Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Ethena is set to bring its $1.5 billion stablecoin to the U.S. market, teaming up with crypto bank Anchorage Digital to issue the token under the new stablecoin laws. As part of the partnership the firms announced on Wednesday, federally regulated crypto bank Anchorage will issue the USDtb token directly in […]
SUI (SUI) rebounded forcefully on Thursday, rising to $3.78 from $3.52 in just five hours, after slumping 8% during the U.S. night. The token had dropped from $3.82 starting around 11 p.m. ET before bottoming out at 3 a.m. ET. At that point, trading volume swelled to 35.4 million. That’s more than double its 24-hour […]
Blockchain is reshaping industries beyond finance. In this Crypto for Advisors newsletter, we shift focus from traditional investments to explore a disruptive blockchain use case in the music industry. Inder Phull, CEO and Co-Founder of Pixelynx and creator of KOR Protocol, explains how on-chain music rights and royalties are transforming ownership and why this matters […]
Solana’s ecosystem is coalescing around an updated vision its architects call “Internet Capital Markets”—a decentralized, high-performance foundation for the next generation of on-chain financial applications. While the network has long focused on boosting bandwidth and slashing latency, its latest roadmap dives deep into market microstructure, arguing that the next leap forward lies in giving applications […]
Bank of America (BAC) says the GENIUS Act, signed into law last Friday by President Donald Trump, marks a turning point for U.S. stablecoin regulation, laying the groundwork for infrastructure development and tokenized finance growth. Supply of stablecoins, crypto tokens whose value is pegged to real world assets such as fiat currencies or gold, will […]
Shiba Inu (SHIB) has suffered significant losses in the past 24 hours, consistent with the broader market’s decline. The joke token, however, narrowly outperformed its top rival dogecoin. Key price movements SHIB experienced a precipitous decline from $0.000015189 to $0.000014130, constituting a pronounced 7% depreciation. The pivotal sell-off was characterized by trading volumes reaching extraordinary […]
Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) and Goldman Sachs (GS) are rolling out tokenized money market funds for clients as digital asset adoption is accelerating. BNY, which is one of the oldest and largest custody banks in the world overseeing $53 trillion of assets, announced on Wednesday to start offering institutional investors token versions of […]
Several of the largest altcoins suffered corrective moves to the downside on Wednesday, suggesting a pause or even end to altcoin season before it ever really got started. The sharp declines pushed bitcoin dominance back above 60% as the world’s oldest crypto remained relatively stable. Also notable were more than $200 million worth of long […]
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 4054.25, down 2.3% (-94.67) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. One of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: BCH (+0.3%) and ETH (-0.8%). Laggards: XRP (-5.2%) and ADA (-5.1%). […]
VERT, a Brazilian securitization and fund manager, said on Wednesday it debuted a blockchain-based platform to handle private credit transactions on the XRP Ledger (XRP) and its Ethereum-compatible sidechain, bringing more tokenized real-world assets to the ecosystem. The platform’s first transaction was the issuance of a BRL 700 million, or $130 million, Agribusiness Receivables Certificate […]
VERT, a Brazilian securitization and fund manager, said on Wednesday it debuted a blockchain-based platform to handle private credit transactions on the XRP Ledger (XRP) and its Ethereum-compatible sidechain, bringing more tokenized real-world assets to the ecosystem. The platform’s first transaction was the issuance of a BRL 700 million, or $130 million, Agribusiness Receivables Certificate […]
Nasdaq-listed Blockchain Technology Consensus Solutions (BTCS) is joining the Russell Microcap Index, giving the Ethereum-focused firm greater exposure among investors who track the benchmark for smaller U.S. companies. The Maryland-based firm announced earlier this month a $100 million funding plan to acquire more ETH for its balance sheet. The firm says it runs blockchain operations […]