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UK Regulator Eyes Round-the-Clock Settlement as Tokenization Moment Nears
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Bank of England are pushing forward with infrastructure modernization, seeking market feedback on tokenizati...
Corporate Bitcoin Play: Strategy Deploys $2B Into BTC Via Preferred Stock Issuance
Strategy just made a bold move in the institutional bitcoin adoption playbook—dropping $2 billion on 24,869 BTC last week by leveraging preferred stoc...
Hyperliquid HYPE Surges While Tech Giants Eye Public Markets
Hyperliquid's HYPE token is bucking broader market weakness as anticipation builds around HIP-3, its pre-IPO perp marketplace, entering what could be ...
Bitcoin Depot's 71% Premarket Collapse: When Regulatory Pressure Kills a Crypto ATM Empire
Bitcoin Depot, once a player in the crypto accessibility space, just got decimated in premarket trading—down 71%—after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptc...
Deploi Builds Institutional-Grade Private Credit Rails on Polygon, Eyes €1B Issuance Pipeline
Deploi just made a power move that could reshape how institutional capital accesses private credit markets. The platform launched direct issuance inf...
MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Blitz: Saylor Deploys $2B to Hit 843K BTC Milestone
Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy executed an aggressive Bitcoin accumulation play last week, scooping up 24,869 BTC for $2. 01 billion.
Iran's $10 Billion Bitcoin Play: A New Angle on Strait of Hormuz Risk Management
Iran is exploring a novel approach to marine insurance by leveraging cryptocurrency—specifically Bitcoin—to cover cargo risks through the Strait of Ho...
Standard Chartered Pulls Crypto Custody In-House, Restructures Zodia Operations
Standard Chartered is making a strategic play that tells you exactly where major banks stand on crypto infrastructure. The global bank will absorb Zo...
South Korea's Largest Bank Tests Stablecoin Payments as Regulatory Framework Takes Shape
KB Financial Group, the parent company of South Korea's largest bank, has wrapped up a pilot program testing stablecoin-based payments for offline tra...
Bitcoin Breaks Below $77K as Bond Markets Send Risk Assets Reeling
Crypto markets are under pressure this morning, with bitcoin and ethereum both sliding as traditional finance headwinds intensify. Rising bond yields...
Geopolitical Risk Sends Bitcoin Retreating as Trump's Iran Ultimatum Spooks Risk Assets
Bitcoin just took a hit, sliding to $76,000 as geopolitical tensions flared. Here's what happened and what it means for your portfolio.
Bitcoin Breaks Below $77K: $672M in Crypto Liquidations Triggered by Bond Market Turmoil
Bitcoin's slip below the $77,000 mark signals renewed pressure on crypto markets as liquidations cascade across exchanges. We're seeing a classic ris...
XRP Could Skyrocket to $15 as Whales Quietly Build Positions, Says On-Chain Expert
XRP is caught between two opposing forces right now, and traders need to pay attention to both scenarios. On one hand, the immediate technical setup...
Web3's Premier Summit Proof of Talk Returns to Paris With Record C-Suite Lineup and $18 Trillion AUM
Proof of Talk is locking in its most ambitious year yet. The conference—crypto's answer to Davos—just announced its 2026 programme and dropped remain...
South Korean Regulator Scrutinizes Hana Bank's $668M Crypto Exchange Stake
South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) is conducting a regulatory review of Hana Bank's substantial $668 million investment in Dunamu, the ...
Goldman Sachs Slashes Crypto Bets: XRP and Solana Funds Dumped in Q1 2026
Goldman Sachs made significant moves in its crypto portfolio during the first quarter of 2026, signaling a notable shift in its digital asset strategy...
AFX Rolls Out Purpose-Built Layer 1 to Crush Derivatives Trading Latency Issues
AFX has officially gone live with its sovereign Layer 1 blockchain, marking a significant shift in how decentralized derivatives get executed. The pl...
Is Bitcoin's $76.5K Rally a False Signal? Five Critical Factors Reshaping BTC This Week
Bitcoin kicked off the week under pressure, sliding toward levels not seen since May as macro headwinds intensify. The culprit?
Bitcoin Treasury Firm Capital B Makes Bold $15.2M BTC Move Amid Quiet Market Month
Capital B just joined an exclusive club. The 25th-largest Bitcoin treasury company announced a $15.
Bitcoin Depot's Collapse Signals Crypto ATM Industry in Distress
Bitcoin Depot, North America's largest crypto ATM operator, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, marking another casualty in the retail cry...