Institutional
Institutional

Everyone has the perps convergence backwards

Crypto is said to be growing up to look like Wall Street. The evidence in its biggest market points the other way, argues Bitget CEO…
Industry News

Wall Street is sitting on a $16.3 billion Bitcoin loss, and an August 14 deadline will expose who is quietly fleeing

Bloomberg Intelligence estimates the average net cost basis of US spot Bitcoin ETF capital at roughly $82,249, leaving the position about 22% underwater and sitting…
AI

From crypto treasury to AI data centers: Inside the aggressive 4,375 ETH selloff that just hit a massive collateral wall

The company raised its ceiling to 4,375 ETH, but only 1,714.8 ETH now sits outside the disclosed pledge. The post From crypto treasury to AI…
DeFi

Why DeFi giant Aave is pulling the plug on six hyped blockchains making less than $5,000 a quarter

LlamaRisk would freeze new activity, redirect nearly all interest revenue to the treasury, and reserve stronger unwind levers for later. The post Why DeFi giant…
Infrastructure

Bank of Italy finds no consistent cost advantage for stablecoin remittances

Researchers found that fiat conversion costs and payment infrastructure, rather than blockchain fees, accounted for most of the differences in stablecoin remittance costs and settlement…
Institutional

The good and the bad of perps, according to crypto traders

Both retail and institutional traders worry about the funding rate. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Institutional

Circle Lands New York Trust Charter as Stablecoin Issuer Expands Regulatory Footprint

The approval comes weeks after Circle won federal approval to establish a national trust bank, adding another license as the USDC issuer expands. Read Full…
Institutional

US Treasury Sanctions Iranian Firms Taking Bitcoin for Hormuz Passage

OFAC sanctioned two Iranian firms including Hormuz Safe, which “accepts payment in Bitcoin and other digital assets.” Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
AI

Crypto faces 3 barriers to next bull run, STS Digital CEO says

Institutional options selling, AI and delayed U.S. crypto regulation are weighing on bitcoin, according to STS Digital CEO Maxime Seiler. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com…
Institutional

ECB says digital euro app will exceed EU accessibility standards

The European Central Bank proposed accessibility standards for its planned digital euro app, saying it would be one of several ways users could access basic…