The initiative is part of CME’s push into tokenized collateral, and the firm is collaborating with Google on a “tokenized cash” solution set to launch later this year.
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad writes about how the EU’s regulatory clarity could allow tokenised markets to scale. Then, Andy Baehr tells BNB to “suit up.”
Emails show Brock Pierce introduced Jeffrey Epstein to the Coinbase round, while Blockchain Capital later said its fund investment was never completed as Epstein invested independently.
Leaders across the layer-2 space don’t see this moment as an existential threat, but rather that Ethereum’s progress is forcing them to clarify their purpose.
The Japanese bank said tighter positions and risk limits at Laser Digital are designed to reduce short-term volatility, not signal a pullback from crypto.
Major declines in artificial-intelligence-linked stocks, software names and private equity are leading U.S. indices lower.
The roadmap in place doesn’t make as much sense because progress among layer-2s toward later stages of decentralization has been slower and more difficult, and Ethereum itself is now scaling directly on layer-1.
“I think crypto starts to become invisibly more part of everyone’s lives,” said Tom Lee — the two appeared on a panel together Tuesday morning at the Ondo Summit in New York.
Analyst Geoffrey Kendrick trimmed his 2026 SOL forecast to $250 from $310, but says stablecoin micropayments could drive a longer-term surge as Solana moves beyond memecoins.
Silver is higher by nearly 15% on Tuesday, while gold is nearing $5,000 per ounce after a 6.5% gain.
MiniPay has 12.6 million activated wallets and processed over $153 million in stablecoin transactions in December, connecting users to crypto on- and off-ramp providers.
Crypto-related stocks like Robinhood, Coinbase, and Strategy continued to sport sizable losses on Monday.