OTC Crypto Spot Transaction Volume Surges 95% in H1 2024, Driven by Institutional Interest
The over-the-counter (OTC) institutional cryptocurrency market saw a dramatic increase in spot transaction volume in the first half of 2024....
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Barstool’s Dave Portnoy Accepts Bitcoin From Kraken in Sponsorship Deal
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has expressed his hesitation to buy bitcoin at its current price but is open to...
US Bitcoin ETFs Record Ninth Consecutive Day of Gains, Adding $53.35 Million
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) achieved their ninth consecutive day of gains on Wednesday, amassing $53.35 million. Blackrock’s IBIT...
Ethereum ETFs Could Drive Prices to New Highs, Says Bitwise CIO
Ethereum prices are poised to reach new all-time highs, according to Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise. Hougan’s analysis...
Caliza Raises $8.5 Million to Ease Cross Border Payments Using USDC in Latam
Caliza, a fintech company headquartered in the U.S. but focused on Latam, has raised $8.5 million in a funding round...
Blackrock CEO Larry Fink Explains Why Everyone Should Consider Bitcoin in Portfolios
Larry Fink, the CEO of Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager with $10.5 trillion in assets under management, has explained...
CME Group Adds XRP to Crypto Benchmarks
CME Group, a leading global markets company, has announced the launch of XRP and ICP reference rates and real-time indices....
Inflow Streak Pushes US Bitcoin ETFs Near $16B Mark
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted $310.21 million on Friday, marking the sixth consecutive day of inflows. Blackrock’s IBIT...
DBS Digital Exchange Sees 3-Fold Surge in Trading Value — Custodied Crypto up 80%
DBS, a leading financial services group in Asia, reports a significant increase in the trading value of digital payment tokens...
Grayscale Sets Record Date for Ethereum Mini Trust Distribution
Grayscale Investments has announced a record date of July 18, 2024, for the initial distribution of shares in the newly...
Study: Gen Z Prefers Digital Assets in Uncertain Times; Gold Remains Popular
While investors generally prefer physical assets to digital ones, the findings of a new study indicate an overwhelming majority of...
Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust Returns to Discount as Spot Ether ETF Listings Loom
Based on recent data, Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust (ETHE) has returned to trading at a discount to its net asset value...
First Digital Debt Offering Fails to Get Traction in El Salvador
The first digital debt offering registered in El Salvador has reportedly failed to gather the necessary interest to continue. The...
UBS Executive Highlights AI’s Impact on Banking
UBS is witnessing a transformative shift in client interactions driven by artificial intelligence, according to Sabine Keller-Busse, the head of...
RWA Startup Hamilton Tokenizes US Treasury Bills on Bitcoin L2 Solutions
Hamilton has announced the tokenization of U.S. Treasury bills on Bitcoin’s layer two (L2) platforms, stating that it marks a...
German Government Still Holds Over 40K Bitcoins After Recent Sale, Onchain Data Shows
The German government has been selling seized bitcoin but still holds more than 40K BTC, worth over $2.3 billion, according...
Mexican Startup Kavak Issues Tokenized Debt to Invest in Brazil’s Used Car Business
Kavak, one of the largest Latam-based startups in the used car business, has issued tokenized debt to invest in the...
JPMorgan: Ant International Processes Billions of Dollars Using JPM Coin
A JPMorgan report reveals that JPM Coin has processed billions of dollars seamlessly with Ant International, the global arm of...
Hashnote Partners With Anchorage Digital to Offer Secure Crypto Investment Returns
Hashnote, a digital asset manager, has announced a partnership with crypto custody firm Anchorage Digital to offer secure investment returns...
Analyst Updates Spot Ether ETF Launch Date Prediction Citing Slow SEC Review
Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst has updated his prediction regarding the launch of ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), noting delays due to...
T-Rex Group Files for Leveraged ETFs Targeting Microstrategy’s Bitcoin-Heavy Portfolio
T-Rex Group has filed for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that aim to leverage the daily performance of Microstrategy Incorporated (MSTR). The...
21shares Files to Launch Solana ETF With SEC
21shares has filed a registration statement for a solana exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)....
