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Kraken and Bitget set the pace in the early innings of tokenized stock trading

Kraken and Bitget set the pace in the early inning...

2 months ago 25

‘Surreal moment’: Polymarket CEO touts prediction platform’s ‘most mainstream integration’ at Golden Globes

‘Surreal moment’: Polymarket CEO touts prediction ...

2 months ago 32

Senate Banking Committee’s crypto market structure bill text sets up showdown over stablecoin rewards

Senate Banking Committee’s crypto market structure...

2 months ago 30

The Daily: Senate unveils updated market structure bill, YZi Labs invests in Genius Trading as CZ joins as advisor, and more

The Daily: Senate unveils updated market structure...

2 months ago 36

ETHGas launches GWEI token to govern Ethereum blockspace and make onchain execution predictable

ETHGas launches GWEI token to govern Ethereum bloc...

2 months ago 22

Zama launching token sale at $55 million floor FDV via CoinList and own auction app

Zama launching token sale at $55 million floor FDV...

2 months ago 36

Ethena Labs looks to boost USDe Safe holdings with gas-free Ethereum transactions and 10x rewards bump

Ethena Labs looks to boost USDe Safe holdings with...

2 months ago 41

Franklin Templeton updates pair of money market funds to be blockchain-ready

Franklin Templeton updates pair of money market fu...

2 months ago 27

Bank of Thailand monitors USDT ‘grey money’ trades: report

Bank of Thailand monitors USDT ‘grey money’ trades...

2 months ago 36

YZi Labs invests ‘multi-8-figure’ in Genius Trading, with CZ joining as advisor

YZi Labs invests ‘multi-8-figure’ in Genius Tradin...

2 months ago 34

Wintermute OTC data shows crypto liquidity clustered in BTC and ETH as broader altcoin rallies faded in 2025

Wintermute OTC data shows crypto liquidity cluster...

2 months ago 34

Polygon Labs spends $250 million to acquire Coinme and Sequence, ‘foundational’ elements of its Open Money Stack

Polygon Labs spends $250 million to acquire Coinme...

2 months ago 29

Kalshi secures temporary block on Tennessee order targeting prediction market sports contracts

Kalshi secures temporary block on Tennessee order ...

2 months ago 32

21Shares lists ETP combining bitcoin and gold on LSE as UK retail crypto access expands

21Shares lists ETP combining bitcoin and gold on L...

2 months ago 30

Bernstein raises Figure price target, names stock its 2026 ‘best idea’ with 38% potential upside

Bernstein raises Figure price target, names stock ...

2 months ago 21

Grayscale adds AI, DeFi and consumer tokens to asset consideration list

Grayscale adds AI, DeFi and consumer tokens to ass...

2 months ago 28

ZKsync lists real-world infrastructure as core focus in 2026 roadmap

ZKsync lists real-world infrastructure as core foc...

2 months ago 29

Senate unveils updated market structure bill limiting stablecoin rewards on idle holdings

Senate unveils updated market structure bill limit...

2 months ago 33

South Korean crypto exchanges slam government’s proposed ownership cap

South Korean crypto exchanges slam government’s pr...

2 months ago 44

Kraken-linked SPAC targets Nasdaq IPO with $250 million offering

Kraken-linked SPAC targets Nasdaq IPO with $250 mi...

2 months ago 34

Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ memecoin faces rug pull allegations

Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ memecoin faces rug pu...

2 months ago 21

Senators move to shield crypto developers as lawmakers race toward advancing sweeping digital asset bill

Senators move to shield crypto developers as lawma...

2 months ago 25

Bakkt stock rallies 20% amid plans to acquire a stablecoin infra firm founded by Bakkt’s co-CEO

Bakkt stock rallies 20% amid plans to acquire a st...

2 months ago 23

CFTC Chair Selig unveils innovation committee as agency weighs crypto, prediction markets

CFTC Chair Selig unveils innovation committee as a...

