Leading investment manager ARK Invest, under the guidance of Cathie Wood, capitalized on the latest stock market volatility by significantly increasing its positions in top crypto sector equities Coinbase (COIN) and BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR). The high-profile buys, totaling $47 million, demonstrate ARK Invest’s continued confidence in the digital asset ecosystem, even as broader market…
A powerful coalition of crypto and traditional finance players, including Solana infrastructure provider Jito Labs and asset management giants VanEck and Bitwise, is formally appealing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve liquid staking for forthcoming Solana-based exchange-traded products (ETPs). This push represents a significant step toward integrating more sophisticated decentralized finance (DeFi)…
Visa, one of the world’s leading payment technology companies, has stepped up its blockchain strategy by broadening stablecoin support on its global settlement platform. The company now enables transactions using a wider range of stablecoins including Global Dollar (USDG), PayPal USD (PYUSD), and Euro Coin (EURC) and supports two additional blockchain networks, Stellar and Avalanche….
The crypto industry saw a sharp surge in security breaches in July 2025, with cybercriminals stealing at least $142 million across 17 different attacks. According to new data from blockchain security firm PeckShield, the CoinDCX exchange suffered the month’s largest loss, highlighting a worrying trend of offchain exploits and advanced social engineering attacks targeting major…
El Salvador’s legislature has taken a landmark and contentious step, passing comprehensive constitutional reforms that allow President Nayib Bukele to seek indefinite re-election. The move, approved by a 57–3 vote with strong backing from Bukele’s New Ideas party, also extends the presidential term from five to six years and eliminates runoff voting a significant transformation…
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has officially ended a 50-year legacy at Bridgewater Associates, the world-renowned hedge fund he founded in 1975. According to The Wall Street Journal, Dalio has sold his last remaining shares in Bridgewater and stepped off its board, closing a chapter in the history of a firm that helped shape the global…
As Ethereum celebrates its 10-year anniversary, industry leaders and innovators are envisioning a bold, transformative decade ahead. Since Vitalik Buterin launched Ethereum in 2015, the network has grown from a decentralized computer for smart contracts into the backbone of the Web3 ecosystem, powering decentralized finance (DeFi), NFTs, DAOs, and much more. Now, as the landscape…
The White House’s focus on digital finance is intensifying, with President Donald Trump’s crypto working group urging federal agencies to deliver clearer rules for cryptocurrency trading and streamline innovation in the rapidly evolving blockchain economy. This regulatory push comes as three major U.S. crypto bills targeting stablecoins, market structure, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)…
JPMorgan Chase has taken a major step toward bridging traditional finance with the digital asset economy by partnering with leading crypto exchange Coinbase. This collaboration will allow Chase credit card customers to buy cryptocurrencies directly, redeem loyalty points for stablecoin rewards, and seamlessly link their banking to crypto services all moves that signal a deepening…
In a pivotal move for Asia’s digital asset industry, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) will begin enforcing its much-anticipated stablecoin regulatory framework this Friday. The regulatory rollout kicks off with a six-month transition period, ushering in temporary licenses and stricter compliance measures for stablecoin issuers. This phased approach underscores Hong Kong’s effort to balance…
