Amundi launched the $100 million Spiko Amundi Overnight Swap Fund on Ethereum and Stellar with Chainlink support.
"We reject the idea that a deal has to come together in the next several weeks," said TD Cowen’s Jaret Seiberg.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
GLD has seen outflows of about 2.7% of assets, while IBIT has seen inflows of around 1.5% of assets since the war erupted, analysts said.
Strive is narrowing SATA’s price range to $99-$101 and boosting its dividend to 12.75%, higher than Strategy's STRC, which it was modeled on.
Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage has invested in Stack BTC Plc, as the company expands its bitcoin treasury strategy.
Banks are expected to object and potentially pursue litigation, but TD Cowen argues they lack the power to stop such approvals.
The product will tap diversified lending strategies on protocols such as Aave, Morpho, and Pendle as well as market-neutral basis trades.
Trump's direct involvement is required, but it is hard to see that occurring while the U.S. is in armed conflict with Iran, TD said.
"To us, the banks will eventually lose on this issue politically as they are arguing against consumers getting paid money."
Even as crypto sentiment remains weak, JPMorgan analysts see the possible mid-year approval of U.S. market structure legislation as a positive catalyst.
Morgan Stanley filed for a de novo national trust bank charter that would allow it to custody digital assets, according to Bloomberg.
FINRA and the SEC will allow 24/7 trading and instant settlement for tokenized shares of the WisdomTree Treasury Money Market Digital Fund.
Pacific Backbone initiative will develop a high-speed, low-latency network connecting Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
BlackRock, Apollo, and Citadel have acquired or agreed to acquire DeFi tokens. Here’s why and what it really signals.
Institutional ownership of Sharplink’s common stock has grown to 46% as of Dec. 31, according to the latest available 13F filings.
Immunova is exercising a call option to acquire iOx Therapeutics Limited, a wholly owned AlphaTON subsidiary that develops cancer treatments.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said DeFi could help lead the market out of crypto winter, while Michael Saylor declared "spring is coming."
A BlackRock affiliate purchased 4,000 seed shares of the fund for $100,000, providing the initial capital the trust will use to purchase ether, according to an amended S-1 filing.
"This would ensure Democrats could immediately control those agencies if they win the 2028 presidential election," TD said.
Crypto asset manager Grayscale is looking to convert its closed-ended AAVE trust into an exchange-traded fund.
JPMorgan’s bitcoin production cost estimate, which has served as a support level, has fallen to $77,000 from $90,000.
The bank has also lowered price targets for Solana, XRP, BNB, and Avalanche, in addition to bitcoin and ether.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Ripple has partnered with Aviva Investors to tokenize traditional funds on the XRP Ledger, expanding its institutional footprint in Europe.
Ark Invest bought $1.83 million worth of Bullish shares on Monday, as Bullish shares closed up 16.76% at $32.05.
ETHZilla, backed by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, pivoted from a pure Ethereum treasury firm toward tokenization last year.
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest purchased $17.8 million worth of Bullish shares and sold $17.4 million worth of Coinbase stock.
That target is “unrealistic” this year, but possible “over the long term” once negative sentiment reverses, according to the analysts.
ETHZilla acquired 95 home loans for $4.7 million, with plans to tokenize the portfolio and generate annualized yield of around 10.36%.