Ant Digital is putting $8B in energy assets on the blockchain: Report
Jack Ma’s Ant Digital is tokenizing billions of dollars’ worth of Chinese energy assets on AntChain, with plans to list the tokens on offshore exchanges. A unit of the Chinese…
Fintech Eightco surges 3,000% after plan to amass Worldcoin
The largest corporate Ether holder, BitMine, backed Eightco Holdings’ $270 million plan to buy and hold the token of the eyeball-scanning crypto project Worldcoin. Shares in an e-commerce inventory management…
Auction giant Christie’s winds down NFT department: Report
Christie’s auction house is reportedly closing its digital art department, but will continue to auction NFTs under a broader category. UK auction giant Christie’s is reportedly closing its department that…
South Korean crypto exchange Upbit launches Ethereum L2
South Korean crypto exchange Upbit confirmed it has launched Giwa, an Ethereum layer 2 on testnet, focused on one-second block times and optimizing user experience. South Korean crypto exchange Upbit…
ARK Invest buys $4.4M in BitMine stock as its treasury crosses 2M ETH
ARK Invest purchased more than 100,000 Bitmine shares after the Ethereum treasury company reached a milestone in ETH holdings. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest bought more shares in Tom Lee’s Ether…
Sky joins bidding war to launch Hyperliquid’s USDH stablecoin
Sky, formerly Maker, is the fifth major crypto protocol to propose to help issue and manage USDH, a planned stablecoin from Hyperliquid. Crypto protocol Sky has become the fifth crypto…
Lion Group doubles down on Hyperliquid as HYPE breaks a new high
Nasdaq-listed Lion Group currently holds 6,629 Solana and over one million Sui and plans to gradually convert it all into Hyperliquid tokens. Nasdaq-listed trading platform Lion Group Holding has announced…
Coinshares Set for Nasdaq Debut on $1.2B Valuation, 200% Expansion
Coinshares is storming into the U.S. market with a $1.2 billion Nasdaq debut, aiming to dominate digital asset investing and scale its $10 billion platform globally. Coinshares Moves Toward Nasdaq…
SEC Crypto Task Force Announces Roundtable on Financial Privacy and Surveillance
The SEC is zeroing in on privacy and surveillance in crypto, unleashing a high-stakes roundtable to spotlight cutting-edge tools redefining financial oversight and regulatory clarity. SEC’s Upcoming Roundtable to Unpack…
Hashkey Plans to Launch Asia’s Largest Multi-Currency Digital Asset Treasury Fund
Hashkey aims to launch Asia’s largest digital asset treasury fund, unlocking a new era of institutional finance converging with crypto through a perpetual, multi-currency ecosystem. Hashkey Aims to Bridge Finance…
Vivopower’s Tembo to Accept Ripple’s RLUSD for Global Transactions
Vivopower’s EV subsidiary is slashing cross-border payment costs by adopting RLUSD stablecoin, unlocking instant settlements and boosting blockchain-driven growth across key developing markets. Vivopower Taps RLUSD for Instant, Low-Cost Transfers…
Putin adviser claims US using stablecoins, gold to devalue its $37T debt
An adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the Trump administration of using stablecoins and gold to devalue its $37 trillion in outstanding debt. An adviser to Russian President…
US SEC crypto task force to tackle financial surveillance and privacy
The task force has already conducted roundtables to address issues related to digital asset regulation while proposing changes to the commission’s rules. The cryptocurrency task force with the US Securities…
OpenSea announces NFT reserve with CryptoPunk as first buy
The NFT sector has yet to recapture the enthusiasm of 2021-2022, forcing many NFT-centric companies like OpenSea to pivot to more in-demand crypto use cases. NFT marketplace turned trading platform…
Bitcoin climbs above $112K, but derivatives data show traders remain cautious
Bitcoin derivatives markets showed persistent caution, with sentiment influenced by BTC spot ETF outflows and Strategy not being included in the S&P 500 index. Key takeaways: Bitcoin options skew and…