How to Read a Cryptocurrency White Paper
One of the main criteria for the viability of a white paper is its ability to answer four questions
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People Want Exposure, Not Infrastructure: Vanessa Grellet on Tokenization, Cash On-Chain and Next Wave of Institutional Capital
When Bitcoin gained about 23% in a single week in late August, the biggest weekly move in more than three years, the driver wasn’t a protocol upgrade or a token narrative. It was a Treasury bond buyback, falling long-term yields and a short squeeze. Vanessa Grellet, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Arche Capital, explains why […]
Bitget CEO Urges THORChain to Block Funds Linked to $387M Hack
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen has called on THORChain to stop processing transactions involving wallets linked to the exchange’s $387.5 million security breach, arguing that decentralization should not prevent protocols from taking action against publicly identified stolen funds.
Professional Investors Expect Tokenized Equity Market to Grow Rapidly
Professional investors are increasingly using tokenized equities, with most respondents to a new global survey expecting the market to reach at least $10 billion in on-chain trading volumes by June 2027.
Morph Joins Mastercard Crypto Partner Program to Expand Stablecoin Payments
L2 blockchain network Morph has joined the Mastercard Crypto Partner Program. The blockchain company looks to simplify stablecoin payments for Web3 businesses, agencies and creators working with clients across borders.
The Next Billion Stablecoin Users May Not Be Human
The race to win stablecoins is aimed at consumers. The customer that matters most is a machine. By Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget
Kakao Pay and Kakao Bank Partner With Fireblocks to Explore Stablecoins in Korea
Kakao Pay and Kakao Bank have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with digital asset infrastructure provider Fireblocks to explore opportunities for digital assets, mainly stablecoins, in South Korea.
CloudTech Group Launches RooRooEx Digital Asset Trading Platform
CloudTech Group has launched RooRooEx, a digital asset trading platform for professional investors, high-net-worth individuals and retail customers. Its initial target markets are Australia, Singapore and Malaysia.
Which Countries Run National Digital Currencies?
… and why they have nothing to do with crypto
ECB Launches Pontes to Settle Tokenised Assets in Central Bank Money
The European Central Bank (ECB) has launched Pontes, a new service designed to allow wholesale transactions in tokenised assets to be settled using central bank money.
Coinbase and Kalshi File for US Stock Perpetuals: How Crypto-Style Trading Moves Into Equities
Popular crypto exchange Coinbase and prediction market Kalshi have both filed proposals to offer perpetual futures tied to individual US stocks.
Circle Onboards Over 100 Institutions for Arc Mainnet Launch
Circle has launched Layer 1 blockchain Arc for stablecoin payments and other financial transactions. More than hundred institutions are already testing the new network.
How to Evaluate Neo-Banking and DeFi Hybrid Tokens
Crypto platforms now offer a familiar bundle: an account, a card, transfers, sometimes FX. Behind that front end sit lending markets, staking and liquidity pools. Many of these projects also have a native token, and that is where investors often get confused. In practice, a neo-banking and DeFi hybrid token is the governance or utility […]
Nasdaq Verafin Partners With Stablecore on Cross-Asset Financial Crime Detection
Nasdaq Verafin and Stablecore announced a partnership that unifies digital asset and traditional banking data, giving financial institutions a combined view of financial crime risk across fiat and digital asset channels.
ECB Opens Digital Euro Pilot to Online and Mobile Merchants
The European Central Bank (ECB) has opened its digital euro pilot to online and mobile commerce merchants across the euro area, giving businesses an opportunity to test how the proposed central bank digital currency could work in real payment environments.
Bitcoin Rebounds as Treasury Buybacks Ease Rate Pressure, But Security Cracks Widen Elsewhere
Bitcoin recently staged a sharp comeback, now hovering around $80K for several weeks. The late August surge was extremely notable after the prolonged $60-65K summer lull. At the same time, two separate incidents involving a hardware wallet and a mid-cap blockchain have reopened debate on how much the industry can actually trust its own custody […]
