Institutional
Institutional

Kalshi Officially Confirms $1B Raise at $22B Valuation

Kalshi’s co-founder said the new capital will be used to accelerate that institutional adoption. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
Institutional

Bitcoin ETFs Post 5-Week Buying Streak as Hedges Unwind, Institutional Appetite Returns

Spot Bitcoin ETFs hit $108.76 billion in net assets as five weeks of inflows and fading put skew signal institutional demand is back. Read Full…
Institutional

Zcash just exploded 40% – and the privacy coin rally is no longer just a crypto-native trade

Zcash is rapidly shedding its historical reputation as a niche tool for digital anonymity, transforming instead into a high-stakes institutional hedge against global financial surveillance.…
Institutional

The “never sell” Bitcoin treasury trade is seriously starting to crack

On Strategy’s May 5 earnings call, Strategy CEO Phong Le said plainly that “we will sell Bitcoin when it is advantageous to the company,” with…
Infrastructure

Ondo, JPMorgan, Mastercard and Ripple Complete First Cross-Border Tokenized Treasury Settlement on XRP Ledger

Four financial heavyweights settled tokenized U.S. Treasuries across borders and banks in under five seconds, connecting the XRP Ledger to JPMorgan’s correspondent banking network. The…
DeFi

Bitcoin lenders say institutions want crypto credit to look more like TradFi

At Consensus 2026 in Miami, executives from Two Prime, Ledn and Lygos Finance said institutional borrowers increasingly prioritize custody, transparency and standardized lending structures over…
Infrastructure

BNY, world's largest custody bank, expands crypto services in Abu Dhabi

The Wall Street giant, which oversees $59 trillion in client assets, teamed up with Finstreet and ADI Foundation for digital asset infrastructure. Read Full Story…
Institutional

Ripple, JPMorgan settle first cross-border tokenized Treasury redemption on XRP Ledger

The pilot, run with Ondo Finance and Mastercard, processed the redemption of Ondo’s OUSG tokenized Treasury fund in under five seconds. Read Full Story at…
Infrastructure

JPMorgan, Mastercard make first cross-border US Treasury transfer via XRP Ledger

The cross-border tokenized US Treasury transaction using blockchain and banking rails builds on an earlier pilot in which the same fund moved between a public…
Institutional

Gnosis Treasury Redemption Vote Swings as Whale Counters Cofounder

Votes in favor of a redemption proposal that would let GNO holders claim roughly $170 per token from a $223M treasury have retaken the lead…