Explore a range of opinions and insights on cryptocurrency and blockchain from industry experts and commentators.
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Analysts at Bernstein are predicting a major expansion for Circle’s USDC stablecoin, estimating its supply will nearly triple by the end of 2027 and command roughly 33% of the total stablecoin market. The firm expects Circle to emerge as a key winner under the United States’ new regulatory framework
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Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev believes the global financial system is on the verge of a major shift, predicting that most major markets will adopt a framework for asset tokenization within the next five years. Speaking at the Token2049 conference in Singapore on Thursday, Tenev compared tokenization to a “freight train”
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The race for U.S. crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is accelerating, and analysts say approval for Litecoin, Solana, and XRP ETFs is now virtually guaranteed. Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas raised the odds of approval to 100%, pointing to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent adoption of
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Pantera Capital founder and managing partner Dan Morehead has revealed that Solana now represents the firm’s largest crypto holding, underscoring the blockchain’s growing prominence in the digital asset market. Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box with Andrew Ross Sorkin on Monday, Morehead disclosed that Pantera holds $1.1
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Polymarket, the decentralized prediction market platform, has launched a new feature allowing users to forecast the earnings of publicly traded companies. The move comes shortly after the platform received regulatory clearance to operate in the United States, marking a significant milestone in its expansion. The company announced on Monday that
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Native Markets is the clear favorite to win the bid to issue Hyperliquid’s long-anticipated stablecoin, USDH, according to betting activity on prediction market platform Polymarket. Traders are giving the startup roughly 92% odds of securing the partnership, signaling strong confidence as the decision process heats up. The odds mark
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Paxos Labs has unveiled a revised proposal to become the official issuer of Hyperliquid’s upcoming USDH stablecoin, pitching a plan that leverages its partnerships with PayPal and Venmo to expand the token’s global reach. The updated proposal, published Tuesday, comes amid a competitive bidding process that has drawn
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Tron founder Justin Sun is pushing back after World Liberty Financial (WLFI) froze his token holdings, calling the move unfair and urging the project to reverse its decision. In a series of posts on X early Friday, Sun defended himself, saying he had invested in WLFI like any other participant
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The debate over cryptocurrency’s place in global finance is intensifying, with heavyweight voices from academia, Wall Street, and Washington weighing in. At the center of the latest exchange: a Harvard economist’s critique of U.S. regulatory failures, pushback from crypto advocates, and a surprising institutional move into Bitcoin.
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The Ethereum Foundation has pledged to match up to $500,000 in public donations to support the legal defense of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm, who was recently found guilty of operating an unlicensed money transmitter in the United States. Announcing the initiative on X (formerly Twitter), Ethereum’s official
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A growing number of South Koreans are planning to boost their cryptocurrency investments, fueled by rising optimism around won-based stablecoins and a government signaling strong support for digital finance. A new survey shows that interest in crypto is rising across age groups, with many viewing digital assets as both a
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A newly released report by Anchorage Digital evaluating stablecoins has sparked pushback from some major players in the crypto space—most notably from Nick van Eck, CEO of Agora, the issuer of the AUSD stablecoin. Anchorage’s "Stablecoin Safety Matrix," published Thursday, rated various stablecoins on factors such