A Nasdaq-listed company just announced it's putting $648 million in XRP to work, and the strategy looks less like passive treasury management and more like institutional DeFi infrastructure stress-testing.
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A multinational bank just made holding crypto easier than holding dollars, and most people won't even notice it happened. Standard Chartered's Dubai branch now offers direct bitcoin and ether trading to affluent UAE clients through an in-house custody and settlement system
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The custodian holding $80 billion in Bitcoin just published a threat model for a computer that doesn't exist yet. Coinbase published a technical paper calling for Bitcoin to begin quantum-proofing now, before any quantum computer threatens current cryptography
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Coinbase just turned Base into a bank that doesn't need bankers. Base launched "Earn & Borrow", embedding Aave and Morpho lending protocols directly into Layer 2 apps Apps can now offer variable-rate stablecoin lending and crypto-backed loans without users leaving their interface
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The world's most sanctioned major economy just gave its biggest bank the keys to Bitcoin trading. Russia's central bank approved Sberbank for crypto exchange operations on Oct. 12, six days after granting it digital depository status under the country's new crypto law
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Someone just moved nine times their money after sitting perfectly still through the worst crash in crypto history. A bitcoin wallet holding 4,582 BTC ($378 million today) moved its entire balance after six years of dormancy
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Wall Street just got its first pure-play XRP treasury company, and the debut tells you everything about the gap between crypto enthusiasm and traditional market discipline.
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The MicroStrategy playbook just got a new token, and Wall Street is pricing it immediately. Evernorth debuted on Nasdaq as the first pure-play XRP treasury company, shares up 5% on opening print
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The CFTC just drew a line down the middle of crypto: leverage gets federal rules, spot markets stay with the states, and nobody has to opt in.
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The wealthiest families in the world are moving their life insurance onto a Bitcoin standard, and Sam Altman just doubled down on the bet that this is how inheritance works now.
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The federal government just became one of the most active Bitcoin traders this week, and nobody voted on it. The US government moved 9,261 BTC ($770M) to Coinbase Prime, including 2,456 BTC in newly discovered funds tied to federal law enforcement seizures
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The first pure-play corporate XRP treasury is about to trade on Nasdaq, and the market already priced in a 270% premium before the deal even closed.
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The one-year anniversary of last October's flash crash turned into a self-fulfilling prophecy as overleveraged longs got squeezed out of a billion dollars. Bitcoin dropped from $86K to below $80K in 72 hours, forcing $1 billion in liquidations before stabilizing near $83K
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Coinbase is already doing $100 million in daily volume on tokenized stocks, and the man who built Base thinks this is just the warm-up act.
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One researcher's warning about AI breaking crypto wallet encryption just split the industry into three camps: panic, denial, and a third group quietly moving their money.
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The firm that built its reputation on small, disciplined bets is now swinging twice as hard — and with half the decision-makers. Union Square Ventures raised $900 million across new funds, including $500 million for its latest early-stage vehicle — nearly double its previous fund size
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The world's most unlikely crypto whale just moved $1.5 billion in three days, and it's doing something governments almost never do with seized assets.
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The fintech bank that went public by SPAC is now settling card transactions in stablecoins, and it's projecting volumes that would make it one of the largest crypto payment processors on Earth.
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The line between Wall Street and DeFi just got $4.7 million blurrier, and traditional finance's gatekeepers didn't get a vote. Aave v4 on Base has attracted $4.7 million in deposits of Coinbase-issued tokenized stocks, marking a significant step in bringing traditional equities onto blockchain rails
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The U.S. government just reminded everyone that it's still one of the largest unannounced whales in crypto, and no one knows what happens next. Wallets linked to the U.S. government moved 833.599 BTC to Coinbase Prime and 40,285 BNB to a fresh wallet on Tuesday, totaling over $103 million.
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