UBS May Be Eyeing Bitcoin and Ether Trading for Ultra‑Rich Clients
The world’s biggest global wealth manager, UBS, is reportedly exploring a move to open crypto trading to its wealthiest clients. Bloomberg...
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Superstate Raises $82.5M to Expand Onchain IPOs and Fundraising
Financial technology and tokenization company Superstate has raised $82.5 million in a Series B round as it pushes deeper into...
BlackRock partners with Delaware Life to bring Bitcoin into fixed index annuities
Delaware Life Insurance Company, which provides annuity-based retirement solutions through a nationwide network of financial advisors, is partnering with BlackRock...
Bitpanda Adds 10,000 Stocks and ETFs to All-In-One Platform
Bitpanda is expanding beyond digital assets as it moves to offer stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the same platform,...
Strategy Buys $2.13B In Bitcoin, Holdings Surpass 700K
Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public Bitcoin holder, blasted past 700,000 BTC in holdings with its latest large-scale purchase.Strategy...
Binance Australia Restores Direct Bank and PayID Transfers for User
Update Jan.19, 6:50 am: This article has been updated to include a statement from Matt Poblocki.Crypto exchange Binance has reintroduced...
Anchorage Digital looks to raise up to $400M ahead of potential 2027 IPO
Key Takeaways Anchorage Digital is eyeing a $200M–$400M capital raise. The firm is America's first federally chartered crypto bank. Share...
Crypto’s Decentralization Falls Apart at Interoperability: Casper CTO
Moving value across blockchains is now largely mediated by a small group of centralized intermediaries despite crypto’s long-standing claims of...
Bull, base or bear? Three possible paths for crypto in 2026
In a recent interview, Aaron Arnold of Altcoin Daily broke down his crypto market outlook for 2026, drawing parallels with...
DeFi Captures 5x Fee of Blockchains, Value Drifts to Front-End Apps
Revenue in the crypto industry is increasingly flowing to user-facing applications rather than the underlying blockchain networks, according to recent...
Interactive Brokers adds USDC funding, with Ripple and PayPal stablecoin support next week
Key Takeaways Interactive Brokers now allows eligible US clients to fund accounts with USDC for near-instant deposits, available 24/7 including...
Short Squeeze Hits Top 500 Cryptos, Traders Unwind Bearish Bets
Cryptocurrency markets staged their largest short squeeze since the selloff in early October, as a rebound in prices forced bearish...
Mantra Restructures, Cuts Staff After OM Token Collapse
Update Jan. 14, 2:20 pm UTC: This article has been updated to add comments from Manta CEO John Patrick Mullin.Mantra,...
Franklin Templeton Retrofits Money Market Funds for US Stablecoin Regime
Franklin Templeton has amended two Western Asset institutional money market funds (MMFs) to plug directly into the emerging US stablecoin...
Mitsui to offer retail access to digital securities tied to aircraft and ships
Key Takeaways Mitsui will offer Japan’s first digital securities for fractional ownership of aircraft and ships via its Alterna platform....
Standard Chartered Said to Launch Crypto Brokerage, Lowers ETH Forecasts
Standard Chartered may develop a crypto prime brokerage platform, a potential expansion of the bank’s digital asset ambitions as traditional...
Ripple Gains UK Regulatory Approval Via Local Arm
Cryptocurrency company Ripple is expanding its regulatory footprint after securing authorization from the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).The FCA...
Bitcoin Steadies as ETF Flows Reverse and Altcoins Reprice
Cryptocurrency markets experienced a limited recovery this week as investor liquidity gradually returned after the holidays.Bitcoin (BTC) topped a weekly...
Nasdaq and CME relaunch crypto index to meet rising demand for trusted benchmarks
Key Takeaways Nasdaq and CME rebranded their joint crypto index to support institutional demand for transparent benchmarks. The Nasdaq CME...
How Binance Blockchain Week Confirmed Dubai as the New Ground Zero for Crypto’s Fourth Revolution
The desert heat of Dubai has always been a metaphor for the intensity of the crypto market, unforgiving, radiant, and...
Polymarket User Profits And Disappears After Big Maduro Bet
A Polymarket account that earned about $400,000 from a controversial and well-timed bet on the capture of then-Venezuelan President Nicolás...
Dfns Integrates Concordium Blockchain For Compliant Web3 Wallets
Dfns, a digital wallet infrastructure provider and a partner of tech giant IBM, has integrated Concordium’s layer-1 (L1) blockchain to...
