Blockchain
BlackRock is taking a significant step deeper into decentralized finance, announcing a new collaboration with Uniswap Labs and Securitize that will allow eligible investors to trade its tokenized U.S. Treasury fund directly onchain. The move centers on BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, known as BUIDL. Through UniswapX,
What Exactly Are Derivatives? At its core, a derivative is a contract. You are not buying the actual Bitcoin or Ethereum itself. Instead, you are entering into an agreement based on the future price of that asset. Imagine you and a friend make a bet on whether the price of
Finance
Stripe has introduced a preview of a new payment feature designed specifically for AI agents, marking a notable step toward machine-to-machine commerce. The company is integrating the open x402 protocol to allow developers to charge AI agents directly in USDC on Coinbase’s Base network. The move reflects a broader
AI
Insurance companies are under growing pressure. Rising claims costs, repeated climate-related losses, and years of underwriting strain have forced the industry to rethink how it operates. At the same time, digital transformation efforts have often stalled before delivering real impact. A new wave of technology, known as agentic AI, is
Finance
Robinhood shares pulled back this week after the trading platform reported a sharp year-over-year decline in fourth-quarter cryptocurrency revenue. Yet analysts at Bernstein say the selloff may be overdone, calling the weakness “temporary crypto jitters” and reiterating a bullish $160 price target. The stock fell about 9% in after-hours trading
Markets
Bitcoin slipped under the $67,000 level early Wednesday, extending a broader pullback across major cryptocurrencies as investors reassessed the outlook for U.S. monetary policy. The world’s largest digital asset dropped 3.1% over the past 24 hours to $66,804 as of 1:13 a.m. ET,
Politics
Senior executives from the cryptocurrency and banking sectors met at the White House this week for another round of talks on stablecoin regulation, but discussions ended without a breakthrough on one of the most contentious issues: whether stablecoin holders should be allowed to earn rewards or yield. The closed-door session
Markets
Goldman Sachs scaled back its exposure to spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds in the fourth quarter of 2025, trimming its positions as cryptocurrency markets cooled toward the end of the year. According to the bank’s latest Form 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Goldman
Finance
Robinhood Markets Inc. reported fourth-quarter net income of $605 million, down about 34% from $916 million a year earlier. The drop shows how quickly crypto market drawdowns can translate into weaker brokerage profitability. The Menlo Park, California-based firm reported 66 cents a share, 2 cents above the Bloomberg-compiled analyst average.
Politics
Braden John Karony, the former chief executive of SafeMoon US LLC, has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for his role in a cryptocurrency scheme that prosecutors say misled investors and financed an extravagant personal lifestyle. Karony, 29, of Utah, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court
Finance
Jailed former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried has filed a motion seeking a new trial, renewing his legal fight nearly a year after being convicted over the collapse of the once-prominent cryptocurrency exchange. The request was submitted Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New
Finance
Interactive Brokers has expanded its cryptocurrency lineup by adding nano-sized Bitcoin and Ether futures from Coinbase Derivatives, giving traders broader access to regulated crypto derivatives with round-the-clock availability. The new contracts are designed to make crypto futures trading more accessible and flexible. They include both monthly-expiring futures and perpetual-style contracts