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Franklin Templeton new ETFs would convert US companies stock dividends into Bitcoin exposure
Franklin Templeton, the $1.78 trillion asset management firm, is attempting to push cryptocurrency deeper into conven…
Bitcoin network activity has a dramatic rebound – hits highest since 2024 even as price struggles
Bitcoin’s blockchain is showing its strongest activity since late 2024, creating a rare split between rising networ…
TD Cowen says CME has the upper hand in lawsuit against CFTC over crypto perpetual futures
"We expect CME will seek a preliminary injunction to block perps as the case proceeds," said TD Cowen's Jaret Seiberg.
24X Files SEC Proposal To Bring Tokenized Russell 1000 Stocks To Regulated Markets
24X has filed a proposed SEC rule change that would allow eligible stocks and ETFs to trade in tokenized form through…
Pump Fun revenue slows as Collector Crypt’s $5.1M card-pack week reshapes Solana’s consumer loop
DefiLlama shows Pump.fun generated $108.3 million in gross revenue during the first quarter and $69.2 million in the …
Why Bitcoin fell below $63K after the oil shock finally eased
Bitcoin traded at $63,030 on June 18, down about 2% on the day, after whipsawing from an intraday high of $64,731 to …
CME lawsuit challenges whether Kalshi’s Bitcoin leverage push can become an everything-exchange
The CFTC approved KalshiEX's BTCPERP contract on May 29, one day after Kalshi submitted it under Regulation 40.3. The…
Europe’s MiCA July deadline puts Binance access and USDT liquidity on the line
Europe’s crypto rulebook is squeezing much of the industry before it has even fully taken effect, with Binance and …
Microsoft found malware that hijacks crypto wallets and spreads through USB sticks
The software intercepts shortcut files and directs them to install a worm that harvests private keys from the Windows…
Algorand plans ‘broad quantum resilience’ by 2027
Algorand is planning new accounts and consensus mechanisms designed to be resistant to the cryptography-breaking thre…
Bitcoin ETF outflows expose split demand after Warsh’s Fed debut
Farside data shows $82.2 million leaving the category, but FBTC and MSBT still drew inflows after the Fed reset. The …
Global $2.75B payments deal shows stablecoins moving into the rails they were meant to bypass
The $2.75 billion acquisition points to token settlement moving inside regulated payment networks before it replaces …
Illinois’ new crypto tax puts users under a burden stocks do not face
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a $55.9 billion state budget that includes a first-of-its-kind 0.2% tax on cry…
Ethereum Foundation loses another key leader as co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang resigns
Wang's departure follows the resignation of fellow co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak and marks the latest in a s…
DeFi’s next institutional wave may come from users who never see “behind the scenes” – CEO of Katana
For years, DeFi's growth strategy was to pull users on-chain, and the next institutional wave is testing where users …
Algorand unveils roadmap to achieve quantum resistance by 2028
The announcement reflects a crypto's growing recognition that adopting quantum-resistant cryptography could take year…
Strategy’s STRC draws bearish options bets as it falls to new all-time low
Options traders are building bearish positions around Strategy's (formerly MicroStrategy) flagship preferred STRC sto…
Alchemy unveils Visa-powered virtual payment card for AI agents
AgentCard will default to Visa-issued tokens, but will support crypto and agent-native payment protocols when available.
Bitcoin just holds $64K after Fed revives hike risk, but one level still decides whether repair is real
The Fed left interest rates unchanged on June 17, and Bitcoin still felt the policy outlook tighten beneath it. The F…
Wall Street can now hedge Hyperliquid’s HYPE, but weekends carry a real risk
Options on Bitwise's HYPE ETF give Wall Street a regulated venue to price risk on a 24/7, perpetual futures exchange …
Solana’s $1B USDC mint collides with DeFi app shutdown as users face unfinished Drift recovery
Users face a September exit deadline while fresh Solana minting signals show liquidity moving faster than recovery sy…
Crypto PACs are helping Senators win US primaries faster than the Senate can move the law they want
Fairshake, the crypto industry's flagship super PAC, put more than $12 million behind Barry Moore's run for an open A…
Live markets: Bitcoin and ether ETFs lost $111 million combined as rate-cut hopes died
Total market value has held flat near $2.26 trillion since Tuesday, with the recovery losing momentum after the Fed k…
France to stop certifying products lacking quantum-resistant encryption
France’s cybersecurity agency plans to block certification of products without quantum-resistant encryption startin…
Next bull run will be slower, less volatile as investors' crypto appetite evolves, Bitwise CIO says
Long-time bitcoin bull Matt Hougan told CoinDesk that during this bear market and with ‘doubts swirling’, investo…
Blockchain.com deepens onchain stock offerings as tokenized equities market grows
The rollout in collaboration with Ondo Finance broadens access to tokenized traditional assets as demand for onchain …
Bitcoin layer-2s face a bear-market reality check
Botanix's shutdown has raised an uncomfortable question for Bitcoin builders: Does the market actually want programma…
FIFA wanted Avalanche's blockchain to help curb World Cup ticket scalping. Here's how it's going
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're looking at how FIFA is using the Avalanche blockchain to tes…
Moody’s rolls out credit ratings on Solana in tokenized asset push
The ratings giant is embedding credit scores directly into blockchain-based securities, a move aimed at boosting inst…