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.
The new platform, planned to debut by July, will use tools from tZERO and integrate with blockchain firm Figure to offer services such as mortgages and renovation loans.
Historical data show that bitcoin has always found support in bear markets at the 200-week moving average.
The exchange is in early talks on a yes-or-no options product that mirrors platforms like Polymarket or Kalshi.
Senator demands probe after report links Emirati intelligence chief to secret investment in U.S. crypto venture.