Crypto asset specialists must figure out how to match tokenization hype to real-world utility, Securitize's Graham Ferguson said.
Bitcoin’s recent slide below $70,000 has collided with a stunning operational failure at South Korea’s Bithumb, amplifying market fear. What was supposed to be a small promotional payout of 2,000 Korean won per user spiraled into a $40 billion mistake after Bitcoin was mistakenly distributed instead. The root cause was a mix of human error …
Hong Kong will begin issuing a small number of stablecoin licenses to companies with credible business models and strong compliance, Paul Chan Mo-po said.
Data analytics firm Arkham Intel first floated the idea of adding a crypto derivatives exchange in late 2024.
Thomas Lee, speaking on stage at Hong Kong Consensus 2026, said investors should be looking at opportunities as crypto is in the midst of a "mini winter."
The BitMine chairman said at Hong Kong Consensus 2026 that MrBeast acquiring neobank Step could win over a new generation of investors to crypto.
Franklin Templeton, a global asset manager, and Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, have launched a new program that lets large investors use tokenized money market fund shares as collateral for crypto trading. The goal is to make institutional trading safer, more efficient, and more flexible by linking regulated yield assets with digital markets. Binance-Franklin …
Institutions can now use Benji-issued tokenized money market funds as off-exchange collateral to trade on Binance using Ceffu’s custody layer.
A high-level White House meeting between major banks and crypto leaders over stablecoin reward rules ended without a final agreement. However, people familiar with the talks said progress was made as a March 1 deadline approaches. According to Fox journalist Eleanor Terrett, attendees from both sides described the meeting as “productive.” They discussed possible terms …
The crypto market is looking weak as major coins struggle to move higher. Bitcoin and top altcoins like SOL, XRP, BNB, DOGE, and ADA are all testing important support levels. If these levels break, volatility could increase in the coming days. For Bitcoin, the $65,000 level is now in focus. There is strong liquidity below …
Bitcoin price has been struggling to break above the key $71K resistance level and has now slipped to $67,012. Market intelligence platform Santiment reports that social sentiment around Bitcoin remains heavily bearish, with negative posts still far outweighing positive ones. Adding to the concern, overall public interest in Bitcoin is declining, as shown by the …
Spark is opening access to its $9 billion stablecoin liquidity pool for hedge funds and other institutions to bridge onchain capital with off-chain credit markets.
Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) are entering a new phase. Unlike earlier hype-driven interest, today’s demand is coming mostly from institutions, not everyday investors. At Consensus Hong Kong 2026, leaders from Animoca Brands, Mastercard, and Robinhood highlighted that the focus is on tokenized U.S. Treasuries, money market funds, stablecoin integrations, and better ways to manage collateral. …
Goldman Sachs has revealed significant investments in digital assets, holding around $1.1 billion in Bitcoin, $1 billion in Ethereum, $153 million in XRP, and $108 million in Solana. According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, these positions are made through crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rather than buying the cryptocurrencies directly, a popular choice for large institutions …
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission will publish a "high-level framework" allowing perpetual contracts, SFC CEO Julia Leung said.
The NYSE owner’s CoinDesk index futures began trading Monday. Attention now shifts to planned USDC rate futures tied to onchain borrowing costs.
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Scaramucci noted that SkyBridge has been purchasing bitcoin at various price points, including around $84,000, $63,000 and in the current lower range.
The government will continue to support a local crypto/Web3 agenda, Chief Executive John KC Lee said at Consensus.
The Robinhood Chain, built on Ethereum-based Arbitrum, aims to become key plumbing for around-the-clock trading and plugging tokenized stocks into DeFi.
The industry's leading campaign-finance operation is getting behind a pro-crypto candidate, Barry Moore, in Alabama's Republican Senate primary.
Stablecoin rewards programs were the primary business of a work session at the White House between crypto executives and banking representatives.
Consensus Hong Kong kicks off on Wednesday with speeches from the city's chief executive and the head of its markets regulator.
Crypto revenue fell 38% year over year to $221M, even as the company expanded token listings and crypto features across its platform.
Citadel has made a strategic investment in LayerZero’s ZRO token as the interoperability firm rolls out its high-performance blockchain.
Braden John Karony had been convicted last year on several federal charges, and he's ordered to pay back $7.5 million in restitution.
The incarcerated former leader of the failed crypto exchange wants a new chance to defend against fraud charges.
Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor affirmed the firm’s commitment to a long-term bitcoin strategy following major fourth quarter losses and a continued plunge in prices early this year.
A growing online debate about whether Bitcoin had the “fairest launch in history” has taken a new turn after comments from David Schwartz, Chief Technology Officer at Ripple, sparked controversy across the crypto community. The discussion began after a widely shared social media post claimed Bitcoin’s launch was uniquely fair and impossible to replicate. Critics …