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The biggest financial institutions in the world are bringing more products onchain, and the pace is accelerating.
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SEC’s Hester Peirce wants to end crypto’s KYC honeypots before stablecoin rules create more of them
Covered direct issuer customers would still provide identifying fields, while reliance on another institution remains conditional.
Japan's 30-Year Bond Yield Hits Record 4.2%: What Does It Mean for Bitcoin?
Japan's 30-year bond yield hit a record 4.2%. See what is driving it and why the yen carry trade matters for Bitcoin.
CoinMarketCap buys CoinGlass to expand crypto derivatives data
CoinGlass will retain its brand and team, while its website, app, free tools, API and pricing will remain unchanged following the acquisition.
Hyperliquid Strategies Keeps Buying the Token That Drove Its $305.5 Million Profit
A wallet linked to Hyperliquid Strategies has purchased 494,200 Hyperliquid (HYPE) tokens, worth $45.8 million. The latest buy extends a month-long run. The token behind that treasury has also sharply outpaced Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) this year. HYPE Did…
Ondo Finance Unveils BlackRock-Backed On-chain Portfolios for Investors
Ondo Finance is bringing BlackRock portfolio strategies to blockchain through three tokens covering income, diversified growth, and high growth.
SlowMist has yet to confirm crypto theft from iPhone Safari attack
The analyzed Safari sample targets iOS 18.4–18.6.2 using previously patched flaws, while its effectiveness on iOS 26.5 remains unverified.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Holds Bitcoin in a Coinbase Wallet, Filing Shows
Two entries in his annual disclosure put the holding somewhere between $16,000 and $65,000, alongside more than $1 million in cash.
Bond volatility surges while bitcoin and Wall Street stay calm
Bond volatility is at its highest since March, while the bitcoin VIX, BVIV and Wall Street's VIX remain near its yearly low.
Ethena takes USDe basis trade into tokenized US equities
Ethena has added tokenized U.S. equities and equity perpetual futures to the basis trading strategy used for part of USDe’s backing, taking a funding model previously centered on crypto markets into listed stocks. According to a statement shared with crypto.media,…
XRP could lose some payment flows to stablecoins, Ripple CEO says
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says XRP may suit some cross-border payments, while stablecoins can be a better fit for other customer needs.
Ethereum Flashes 3 On-Chain Signals That Buyers Are Still Around
Ethereum (ETH) is flashing 3 bullish on-chain signals as exchange supply shrinks, priority fees climb, and Binance stablecoin reserves rebuild. The signals come after ETH rallied from around $1,900 to $2,800 before pulling back. The asset now trades near $2,678,…