Corporate Bitcoin treasuries have surged past $100 billion, raising concerns among analysts that the United States could one day nationalize these holdings in a move reminiscent of the gold standard era. Corporate crypto treasuries have surpassed $100 billion of digital asset holdings, with Bitcoin (BTC) treasury firms amassing 791,662 BTC worth about $93 billion, representing…
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Bitcoin’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem is experiencing renewed venture capital (VC) interest, signaling more demand for the world’s first cryptocurrency as it gains utility as a yield-bearing asset. Bitcoin DeFi, or BTCFi, is a technological paradigm that seeks to bring decentralized finance capabilities to Bitcoin’s base layer. According to a new report from Bitcoin DeFi…
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XRP, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, rose past $3 for the first time in over a week amid speculation that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may drop its long-standing case against Ripple Labs. The XRP (XRP) token recovered above the $3 psychological mark on Thursday after rising more than 4.5% in…
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Blockchain services firm Apex Fusion is set to launch Vector, a high-performance, Cardano-aligned blockchain designed for institutional users entering the Web3 space. Vector is a peer-reviewed, UTxO-based blockchain testnet with institutional-grade throughput and a claim of instant transaction finality. It will officially launch at the Rare Evo conference on Saturday, Apex Fusion said in a…
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A cryptocurrency investor lost $3 million in a phishing scam after signing a malicious blockchain transaction without verifying the contract address, highlighting the risk posed by digital asset scams. A single wrong click was all it took to drain $3 million worth of USDt (USDT) from an investor who failed to verify the contract address…
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Decentralized exchange Hyperliquid has reimbursed nearly $2 million to users affected by a brief outage last week, a move that may strengthen confidence in decentralized trading platforms. The Hyperliquid platform’s application programming interface (API) suffered an outage last Tuesday, which saw traders sidelined from order execution for approximately 37 minutes before resuming operations, its website…
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Cryptocurrency investment products ended last week in the green, interrupting 15 weeks of consecutive inflows after investor sentiment took a hit from hawkish remarks during last week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $223 million worth of outflows last week, according to the latest report from crypto asset management…
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Cryptocurrency investment products ended last week in the red, interrupting 15 weeks of consecutive inflows after investor sentiment took a hit from hawkish remarks during last week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $223 million worth of outflows last week, according to the latest report from crypto asset management…
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The White House’s long-awaited report on cryptocurrency policy recommendations that could bring an end to years of regulatory uncertainty for digital asset firms, many of which have struggled with unclear guidance around securities laws. US President Donald Trump’s Working Group on Digital Assets released its crypto policy report last Wednesday, which outlines recommendations on market…
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Ethereum’s 10th anniversary was marked by a significant milestone in terms of institutional crypto adoption, as cryptocurrency treasury firms surpassed $100 billion in collective investments on Thursday. Ethereum’s 10th birthday brought renewed corporate interest in Ether (ETH), which saw the 10 largest corporate crypto treasury firms amass over 1% of the total Ether supply since…
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