Truth Social Owner Trump Media Seeks Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs

Truth Social Owner Trump Media Seeks Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs

Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) filed a registration statement with the U.S. SEC seeking approval for two new Truth-Social-branded crypto ETFs focused on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Cronos. The new crypto ETFs will be marketed as one of the “America First-themed” ETFs. The ETF aims to give easy crypto exposure to stock market investors, along … Read more

Anchorage Digital, Kamino, and Solana Firm Launch Institutional Capital Venture

Anchorage Digital, Kamino, and Solana Firm Launch Institutional Capital Venture

Anchorage Digital, Kamino, and Solana Company have announced a joint institutional capital venture centered on a first-of-its-kind tri-party custody model. It unlocks an efficient on-chain borrowing strategy on Solana without moving assets out of Anchorage Digital Bank, meaning staked SOL can now be used as collateral for loans within a regulated environment. The partnership is … Read more

Tether Invests in Hyperliquid to Expand USDT0 Perpetuals on U.S. Assets

Tether Invests in Hyperliquid to Expand USDT0 Perpetuals on U.S. Assets

Stablecoin powerhouse Tether has announced a strategic investment in Supreme Liquid Labs, the developer of the Hyperliquid-based mobile frontend, Dreamcash. The deal marks a pivotal shift for Hyperliquid’s decentralized exchange (DEX) ecosystem, introducing native USDT0 collateral for a new suite of Real-World Asset (RWA) perpetual futures, including Tesla, Nvidia, Gold, and Silver. ETHZilla Launches First … Read more

American Bankers Association Urges OCC to Halt Crypto Bank Charters

American Bankers Association Urges OCC to Halt Crypto Bank Charters

In a display of institutional resistance to the onboarding of digital assets into the U.S. banking system, the American Bankers Association (ABA), the country’s largest and most influential banking lobby, has formally petitioned the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to halt the approval of national bank charters for cryptocurrency and stablecoin firms. … Read more

Coinbase Reports Unexpected Loss as Crypto Trading Slows in Q4

Coinbase Reports Unexpected Loss as Crypto Trading Slows in Q4

Coinbase Global Inc. reported a net loss in Q4, with total revenue of $1.8 billion, reversing a $1.56 billion profit from the same period a year earlier. The results reflected how quickly falling token prices can strain even the diversified platforms. Underscoring the growing investor concerns about another prolonged market slowdown, the company’s stock dropped … Read more

Robinhood Unveils ‘Robinhood Chain,’ an Ethereum L2 for RWAs

Robinhood Unveils ‘Robinhood Chain,’ an Ethereum L2 for RWAs

Popular American fintech and brokerage platform Robinhood has made its boldest strategic pivot to date with the launch of the public testnet for the upcoming Robinhood Chain. The company has chosen Chainlink as the official oracle provider and interoperability partner to power what it calls a “financial-grade” Ethereum Layer-2 network. Built using the permissionless Arbitrum … Read more

CME Group Launches First Cardano, Chainlink, Stellar Futures Trades

CME Group Launches First Cardano, Chainlink, Stellar Futures Trades

The world’s leading derivatives marketplace, the CME Group, announced that its new Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), and Stellar (Lumens)  futures trading commenced on Monday, February 9. The first trades for LINK futures and Lumens (XLM) futures were executed between FalconX and Marex, whereas for ADA futures, it was between Cumberland DRW and Wintermute. These firms … Read more

Ethereum Sees Institutional Accumulation as ETH Holders Shift

Ethereum Sees Institutional Accumulation as ETH Holders Shift

The Ethereum ecosystem has been undergoing a profound transformation lately, with the robust development of institutional-grade infrastructure occurring in tandem with a significant reallocation of Ethereum (ETH) holdings among various investors. This means that despite the ongoing price decline over the past 30 days, the underlying foundations of the network are being reinforced by professional … Read more