Nasdaq to invest $100 million in Kraken parent Payward as firms expand partnership
Nasdaq Ventures agreed to invest $100 million in Kraken parent Payward, expanding their tokenized equity infrastructure partnership.
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says bitcoin has bottomed for current cycle, expects uptrend over next two years
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong expects bitcoin to trend higher over the next two years, saying the current cycle may have bottomed.
The Block•Brian Danga10 Sept
Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP team cites sniper bots, thin liquidity for 99% crash on launch day
The LAPTOP project said it will add pool incentives and expects early prediction-market burns to cut supply.
The Block•Timmy Shen10 Sept
Trezor says third-party security breach led to phishing emails from legitimate domain
This follows last month's security breach at shipping provider ShipMonk, which exposed the personal information of Trezor customers.
The Block•Danny Park10 Sept
DoubleZero adds Kalshi’s election markets ahead of November midterms
Kalshi's elections and politics markets went live on the market data delivery platform DoubleZero Edge on Wednesday.
The Block•Sarah Wynn9 Sept
Solana treasury firm SkyAI faces board challenge from would-be acquirer Forward Industries, shareholder group
SkyAI’s proposed equity plan would authorize 5.145 million shares for stock-based compensation, representing roughly 7.2% additional dilution.
The Block•Kyle Baird9 Sept
Bitcoin miners are missing the crypto rally as exchanges, stablecoins surge
Among tracked companies, only one bitcoin mining company has outperformed the cryptocurrency: Canaan (ticker CAN).
The Block•Ivan Wu and Bryan Samsoedin9 Sept
Hyperliquid Policy Center backs CFTC in fight over perpetual futures, asks court to drop CME’s case
The Hyperliquid Policy Center accused CME Group of stifling innovation and urged a court to dismiss the exchange’s lawsuit against the CFTC.
The Block•Sarah Wynn9 Sept
Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP airdrops briefly worth over $1 million each before 99% crash
Substack subscribers were reportedly able to claim 4,276 LAPTOP tokens each, with some quickly selling their allocations.
The Block•Kyle Baird9 Sept
Crypto industry groups escalate fight against Illinois, asking court to block controversial crypto tax
Crypto groups representing a slew of digital asset firms are escalating its legal fight in Illinois over its controversial crypto tax.
The Block•Sarah Wynn9 Sept
Consensys splits MetaMask from institutional and Ethereum infrastructure businesses
The separation is expected to be completed by the end of 2026, with the existing entity rebranding as MetaMask under CEO Joe Lubin.
The Block•Jason Shubnell9 Sept
Ink Foundation, GSR and others open Charter Foundation to help cut token launch costs
A group of crypto firms has launched Charter Foundation to offer a new framework to help founders reduce the cost of launching tokens.
The Block•Yogita Khatri9 Sept
Tether, Fasanara launch $400 million fund for stablecoin-enabled private credit
The firms seek up to $3 billion from institutional investors to deploy through Fasanara's global fintech lending network.
The Block•James Hunt9 Sept
Renzo expands beyond restaking with basis trade product on Hyperliquid
Renzo Basis will first support BTC and HYPE and is designed to let users earn yield from funding rates through automated positions.
The Block•Yogita Khatri9 Sept
India seeks takedowns of 15 crypto platforms over AML compliance
India's FIU issued non-compliance notices to 15 crypto platforms and sought takedowns of their apps and URLs.
The Block•Brian Danga9 Sept
First staked ETF tied to Tron hits the US markets on Wednesday
The first staked ETF tied to Tron is set to hit the market Wednesday, giving investors a new way to gain exposure to TRX.
The Block•Sarah Wynn9 SeptHunter Biden details LAPTOP memecoin’s airdrop and burn-or-charity rules ahead of launch
About 30% of the supply is tied to 30 public real-world events that either burn or donate the tokens depending on the results.
The Block•Danny Park9 Sept
StoneX sees 45% upside for Robinhood, points to accelerating Layer 2 chain and prediction markets
The report says the launch of Robinhood Chain and the company's prediction markets business provide new growth drivers.
The Block•Timmy Shen9 SeptPons propels Robinhood Chain fees to record $6 million in daily fees as DEX volume doubles
PONS reached an all-time high valuation of over $970 million on Friday, with the token up over 200% in the last week alone.
The Block•Ivan Wu and Bryan Samsoedin8 Sept
Jack Dorsey’s Block joins rush for federal bank charters from OCC
Jack Dorsey-founded company Block, Inc., is taking its turn in seeking to become a federally regulated national bank.
The Block•Sarah Wynn8 Sept