Bank of New York Mellon (BNY), the world’s largest custodian bank, has launched services for tokenized deposits aimed at institutional clients, according to Bloomberg. The service creates a digital representation of assets held at the institution on the blockchain. This enables the use of funds as collateral in secured and margin transactions. The solution also […]
Pump.fun, the “meme token factory,” will alter its commission reward system for content creators, as the current model has proven insufficiently beneficial. This was announced by the platform’s co-founder, Alon Cohen. According to him, the Dynamic Fees V1 payout mechanism introduced last year attracted new developers and spurred on-chain activity, but “failed to significantly change […]
Rain, a developer of payment infrastructure based on stablecoins, has raised $250 million in a Series C funding round led by ICONIQ. Onchain rails have proven their value.Rain is making them usable by everyone, and keeping them invisible in the process. Today, we’re announcing our $250M Series C at a $1.95B valuation to keep building. […]
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a letter in support of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, who faces up to five years in prison. In August, a U.S. jury found the co-founder of the crypto mixer guilty of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business. However, the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict on charges […]
Over seven months, SharpLink Gaming has accrued 10,657 ETH ($33 million) through Ethereum staking. SharpLink generated 438 ETH in staking rewards last week, bringing our total cumulative staking rewards to 10,657 ETH. At current prices, that amounts to ~$1.4M of value generated for shareholders last week. Our thesis remains unchanged: 100% ETH and 100% staked. […]
By 2050, the price of the leading cryptocurrency could reach $2.9 million, according to analysts from the investment firm VanEck. Experts have termed this figure as the base scenario, which could materialize if Bitcoin becomes a currency for international settlements and is included in central bank reserves. The report’s authors suggest that: the asset’s share […]
The value transferred through the stablecoin USDC from Circle over the past year exceeded that of USDT from Tether. The respective value of the first “stablecoin” stands at $17.3 trillion, while the second is $12.9 trillion, according to data from the analytics platform Artemis. Aggregated on-chain value transferred in USDC for 2025. Source: Artemis. Aggregated […]
For the first time, South Korea’s Supreme Court has deemed it lawful to seize bitcoins from exchange wallets in criminal cases, according to local media. Previously, only the confiscation of assets for the state was permitted. The precedent was set in the case of a user known as “A,” suspected of money laundering. In January […]
There are increasing signs in the crypto market indicating the end of the sell-off, including the stabilization of outflows from ETFs. This was stated by analysts at JPMorgan, as reported by CoinDesk. “Signs of a bottom in January are also observed in other crypto indicators related to perpetual futures and positions on the Chicago Mercantile […]
In 2025, over $154 billion flowed into illegal crypto wallets, marking a 162% increase compared to 2024, according to a report by Chainalysis. Source: Chainalysis. Analysts attribute this growth largely to a surge in activity related to sanctioned operations, including at the state level. Over the past 12 months, the volume of illegal digital assets […]
