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SOL Strategies, a Solana-focused treasury and infrastructure firm, will provide staking services for VanEck’s upcoming Solana exchange traded fund, the company announced Monday. VanEck selected the firm to stake the SOL held within the ETF, which recently filed its Form 8 A with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
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Global crypto investment products saw their sharpest weekly pullback since February, with CoinShares reporting that nearly $2 billion left exchange traded products issued by firms including BlackRock, Grayscale, and Fidelity. The redemptions reflect a mix of monetary policy uncertainty and selling from large crypto-native holders, conditions that have weighed on
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BlackRock and Binance have teamed up to bring the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) to BNB Chain, marking another step forward in the growth of tokenized real-world assets on major blockchain networks. The move extends access to what is currently the largest tokenized Treasury fund in the market,
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Ark Invest made a series of bold moves on Thursday, picking up fresh positions in Circle Internet Group, BitMine Immersion Technologies, and Bullish despite sharp declines across all three stocks. A filing shows that three of Ark’s exchange-traded funds collectively bought $15.56 million in Circle shares. The ARK
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Prediction platform Polymarket has entered into a multi-year partnership with TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of the UFC and Zuffa Boxing, marking a major step in blending prediction market technology with live sports entertainment. Under the agreement announced Thursday, Polymarket becomes the exclusive prediction market partner for both UFC
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Japan Exchange Group (JPX), the operator of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is weighing tighter regulations for listed companies that hold significant cryptocurrency reserves, according to a Bloomberg report. The move follows growing concern over the risks and market swings tied to digital asset treasury (DAT) strategies. Sources familiar with the
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CME Group and FanDuel have announced plans to launch a new U.S.-based prediction markets platform next month under the name FanDuel Predicts, marking a notable collaboration between the world’s leading derivatives marketplace and a major player in online sports entertainment. According to a joint statement, FanDuel Predicts
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Polymarket has announced a major partnership with Yahoo Finance, becoming the platform’s exclusive prediction market provider in a move that underscores the growing mainstream appeal of prediction markets. The collaboration comes just days after Google Finance revealed plans to integrate prediction market data into its own search results. The
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Circle, the issuer behind the USDC stablecoin, is exploring the launch of a native token for its new Arc blockchain, marking another step in its ambition to expand programmable finance onchain. The update came alongside a strong third-quarter earnings report showing sharp growth in both USDC circulation and profitability. Circle’
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A fire broke out Tuesday afternoon at Bitdeer’s bitcoin mining facility under construction in Massillon, Ohio, damaging two unfinished buildings but leaving everyone unharmed. According to the Massillon Fire Department, crews were called to the site around 2 p.m. ET on November 11 after reports of smoke and
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Malaysia-based technology consulting firm VCI Global has announced plans to acquire $100 million worth of OOB tokens, the utility token of Oobit, a crypto payments company backed by Tether. The move positions Tether as the largest shareholder in the Nasdaq-listed firm. According to VCI Global’s statement on Tuesday, the
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Injective, the Binance-backed Layer 1 blockchain built on the Cosmos network, has officially launched its native Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) mainnet, marking a major step toward unifying multiple smart contract environments under one high-performance chain. The rollout, announced Tuesday, gives developers and users full Ethereum compatibility while maintaining Injective’s