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EU at risk of falling behind the U.S. in tokenization rules, digital asset firms warn
The EU must fix its pilot regime now or watch capital markets shift permanently to the U.S., a group of blockchain fi…
Kraken Institutional launches first managed crypto yield strategy with Bitwise
The Bitwise-managed strategy seeks to generate income from otherwise idle crypto holdings while assets remain within …
Ether treasury ETHZilla pivots to real estate tokenization with a $4.7 million housing loan deal
ETHZilla’s shift toward tokenization comes after a sharp downturn in its core crypto holdings.
CFTC scraps Biden-era proposal to ban political event contracts as states press prediction markets
The CFTC has scrapped a 2024 proposal to ban political prediction market contracts just as states double down on over…
Ripple prepares to dominate the $24 billion RWA market by integrating controversial new permissioned layer
On Feb. 4, the XRP Ledger (XRPL) activated the highly anticipated Permissioned Domains with 91% validator approval. A…
Bitcoin slides below $71,000 to lowest level since October 2024
Crypto-related stocks also fell on Wednesday, with Coinbase shares closing down 6.14% and Bitmine dropping 9.17%.
Hong Kong could double its fund industry through tokenization, BCG says
BCG, Aptos, and Hang Seng have completed the technical and commercial demonstration for token-based finance in Hong K…
SBI Holdings unveils Layer 1 proof of concept for tokenized stocks co-developed with Startale Group
SBI tapped the blockchain R&D firm behind Sony’s blockchain to co-develop a Layer 1 purpose-built network for oncha…
Binance denies issuing legal threats over insolvency allegations
A social media user claimed that Binance sent a cease-and-desist order over his post alleging the exchange's insolvency.
The Daily: Bitcoin slide renews four-year cycle fears, BitMine’s Tom Lee calls unrealized ETH losses ‘a feature, not a bug,’ and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Europe’s role in the next wave of tokenisation
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad writes about how the EU’s regulatory cla…
‘This time is different’: Bitcoin drop revives four-year cycle fears, but K33 says another 80% decline is unlikely
Bitcoin's continued sell-off is reviving concerns that the market may be slipping back into a familiar four-year cycl…
Crypto analytics firm TRM Labs reaches unicorn status following $70M Blockchain Capital-led Series C
TRM Labs has reached unicorn status after closing a $70 million funding round that values the crypto crime-fighting s…
Ripple adds Hyperliquid to its prime brokerage platform in first DeFi integration
The move marks the platform’s first direct integration with a DeFi venue, a Ripple Prime spokesperson told The Block.
Bitnomial lists first US futures for Tezos, the blockchain project proposed in 2014 that raised $232 million in ICO
Chicago-based Bitnomial is often the first US exchange to offer many crypto products, like the first regulated XRP fu…
Coinbase’s prediction markets draw fire from Nevada regulator over alleged unlicensed sports betting
Nevada regulators accused Coinbase of offering alleged unlicensed sports betting through the exchange's prediction ma…
The Daily: Bitwise CIO on the ‘Leonardo-DiCaprio-in-The-Revenant-style crypto winter,’ Vitalik reconsiders Ethereum’s rollup-centric roadmap, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Kraken parent Payward reports $2.2 billion adjusted 2025 revenue as business diversifies through acquisitions, investments
Payward derived about 47% of its revenue from trading operations and the remaining 53% from its growing list of other…
Crypto.com spins out OG prediction markets app as monthly volumes top $17 billion ahead of Super Bowl
Crypto.com is splitting out prediction markets into a standalone app, as competition among exchanges to offer event-b…
Vitalik Buterin reevaluates Ethereum’s rollup-centric roadmap, arguing L2s decentralized ‘far slower’ while base layer advanced
Buterin previously championed a "rollup-centric" roadmap that would scale Ethereum through a network of branded shards.
Bitwise CIO says ‘full-blown crypto winter’ masked by institutional flows now nearer the end than the beginning
Hougan said institutional ETF and digital asset treasury flows masked the severity of losses across much of the crypt…
Spot bitcoin ETFs snap outflow streak with $562 million in daily inflows
Monday's inflows ended a four-day streak of outflows and marked the ETFs' largest daily intake since Jan. 14.
Bitcoin rebounds above $78,500; no basis for long-term rally yet: analysts
Analysts cautioned that the move likely reflects a technical bounce rather than the start of a sustained recovery.
Inside the White House talks between crypto firms and banks on stablecoin rewards
Crypto advocacy groups called a White House meeting on Monday to discuss an intensely contested topic on how to treat…
The Daily: Hyperliquid tests prediction markets, Solana-based DEX aggregator Jupiter integrates Polymarket, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Trump’s ‘personal intervention’ likely needed to advance crypto market structure bill, TD Cowen says
And the more significant challenge is securing enough Democratic support in the Senate for the crypto legislation, TD…
Bed Bath & Beyond stock jumps on deal to tokenize real estate with Tokens.com buy
The new platform, planned to debut by July, will use tools from tZERO and integrate with blockchain firm Figure to of…
Hyperliquid tests ‘Outcomes,’ moving into booming prediction markets and limited risk options trading
HyperLiquid is adding general-purpose Outcome trading as an expansion to Hyperliquid’s in-progress HIP-4 update.
Cboe targets prediction market with ‘all-or-nothing’ options revival: WSJ
Cboe explores reviving all-or-nothing options as prediction markets hit record volumes and draw billions in retail tr…
Arcium launches privacy-preserving Mainnet Alpha on Solana as Umbra debuts shielded finance layer
Arcium has launched its Mainnet Alpha on Solana, taking its encrypted computation network live as Umbra debuts a shie…