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Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek bought AI.com for $70 million in crypto, plans Super Bowl debut
The sale is the largest reported domain name transaction in history, and the $70 million sum was paid entirely in cry…
Binance trading data reveals why Bitcoin prices are sliding even as spot buyers flood the market with bids
Bitcoin’s hard cap is easy to understand: there will only ever be 21 million coins. What's hard to understand is th…
Bitcoin mining difficulty drops 11% in largest negative adjustment since China’s 2021 ban
The network's hashrate has dropped about 20% over the past month as bitcoin's price collapsed and Winter Storm Fern f…
Forget the bank account: EY warns firms they must own the wallet to keep their customers
EY Digital Assets leaders Mark Nichols and Rebecca Carvatt argue that the wallet is no longer just a crypto tool, but…
Bitcoin now at a price level it has always defended and the current $67,000 BTC mining cost matters
Trader Plan C recently surfaced a chart indicating a production-cost model placing Bitcoin's marginal mining expense …
Bitcoin whales are dumping massive amounts of supply on exchanges as liquidations mirror the 2022 FTX market collapse
Bitcoin experienced a steep decline over the last 24 hours, pushing its price to approximately $60,000 amid an accele…
Analysts see 400% upside for GEMI as Gemini’s overseas exit may speed profitability
Mizuho sees prediction markets and institutional custody as key businesses for Gemini to stabilize revenue beyond spo…
The Daily: Strategy’s ok unless BTC falls to $8K, Charles Hoskinson’s down over $3B in crypto, Bithumb mistakenly sends bitcoin to users, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Ondo wants to rebuild prime brokerage on-chain — and perps are the first step
Ondo showcases rapid growth in tokenized assets and unveils plans to turn that momentum into a full-stack on-chain fi…
Bitcoin miners have the one thing AI still needs and Big Tech has $500 billion to buy it
Big Tech companies' planned $500 billion war chest to dominate artificial intelligence could offer a lifeline to a Bi…
China expands crypto crackdown to stablecoins, asset tokenization
The set of new rules reaffirm China’s hardline stance on crypto and impose restrictions on tokenized real-world ass…
Bithumb mistakenly sends bitcoin to users, causing ‘temporarily fluctuation’ in BTC price on exchange
Some recipients reportedly sold the coins before the exchange's "internal control system and promptly restricted tran…
Strategy is ‘better positioned than ever’ to weather bitcoin crash and benefit from recovery, TD Cowen says
TD Cowen analysts said Strategy remains structurally positioned to endure a prolonged bitcoin downturn despite MSTR's…
IREN, CleanSpark shares continue selloff after missing revenue estimates
Bitcoin miners IREN and Cleanspark reported quarterly earnings Thursday afternoon, with both firms missing analysts' …
Traders dump $4.3 billion BTC on Binance as exchange sells more Bitcoin than other exchanges combined
Binance moved 42.8% of total spot volume over the past week but absorbed 79.7% of net selling pressure across five ma…
Schwab CEO says prediction markets can aid investors, but sports betting is ‘counter to our mission’
Sports contracts continue to dominate predictions market trading volumes, as state and federal regulators clash over …
The Daily: ‘Bears in control’ as bitcoin drops toward $65K, Binance denies issuing cease-and-desist letter over insolvency claims, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Solana Foundation’s Liu urges refocus on finance as crypto slides and narratives narrow
Liu’s remarks come as cryptocurrencies plunge and other industry leaders are narrowing their own visions for blockc…
ETHZilla to tokenize a portfolio of 95 home loans yielding 10.36% annually as it expands beyond Ethereum treasury management
ETHZilla acquired 95 home loans for $4.7 million, with plans to tokenize the portfolio and generate annualized yield …
Bullish reports Q4 loss as bitcoin options trading grows, shares whipsaw after earnings
Underlying business activity improved in Q4, with adjusted revenue and profitability reaching record levels despite a…
Polymarket to swap bridged USDC.e on Polygon for native USDC via Circle partnership
Bridged USDC.e currently supports the onchain prediction market's trading activity, order placement, and settlements.
Gemini exits UK, EU and Australia, cuts 25% of staff as exchange refocuses on US
Gemini links its latest layoffs to a push for a leaner, more automated operating model, saying increased use of AI le…
Tokenization firms warn EU DLT pilot constraints risk pushing markets to the US
The firms warned that current scope limits, volume caps, and time-limited licenses are constraining live products as …
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…
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…