Crypto fund manager Bitwise has filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch 11 single‑token “strategy”...
Nasdaq-listed BitVentures to start Bitcoin and altcoin mining with new digital asset division
Key Takeaways BitVentures has officially launched its Digital Assets segment and entered the crypto mining industry. In building its new...
Perpetuals DEX Volume Hit $7.9T in 2025 as Onchain Trading Scales
Perpetuals decentralized exchanges are closing 2025 with cumulative trading volume reaching $12.09 trillion, up from $4.1 trillion at the start...
AI Could Undermine Private Messaging Apps Encryption
Artificial intelligence, a lack of awareness of data privacy, and regulatory pressures are among the biggest threats to the future...
The Bybit Hack Made Kim Jong Un Crypto’s Most Influential in 2025
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit suffered a $1.4 billion hack in February 2025 that exposed structural weaknesses in custody systems long considered...
Elon Musk open to boosting X creator payouts under strict anti-abuse safeguards
Key Takeaways Elon Musk voiced support for higher creator payouts on X, while emphasizing the need for safeguards against abuse....
Can Strategy’s $60B Bitcoin Bet Survive Debt and Market Stress in 2026?
In early 2025, Michael Saylor’s technology company MicroStrategy officially rebranded to Strategy and adopted a Bitcoin-themed visual marketing program to...
Hacken’s 2025 Security Report Shows Nearly $4B in Web3 Losses
The Hacken 2025 Yearly Security Report puts total Web3 losses at about $3.95 billion, up roughly $1.1 billion from 2024,...
2026 Will Be the Year of the Utility Token
For Animoca Brands co‑founder Yat Siu, 2025 will be remembered as “the Trump year,” not because US President Donald Trump...
Robinhood offers $750K in Bitcoin on day 2 of its holiday countdown event
Key Takeaways Robinhood distributed $750,000 in Bitcoin to its users taking part in the holiday event. The giveaway marks day...
JPMorgan Freezes Stablecoin Startup Accounts Over Sanctions
JPMorgan Chase has reportedly frozen bank accounts linked to two venture-backed stablecoin startups after identifying exposure to sanctioned and high-risk...
