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Citi and Morgan Stanley expand bitcoin and crypto custody, trading and tokenization efforts
As Citi plans to integrate Bitcoin into bank-grade custody and reporting frameworks, Morgan Stanley moves to bring crypto trading, lending exploration and tokenized products to mainstream wealth clients.

Vitalik Buterin reveals his bold new plan to fix Ethereum’s scaling problem
The new post reflects Buterin’s renewed focus on scaling Ethereum’s base layer, after several years in which much of the ecosystem’s scaling strategy centered on layer-2 rollups.

Bitcoin Miner MARA jumps 17% after striking a deal with Starwood to build AI data centers
The bitcoin miner inked a deal with investment firm Starwood to convert and expand select facilities to serve data center needs for AI.

Here is why Ethereum's bold new plan could make the blockchain giant high-speed 'internet of value' by 2029
Beneath the technical language of the 'Strawmap' is a far simpler story: Ethereum is trying to decide what kind of infrastructure it wants to be by the end of the decade.

A former Solana exec is taking a page out of Wall Street playbook to make global crypto trades faster
The goal is to reduce Solana’s growing geographic concentration in Europe and introduce multicast functionality.

Bitcoin snaps back near $69,000 but analysts warn the market may not be out of the woods yet
Crypto rebounds sharply from Tuesday's lows, yet traders question whether the move marks a lasting turn or another range-bound bounce.

Blockfills co-founder and CEO Nicholas Hammer has stepped down
The crypto lender suspended client deposits and withdrawals earlier this month due to recent market and financial conditions.

Crypto’s biggest exchange fights back against allegations of moving billions of Iran-linked money
The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Fortune all reported that investigators had been let go after identifying sanctions-violating transactions.

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is planning stablecoin comeback in the second half of this year
The Facebook owner’s stablecoin integration involves a third party vendor to help administer stablecoin-based payments and a new wallet to be implemented, sources said.

Mystery Hong Kong investor in BlackRock's bitcoin ETF breaks silence after $436 million stake sparks controversy
A spokesperson for Laurore said the $436 million IBIT stake “reflects personal investment conviction,” as records link it to a mainland China passport holder.

