Fireblocks Trust Company, a New York State-regulated custodian under the Fireblocks platform, has partnered with Galaxy, Bakkt, FalconX and Castle Island to expand institutional-grade crypto custody. Operating under New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) oversight, the company is rolling out a custody framework to meet soaring institutional demand for regulated digital asset infrastructure spanning…
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Singapore and the United Arab Emirates rank globally as the most “crypto-obsessed” nations, according to a recent report by ApeX Protocol. Singapore claimed the number one spot with a composite score of 100, driven by 24.4% of its population owning crypto and leading the world in search activity, with 2,000 crypto-related queries per 100,000 people.…
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Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) are rapidly gaining traction among retail traders and quants, while institutions continue to favor centralized platforms, according to Bitget Wallet’s chief marketing officer Jamie Elkaleh. Elkaleh told Cointelegraph that the strongest adoption of platforms like Hyperliquid is “coming from retail traders and semi-professional quants.” Retail users are drawn in by airdrop cultures…
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has criticized the European Union’s proposed “Chat Control” legislation, warning that it threatens the right to privacy in digital communications. In a Saturday post shared on X, Buterin voiced opposition to mandatory surveillance measures that would require tech platforms to scan private messages for illegal content. “We all deserve privacy and…
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Stablecoin payments firm RedotPay said it joined the ranks of fintech unicorns after securing a $47 million strategic investment round. The raise saw participation from Coinbase Ventures, with continued backing from Galaxy Ventures and Vertex Ventures, and support from a global tech entrepreneur whose identity was not disclosed, according to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph.…
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Crypto exchange Kraken has pledged $2 million to two politically aligned groups as part of what it calls an ongoing battle to defend core crypto freedoms in the US. In a Tuesday post on X, Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi announced that the exchange will donate $1 million to the Freedom Fund PAC and increase its…
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Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s $10 billion investment firm YZi Labs is weighing plans to open the fund to outside capital and external investors. YZi Labs manages Zhao’s personal fortune and funds from a few early Binance insiders, including co-founder Yi He. The fund accepted about $300 million in outside funding in 2022, but later returned part…
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Update (Sept. 23 at 7:43 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include Changpeng Zhao’s denial of the Financial Times report. Changpeng “CZ” Zhao pushed back against a Financial Times report claiming his $10 billion investment firm, YZi Labs, is planning to open the fund to outside capital and external investors. In a Tuesday…
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The survival of corporate crypto treasuries depends on governance and discipline, according to HashKey Capital CEO Deng Chao. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Chao argued that digital asset treasuries (DATs) are sustainable long-term, but “with an important caveat.” Those that lack risk frameworks, diversify poorly or treat digital assets like speculative bets tend to collapse…
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has said his company’s most ambitious vision is to replace traditional banks by turning Coinbase into a full-service crypto “super app.” Speaking during a recent interview with Fox Business, Armstrong confirmed the company’s plans to offer a full suite of financial services, from payments to credit cards and rewards, all powered…
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