2 months ago 37

The Daily: Bitcoin and privacy coins gain as Trump-Powell conflict escalates, Tether freezes $182M in USDT, Strategy makes biggest buy in six months, and more

The Daily: Bitcoin and privacy coins gain as Trump...

2 months ago 42

AlphaTON expands exposure to decentralized Telegram-based Cocoon AI with NVIDIA deal

AlphaTON expands exposure to decentralized Telegra...

2 months ago 29

Trump-backed World Liberty moves into crypto lending as USD1 climbs stablecoin ranks

Trump-backed World Liberty moves into crypto lendi...

2 months ago 24

Solana treasury company Sharps Technology taps Coinbase to launch validator

Solana treasury company Sharps Technology taps Coi...

2 months ago 29

Tom Lee’s BitMine adds another 24,266 ether as holdings approach 4.2 million ETH and staked assets nearly double

Tom Lee’s BitMine adds another 24,266 ether as hol...

2 months ago 40

Crypto custodian BitGo targets $201 million raise in US IPO

Crypto custodian BitGo targets $201 million raise ...

2 months ago 19

Standard Chartered says ‘2026 will be the year of Ethereum’ as bank backs ETH outperformance

Standard Chartered says ‘2026 will be the year of ...

2 months ago 31

‘Big orange’: Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys another 13,627 bitcoin for $1.25 billion following MSCI indexing decision

‘Big orange’: Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys anoth...

2 months ago 30

Standard Chartered prepares crypto prime brokerage push: Bloomberg

Standard Chartered prepares crypto prime brokerage...

2 months ago 31

What is Crypto.com?

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2 months ago 34

Vitalik Buterin outlines conditions for a self-sustaining, quantum-safe Ethereum

Vitalik Buterin outlines conditions for a self-sus...

2 months ago 41

Weekly crypto ETP outflows reach $454 million as hopes for Fed easing dim: CoinShares

Weekly crypto ETP outflows reach $454 million as h...

2 months ago 25

Trove Markets’ $11.5M token sale sparks backlash after last-minute changes spill into Polymarket bet

Trove Markets’ $11.5M token sale sparks backlash a...

2 months ago 33

Bernstein says window for crypto market structure bill is ‘here and now,’ as concerns over stablecoin rewards remain key sticking point

Bernstein says window for crypto market structure ...

2 months ago 29

Tether freezes $182 million in USDT tied to five Tron addresses

Tether freezes $182 million in USDT tied to five T...

2 months ago 31

Bitcoin, privacy coins rally as Trump-Powell conflict escalates

Bitcoin, privacy coins rally as Trump-Powell confl...

2 months ago 33

South Korean authorities seek 5% cap on corporate crypto investments: report

South Korean authorities seek 5% cap on corporate ...

2 months ago 34

Coinbase may reconsider support for US market structure bill: Bloomberg

Coinbase may reconsider support for US market stru...

2 months ago 24

The Funding: Why token buybacks are suddenly back in focus

The Funding: Why token buybacks are suddenly back ...

2 months ago 29

UK committee chairs push for crypto political donations ban, adding pressure to Labour government

UK committee chairs push for crypto political dona...

2 months ago 27

Vitalik Buterin says decentralized stablecoins still face three unsolved problems

Vitalik Buterin says decentralized stablecoins sti...

2 months ago 25

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard moved $1 billion through UK-registered crypto exchanges, report finds

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard moved $1 billion throug...

2 months ago 34

Polymarket faces first state-level cease-and-desist from Tennessee, weeks after US relaunch: report

Polymarket faces first state-level cease-and-desis...

2 months ago 27

XRP ETFs hit record weekly volume as bitcoin, ether funds face $750 million in combined outflows

XRP ETFs hit record weekly volume as bitcoin, ethe...

2 months ago 29

Pump.fun overhauls creator fees as token launches hit highest daily count since September

Pump.fun overhauls creator fees as token launches ...

2 months ago 38

The Daily: Cathie Wood says US government may soon start buying bitcoin, Ripple secures FCA authorization, and more

The Daily: Cathie Wood says US government may soon...

2 months ago 34