The U.S. banking license would allow Bridge to issue and manage stablecoins under direct federal oversight.
The firm’s fourth fund positions it alongside a16z and Paradigm even as blockchain VC fundraising contracts and investors pivot toward stablecoins and tokenized finance.
Some reacted with concerns about dilution for existing shareholders due to the stock price decline and the related-party nature of the transaction.
Crypto exchange says Marshall Beard, Dan Chen and Tyler Meade are departing effective immediately; Cameron Winklevoss to take on COO duties as board names interim finance and legal chiefs.
The Ethereum treasury firm continues its buying spree with its largest weekly ETH purchase in token terms this year.
The bank also holds a large put option position on Strategy, potentially capitalizing on the company trading above the value of its BTC holdings.
Bitcoin payments are directed to a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, used to fund employee bonuses according to the company.
Regulatory delays risk blunting Britain’s digital asset push, said Andrew MacKenzie, head of the pound-pegged stablecoin developer.
From bank-led stablecoins to tokenized T-bills and AI-powered wallets, digital assets will move from pilot projects to financial plumbing this year.
The shift may be due to complex market dynamics, potentially reflecting the unwinding of a trade that capitalized on bitcoin treasury companies trading at premiums to their mNAV.
The digital assets wealth platform’s rollout includes regulated yield accounts, credit lines and exchange access backed by Bakkt.
The company recorded a non-cash bitcoin valuation loss of 102.2 billion yen ($650 million) due to the cryptocurrency’s price drop.
Government and central bank officials are pushing for legislation to regulate cryptocurrency activities, aiming for passage during the spring session.
The asset manager overseeing more than $900 billion assets may buy up to 90 million MORPHO tokens as part of a partnership to support DeFi credit market, it said.
Prediction markets are increasingly being framed not as gambling platforms but as vehicles for monetizing information, though founders acknowledged the line can blur.
Evan Cheng and Stephen Mackintosh said 2025 marked a turning point for institutional adoption, with tokenization and agentic commerce emerging as the next frontier.
Users will be able to interact with ticker symbols in posts and execute trades within the app, the company's head of product said.
The firm's asset-management chief says the recent crypto selloff reflects healthy deleveraging, while infrastructure growth and institutional adoption support a bullish outlook.
Crypto's role in payments for AI, regulatory changes and the digital asset market dominated conversations on the ground.
At a panel discussion at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 featuring Sharplink Gaming Chairman Joe Lubin and CEO Joseph Chalom, the two executives outlined how digital asset treasuries are evolving into a distinct institutional strategy.
The proposal arrives amid discord within the Aave community over control of the protocol’s brand and key assets.
Resilience built from the debris of 2022 is now shaping the Solana ecosystems future, leaders from Jupiter, Backpack, Kamino and DoubleZero argued at Consensus Hong Kong 2026.
ETHZilla unveiled a tokenized aviation asset, Eurus Aero Token I, offering accredited investors access to lease income from two commercial jet engines.
Experts at Consensus Hong Kong said regional focus on user utility and stablecoin regulation is driving adoption.
Panelists at the conference discussed how regulatory progress in Hong Kong and Japan creates a structured path for capital allocation.
The head of the fourth-largest crypto exchange by daily trading volume also said he believes bitcoin’s four-year cycle is no longer a thing.
The chairman of Greater China at McKinsey said nearly every company is experimenting with AI, few are rethinking their organizations deeply enough to unlock profit.
Leaders from Citrea, Rootstock Labs and BlockSpaceForce argued that bitcoin’s scaling layers are less about throughput and more about turning the asset into a programmable financial base layer.
Ella Zhang of YZi Labs says her firm invests in founders building what doesn’t yet exist, guided by first principles and long-term conviction across AI, biotech and Web3.
The conference's second day focused more on developers after day 1 concentrated on institutional providers and traders.