A16z Crypto Unveils $2.2 Billion Fund to Build the ‘Next Wave’ of Financial Innovation
The funds will focus on supporting founders who build solutions around crypto, including payments, financial services, creator platforms, and decentralized...
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US prosecutors ask for leniency for ex-Celsius exec, citing cooperation
While Roni Cohen-Pavon’s lawyers have asked for time served, US Attorney Jay Clayton was unspecific in the federal government’s recommendation,...
Bernstein cites $4T tokenized credit opportunity for Figure Technology stock
Bernstein points to Figure’s expansion beyond home equity lending into blockchain-based credit, as tokenization begins to scale across broader loan...
Bitcoin ‘supercycle’ or bear-market rally? BTC breaking $81K has traders at odds
Bitcoin bottom calls grow as analysts target $180,000–$250,000 within a year, fueling debate over whether BTC has resumed its broader...
Crypto products post 5th straight week of inflows despite mid-week selloff
Crypto ETPs shed $619 million over four days before a $737 million Friday session rescued the week, extending the inflow...
Kaiko flags possible front-running before Robinhood token listings
Kaiko said open interest, funding rates and wallet activity showed repeated pre-announcement positioning before several Robinhood token listings.Open interest in...
Space and Time rolls out virtual vaults for institutional onchain lending
The data blockchain securing onchain finance projects looks to provide lenders and borrowers with agreement-specific collateral solution.Space and Time (SXT),...
Binance changes weekend pricing for commodity TradFi futures
Binance will shift to an orderbook-weighted pricing model for commodity perpetual futures during off-hours, potentially changing margin and liquidation behavior.Binance...
Coinbase cuts 14% of workforce, citing market slump and AI shift
Brian Armstrong said Coinbase will flatten management layers and require leaders to work as “player-coaches” under the new structure.Update May...
Circle Stock Jumps 20% to $119.53 as Tillis Deal Pushes Clarity Act Forward
Circle shares surged nearly 20% on May 4, closing at $119.53, after U.S. Senators Thom Tillis and Angela Alsobrooks reached...
Hyperliquid Whale Bets $1.31M on TON at 6x Leverage as Bitcoin Eyes Fresh Highs
A newly created Hyperliquid wallet deployed $1.31 million into a 6x leveraged long on toncoin (TON) on Tuesday, setting a...
Massive $1.9 Million Loss Nukes 11 Winning Bitcoin Trades for Whale
A trader closed a 700 bitcoin short position on Tuesday at a $1.94 million loss, erasing all $1.71 million in...
UAE’s Innovation City Launches Blockchain-Based IDs, Pushing Firms to Instant Checks
Innovation City, an AI-powered free zone in Ras Al Khaimah, has launched a blockchain-based digital business identity system to replace...
Europe should weigh tokenized SEPA payments, Bank of Italy official says
The Bank of Italy’s deputy governor floated the evaluation of tokenized SEPA payments, as the ECB experiments with tokenized digital...
Bullish to buy transfer agent Equiniti for $4.2B in tokenization push
Bullish has agreed to acquire transfer agent Equiniti as more Wall Street participants accelerate their tokenization initiatives to offer 24/7...