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From Wall Street to Web3: This is crypto’s year of integration, Silicon Valley Bank says
From bank-led stablecoins to tokenized T-bills and AI-powered wallets, digital assets will move from pilot projects to financial plumbing this year.

Metaplanet operating profit to rise 81% in 2026 after soaring 17-fold last year on options writing
The company recorded a non-cash bitcoin valuation loss of 102.2 billion yen ($650 million) due to the cryptocurrency’s price drop.

Prediction markets vs. insider trading: Founders admit blockchain transparency is the only defense
Prediction markets are increasingly being framed not as gambling platforms but as vehicles for monetizing information, though founders acknowledged the line can blur.

Wall Street remains bullish on bitcoin while offshore traders retreat
The difference in futures basis between CME and Deribit reflects varying risk appetite across regions.

The Genius Act ripple effect: Sui executives say institutional demand has never been higher
Evan Cheng and Stephen Mackintosh said 2025 marked a turning point for institutional adoption, with tokenization and agentic commerce emerging as the next frontier.

Elon Musk's X to launch crypto and stock trading in ‘couple weeks’
Users will be able to interact with ticker symbols in posts and execute trades within the app, the company's head of product said.

Galaxy’s Steve Kurz sees ‘great convergence’ driving crypto’s long-term outlook
The firm's asset-management chief says the recent crypto selloff reflects healthy deleveraging, while infrastructure growth and institutional adoption support a bullish outlook.

Wall Street analysts slash Coinbase price targets after Q4 miss — but shares rally
Barclays, Benchmark, Clear Street, and JPMorgan all cut targets, citing weak retail trading and macro headwinds.

U.S.-based DeFi group urges UK FCA to anchor crypto rules to 'unilateral control'
DeFi Education Fund says developers of non-custodial protocols should not be regulated as intermediaries under the U.K.’s proposed crypto regime.

Ethereum Foundation leadership shake-up: Tomasz Stańczak out as co-executive director
Stańczak came aboard in 2025 after the exit of longtime chief Aya Miyaguchi amid criticism the foundation wasn’t doing enough to push the Ethereum ecosystem.
