Bitcoin yield has moved beyond lending BTC to a centralized platform and collecting interest. In 2026, holders can choose from self-custodial staking models, lending protocols, managed DeFi vaults, exchange-embedded strategies and wrapped-Bitcoin staking systems. Investors need to know where yield…
The London Stock Exchange has partnered with Kraken parent Payward to bring shares of the 100 largest London-listed companies onto the xStocks tokenization framework, opening the door for the products to eventually trade through the exchange’s planned 24-hour venue. Payward…
Ripple and SettleMint have integrated custody and tokenization tools, giving Asia-Pacific financial institutions one digital asset platform.
Cronos has resumed block production after validators halted the network during an exploit targeting Tectonic and restored the chain state to a point before the attack. Cronos Network said the blockchain was fully back online after the validator set coordinated…
Ripple became C1 Fund’s largest private holding at 17.5% of net assets, narrowly surpassing Kraken parent Payward’s 16.9% allocation.
Ripple released 1 billion XRP through three scheduled escrow transactions, leaving an estimated 31.28 billion XRP locked on XRPL.
FT Mining outlines its cloud mining plans for earning Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin, including contract options and daily rewards.
Russia’s first comprehensive legal framework for cryptocurrency trading, custody and cross-border settlements has taken effect on Sept. 1, opening regulated market access to retail and qualified investors under Bank of Russia supervision. The Bank of Russia said the rules allow…
Solana-based automated market maker Aquifer has lost roughly $2.5 million in an exploit involving wallets on Solana and Ethereum, with the protocol offering the attacker a 20% bounty for returning most of the funds. Blockchain security monitoring service Defimon reported…
Protocol 26 tightened the smart contract layer, Protocol 27 is bringing automated market making to testnet, and a decentralized exchange is planned for September; the token has not moved above nine cents. Pi Network has been shipping infrastructure at a…
XRP rallied 37% in August on a wave of record ETF inflows. The market is pricing momentum. It is not pricing the Sept. 11 mainnet upgrade that hardens Vaults, AMMs, and the Lending Protocol for institutional use. The anatomy of…
A prediction market that went from zero revenue to a billion dollar run rate in six months is signing deals with major sports leagues while state attorneys general line up to call it illegal gambling. The sports league playbook The…
A two-month-old Layer 2 built by a stock brokerage is now processing more daily decentralized exchange volume than chains that have existed for years, and the market is only beginning to pay attention. How Robinhood built a top-five chain in…
CME Group has launched two multi-asset cryptocurrency benchmarks, including a 10-token index that leaves out Bitcoin and Ether and tracks assets such as BNB, XRP, Solana and Hyperliquid. According to CME Group’s index documentation, the CME CF Emerging Crypto Index…
Donald Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital has agreed to lead a $1 billion Polymarket funding round with roughly $300 million that would value the prediction market platform at $21 billion. Bloomberg first reported the new financing, while 1789 Capital spokeswoman Alexa…
Crypto hacks reached 50 in August, causing an estimated $136.3 million in losses as Tectonic accounted for more than half, PeckShield said.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has proposed amendments to the Payment Services Act 2019 that would put its stablecoin framework into law while introducing rules for overseas issuers, interest payments and issuer wind-down plans. MAS published the consultation on Sept.…
The SEC and FDA signed a three-year agreement to share nonpublic information involving public companies and FDA-regulated products.
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest has bought about $37.4 million worth of Block Inc. shares after the Jack Dorsey-led fintech company fell nearly 2% in Monday trading. According to Ark Invest’s latest trading disclosure, the investment manager purchased 456,059 Block shares…
Chainalysis alleges ICE improperly awarded a $94.7 million blockchain analytics contract to TRM Labs ahead of a Sept. 2 hearing.