eToro agrees to buy TradeZero for up to $231 million as equities drive Q2 growth
Net contribution rose 9% year-over-year to $229 million, driven mainly by stronger equities trading, according to a statement.
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‘Clear scale up path’: Bernstein sees 80% upside for Riot after reported $9.1 billion Anthropic deal
The firm's analysts estimate AI colocation now accounts for 84% of Riot's target enterprise value, versus 11% for bitcoin mining.
Grvt eyes $100 million USDY position in Ondo Finance tie-up
USDY is a tokenized secured note backed primarily by short-term U.S. Treasurys, Treasury-based ETF shares, and bank deposits.
Trump Media records $360.6 million unrealized loss on digital assets in first half of the year
Trump Media recorded a $360.6M unrealized digital-asset loss in H1. Its directly held BTC and CRO were worth $597.7M at June 30.
‘One of the single biggest barriers to growth’: UK lawmakers press banks over crypto access ahead of new FCA regime
UK lawmakers have asked banks to explain how the new FCA crypto regime may change their policies toward digital asset firms.
Coinbase rolls out derivatives for UK professional investors
Coinbase launches perpetuals, futures and options to UK professional clients after obtaining its MiFID license.
FlightAware sues Kalshi over alleged unauthorized data use for flight cancellation markets
FlightAware is also seeking a temporary restraining order to bar Kalshi from activities involving the flight-tracking site.
Zama brings its blockchain-privacy token to Revolut’s 70 million users
Zama listed its ZAMA token on Revolut across the EEA, opening the privacy protocol to the fintech's 70 million-plus customers.
Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo platform processes $8 trillion in July volume
Broadridge also offers services enabling onchain proxy voting and governance and managing digital asset infrastructure.
Riot Platforms stock jumps 25% after-hours on $9.1 billion AI deal reportedly with Anthropic
The deal includes two five-year extension options that could raise the potential contract value to $16.1 billion.
BTCPay Server supporters offer up to 3 BTC for recovery bounty after critical exploit
BTCPay said AI may have been used to exploit vulnerability, and credited Craig Raw and the Bitcoin Red Team fund for reporting the issue.
BlackRock says bitcoin sentiment is turning as decoupling from stocks takes hold
"That decoupling is healthy because it’s part of the thesis for a lot of people around bitcoin as a diversifier," says BlackRock.