21Shares co-founder warns tokenization hype is outrunning Wall Street reality
What she's saying: Former 21Shares co-founder Ophelia Snyder argues that crypto and traditional finance are talking past each other when it comes to tokenization.
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U.S. Senate passes housing bill that carries four-year ban on a Fed CBDC
Thanks to the newly passed U.S. Senate housing affordability bill, the Federal Reserve may be heading toward a formal ban from instituting a digital dollar in the form of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), despite …
Ric Edelman says crypto’s biggest growth story is happening off the price chart
Latest developments: Edelman argues investor sentiment and industry fundamentals are moving in opposite directions.
Ether’s biggest corporate holders back new Ethereum research hub
A group of former Ethereum Foundation researchers have started a new nonprofit research and development organization backed by some of ether's largest corporate holders, as the Ethereum ecosystem undergoes a major organ…
Securitize and tZERO clash over patents as race to bring Wall Street onchain heats up
Two of the biggest companies in the tokenization space are heading toward a legal showdown over intellectual property just as the industry they helped create begins to seriously court institutional investors on Wall Str…
MoneyGram joins Solana as validator amid stablecoin payment push
MoneyGram said Monday it has become a validator on the Solana (SOL) blockchain, the latest step in the remittance firm's ongoing push into crypto infrastructure as it builds payment services around stablecoins.
Crypto's second U.S. lobbying front — tax policy — sees industry push on mining, staking
Top U.S. crypto lobbying groups united to ask that the U.S. House of Representatives embrace a bill that gives digital assets miners and recipients of staking rewards an option for deciding when to take a tax hit on the…
Strategy added $35 million in bitcoin, $300 million in cash reserves last week
Michael Saylor and his embattled Strategy (MSTR) sold more common stock last week, using the proceeds to add a relatively small amount of bitcoin and $300 million in cash to its balance sheet.
Bitcoin ETF outflow pain eases just as another headwind gathers strength
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Ethereum Foundation talent exodus sparks fresh debate over leadership
The Ethereum community is once again debating the future of the Ethereum Foundation (EF) after co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang announced she would step down from her leadership role, the latest in a growing list of…
As bitcoin, altcoin prices gain, derivatives signal skepticism over a sustained rally
Despite the green shoots among the majors, the broader market has yet to follow suit. The CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) remains slightly lower over 24 hours. Still, smaller outliers like DEXE and BEAT jumped of 8% and 5%.
Anchorage aims to bring banks onchain with new tokenized deposit platform
Federally chartered crypto bank Anchorage Digital is rolling out infrastructure that allows banks to issue tokenized deposits, joining a growing effort by financial institutions to bring traditional bank money onto bloc…
Bitmine added $92 million of ETH, with Tom Lee continuing to believe in 'crypto spring'
The largest Ethereum treasury company is still buying ether (ETH) but it has slowed its pace as it nears the goal to accumulate 5% of the second-largest crypto's supply.
TradFi fund manager Baillie Gifford introduces Solana, Ethereum tokenized fund with BNY
Baillie Gifford, a 118-year-old investment firm based in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh, unveiled a fixed-income tokenized fund in association with global custody giant BNY, the companies said on Monday.
OKX and NYSE partner to bridge tradfi and crypto markets in joint venture led by Andrew Cuomo
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is leading an OKX and New York Stock Exchange owner Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) joint venture to build infrastructure to bridge traditional and digital financial markets.
Bitcoin mining network becoming more sensitive to price swings, JPMorgan says
Bitcoin's mining network is becoming increasingly sensitive to price movements as more miners operate near breakeven levels, according to Wall Street bank JPMorgan.
Bank of England backs down on strict stablecoin holding limits, sets $50 billion issuance cap
The Bank of England officially reversed its controversial proposal to limit how much stablecoin individuals and consumers could hold, bowing to pressure from a U.K. House of Lords committee and the crypto industry.
Live markets: Bitcoin is stuck near $64,000 as ETF outflows reach a sixth week
Bitcoin is trading around $64,000, per CoinDesk pricing data, still searching for a catalyst strong enough to break the range it has held for weeks.
Taiko halts its Ethereum layer 2 network after a bridge exploit, token dives 10%
Taiko, an Ethereum Layer 2 network that processes transactions off the main chain and settles them back to it, halted block production and told users to pull their funds after an attacker exploited its bridge earlier Mo…
Geopolitical relief meets the Warsh Fed: Crypto Week Ahead
Crypto Week Ahead is a comprehensive list of what's coming up in the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain, as well as the major macroeconomic events that will influence digital asset markets.
Ethereum validators asked to fund projects with up to 10% of staking rewards under new proposal
Ethereum’s long-running funding debate has a new proposal: Make validators, who secure the world's leading smart contract blockchain, pay for more of the network’s shared costs.
Bitcoin developers want to fix the 'replace this transaction with a higher fee' button. Here's why
For years, users looking to speed up their transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain relied on a handy optional feature that essentially says, "I might want to replace this transaction with a higher fee."
XRP briefly loses $1.14 support before buyers drive sharp rebound
XRP briefly broke below a closely watched support level on Sunday before buyers stepped in.
Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as US-Iran talks progress but crypto sits out the rally
Bitcoin started the week drifting near $64,000, sitting out a rally in Asian equities as the US and Iran moved closer to a lasting peace deal.