Explore the intersection of cryptocurrency and traditional finance with the latest news, analysis, and insights on digital assets and global markets.
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Strike CEO Jack Mallers says JPMorgan Chase abruptly closed his personal bank accounts last month, sparking renewed debate over whether major financial institutions are quietly distancing themselves from crypto leaders. Mallers shared the news on X on Sunday, saying the bank removed him without offering a clear reason. He noted
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BitMine Immersion Technologies says it will start paying an annual dividend, a move the company describes as a first for a large-cap crypto firm. The announcement arrived with BitMine’s latest earnings report, which reflects the strain digital asset treasuries have felt during the crypto market pullback in the second
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Coinbase has struck a deal to acquire Vector.fun, a Solana-native trading platform created by Tensor Labs, for an undisclosed amount. The move marks Coinbase’s ninth acquisition this year and signals a clear push to strengthen its presence across onchain markets. Vector.fun launched last year as a competitor
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LeverageShares plans to introduce the first 3x leveraged and inverse bitcoin and ether ETFs in Europe next week. The launch was highlighted by Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas, who noted that the rollout comes at a complicated moment for the crypto market. The four new products will trade on Switzerland’
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Metaplanet is preparing for another major addition to its bitcoin holdings, announcing plans to purchase roughly $95 million worth of BTC after raising fresh capital through a new preferred share offering. The company revealed it will issue 23,610,000 Class B Preferred Shares, called MERCURY, at ¥900 (about $5.
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Coinbase may be preparing to roll out prediction markets and tokenized stock trading directly within its app, according to new findings uncovered by independent researcher Jane Manchun Wong. The features appear to be part of the company’s broader push to become an “everything exchange,” a strategy it previewed earlier
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Kraken has taken a major step toward entering the public markets, quietly filing a confidential S-1 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The move places the long-running crypto exchange in the growing line of digital asset companies preparing for listings as interest in the sector rises under the Trump
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A global network outage at Cloudflare on Tuesday caused major disruptions across the crypto industry, knocking several leading exchanges and Web3 platforms offline and triggering error messages across the wider internet. Cloudflare, whose network infrastructure supports millions of websites with security, traffic routing, and edge computing, confirmed the issue late
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Amplify ETFs has introduced a new addition to its income-focused lineup with the launch of the Amplify 3% Monthly Premium Income ETF, known as XRPM. The company, which manages more than 16 billion dollars in assets, says this is the first option income ETF built around XRP, one of the
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OpenLedger has rolled out its OPEN Mainnet, introducing a decentralized network built to bring clear data provenance and automated contributor payments into the AI development process. The company says this model is becoming increasingly important as legal challenges, regulatory attention, and public concern continue to grow around how artificial intelligence
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Ark Invest continued to build its presence in the crypto sector on Monday, purchasing more than 10 million dollars worth of Bullish shares across three of its exchange-traded funds. The move reflects the firm’s steady commitment to companies tied to digital assets, even as market conditions remain uneven. According
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Cboe Global Markets is preparing to introduce a new class of cryptocurrency derivatives that mirrors the mechanics of perpetual futures, with trading set to begin December 15 pending final regulatory approval. The products, called “continuous” bitcoin and ether futures, will list on the Cboe Futures Exchange and aim to give