Hong Kong's stablecoin licensing regime is set to take effect on Aug. 1, with several TradFi players expressing interest in applying.
The company is tapping blockchain-based “contests” platform Jokerace for the occasion, according to an announcement on Thursday.
While it’s still too early to say with certainty, we could be on track for another muted summer stretch ahead.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Derive.xyz options data show traders piling into July contracts for a breakout in Bitcoin and Ethereum despite hawkish macro cues.
FTX proposed assessing compliance in claims distributions in various potentially restricted jurisdictions, including China and Russia.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
With U.S. policy finally unlocking growth, Santori sees now as the moment to invest in the convergence of the two worlds.
Vlad Tenev defended Robinhood's new blockchain “stock tokens,” saying they let EU users track OpenAI and SpaceX valuations without granting equity.
A trade association is urging the SEC to deny companies the opportunity to offer tokenized equities through specific exemptive relief.
Robinhood quietly minted 213 tokenized shares on Arbitrum for only $5 in gas as it opens onchain-powered stock trading to EU users.
Coinbase plans to roll Liquifi's token operations infrastructure into its institutional product to improve end-to-end management systems.
One analyst suggests that the current market is driven more by institutional bitcoin buying than by retail investment, impacting CEX volume.
DEX dominance is up considerably from the 6.84% high recorded last month and from just 4.78% this time last year.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Robinhood announced an expansion into tokenized equities, crypto perpetual futures, and plans for an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain.
The United States Supreme Court has allowed a lower court ruling to stand, granting the Internal Revenue Service broad authority to access customer data from cryptocurrency exchanges. On Monday, the court denied a petition for a writ of certiorari in Harper v. Faulkender, docket number 24-922, ending a legal challenge that questioned the constitutionality of […]
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Deutsche Bank's custody project follows a growing institutional shift toward digital assets, driven by clearer EU rules under MiCA.
Bitwise reiterated its call for BTC to hit $200,000 by the end of 2025, but is not so sure new highs for ETH and SOL are on the cards.
Coinbase's stock closed down 0.83% at $350.49 on Monday, remaining near its all-time closing high of $375.07 set last Thursday.
Robinhood’s stock (HOOD) reached a new all-time high (ATH) after it revealed plans to launch several innovative products, including its own Layer 2 blockchain, tokenized stocks offering, perpetual futures trading, and crypto staking services. Following the news, the stock surged approximately 11% to $92, a new all-time high for the firm. This extends a growth […]
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It wasn't completely clear if Tenev was only addressing those in attendance or any new Robinhood user in the EU.
Robinhoood has also launched perpetual futures in the EU and the staking of Ethereum and Solana in the U.S.
The Supreme Court has declined to review a case involving the IRS and its efforts to compel companies to hand over users’ financial data.
Nobitex, by far the largest exchange in Iran, previously said it will enable withdrawals for users beginning on Monday, June 30.
Coinbase and Kraken were also recently granted MiCA licenses; Gemini is said to be in the final stages of getting one from Malta.
Crypto exchange Gemini has launched tokenized Strategy (MSTR) shares for customers in the EU, marking the beginning of its rollout of tokenized U.S. equities on blockchain networks. The offering, enabled through a partnership with tokenization platform Dinari, allows Gemini users to buy fractional shares of Strategy as on-chain tokens backed by real securities. MSTR tokens […]
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The firm is beginning with a tokenized version of MSTR stock on Arbitrum and plans to expand to additional assets and networks.
KraneShares submitted its Coinbase 50 Index registration filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.
Micro futures enable traders to speculate on price movements with lower capital requirements and reduced risk compared to standard futures.