EscalationBitwise Fund Becomes First Solana ETF to Reach $1B AUM
Bitwise's Solana fund has crossed a line no rival product had reached before: it is the first Solana ETF to hit $1 billion in assets under management, a milesto...
SEC proposes Regulation Crypto Assets framework for token fundraising
The proposal, published as an official SEC press release , introduces a framework explicitly branded "Regulation Crypto Assets. " For related coverage, see SEC Proposes Rules for Certain Crypto Investment Contracts .
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Early SignalHong Kong SFC Flags Star Bridge Capital Group, Related Entities as Unlicensed
The Securities and Futures Commission published the entry on its official alert list , the regulator's public register of suspicious or unlicensed entities. The...
Market ReactionSEC Reviews Exotic ETFs Across Crypto and Private Assets
The SEC has opened a public review of "exotic" exchange-traded funds, a sweeping product class that spans crypto, leveraged stocks, private assets and event con...
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RISK: MEDIUMHong Kong SFC Flags Star Bridge Capital Group, Related Entities as Unlicensed
The Securities and Futures Commission published the entry on its official alert list , the regulator's public register of suspicious or unlicensed entities. The...
RISK: HIGHSEC Reviews Exotic ETFs Across Crypto and Private Assets
The SEC has opened a public review of "exotic" exchange-traded funds, a sweeping product class that spans crypto, leveraged stocks, private assets and event con...
RISK: HIGHBIS Chief Says Stablecoins Lack Credibility for Payments
The head of the Bank for International Settlements says stablecoins do not have the credibility to handle large-scale payments, and he is backing tokenized depo...
RISK: HIGHCharles Schwab Expands Crypto Trading Beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum
Charles Schwab is taking its crypto ambitions past Bitcoin and Ethereum. The brokerage giant has announced plans to expand the digital assets available in Schwa...
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EscalationBitcoin dips to $78.4K as Fed's Warsh downplays softer inflation prints
Bitcoin slid to $78. 4K after Federal Reserve figure Kevin Warsh played down a run of softer inflation prints, reminding traders that cooler data does not guara...
Early SignalBitcoin Miner IREN Shares Fall as AI Conversion Costs Mount
Bitcoin miner IREN saw its shares fall as investors zeroed in on the mounting cost of its pivot toward artificial intelligence, turning a growth story into a sp...
Market ReactionStrive Raises $100M to Buy Bitcoin for Treasury
Strive has raised $100 million through a preferred equity offering, and the money is earmarked for one thing: buying more Bitcoin for its corporate treasury. It...
EscalationCoinbase Suspends Trading for Badger DAO and Storj on September 28
Coinbase is pulling the plug on two tokens. The exchange plans to suspend trading for Badger DAO and Storj on September 28, cutting off access to both assets fo...
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Vitalik Buterin
Co-founder of Ethereum
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Magic Eden Drops Bitcoin and Ethereum for iGaming Amid NFT Volume Slump
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Changpeng Zhao (CZ)
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CryptoQuant: Bitcoin Rally Fueled by Binance Short Squeeze
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Michael Saylor
Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy
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AI Made Bitcoin Software a Target. One Group Is Fighting Back
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Brian Armstrong
Co-founder and CEO of Coinbase
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Senate to Vote on Clarity Act Sept. 15 in Key Crypto Regulation Step
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Charles Hoskinson
Founder of Cardano and IOG, and Ethereum co-founder
Former Ethereum co-founder who left to build Cardano, a blockchain ecosystem centered on academic research and peer-revi...
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COLLAPSEBitwise Fund Becomes First Solana ETF to Reach $1B AUM
Bitwise's Solana fund has crossed a line no rival product had reached before: it is the first Solana ETF to hit $1 billion in assets under management, a milesto...
FRAUDProShares XRP ETF Appears in SEC Filing as U.S. XRP Fund Market Grows
The product appears in a document filed under ProShares' EDGAR registrant record, available on the SEC's public archive . ProShares is the named issuer tied to...
FRAUDXRP Treasury Company Clears SEC Hurdle for Nasdaq Listing
An XRP treasury company has cleared a key SEC hurdle tied to its planned Nasdaq listing, moving a token-focused public vehicle one step closer to Wall Street. T...
FRAUDSolana Votes to Cancel 19M SOL Issuance in Close Governance Decision
Solana just held its first binding governance vote, and the headline result was a decision to cancel roughly 19 million SOL of future issuance in a closely cont...