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Former Grayscale ETF Chief David LaValle to Lead CoinDesk Indices in Institutional Push
LaValle, an ETF veteran, takes over as president of CoinDesk’s indexes and data arm, overseeing benchmarks with $40B in tracked assets.
Solana Set for Major Overhaul After 98% Votes to Approve Historic 'Alpenglow' Upgrade
98.27% of SOL stakers that voted approved the proposal, with only 1.05% voting against and 0.36% abstaining. In total, 52% of the network’s stake participated in the vote.
Somnia Mainnet Goes Live Along With Native SOMI Token After 10B Testnet Transactions
The Improbable-backed blockchain says it processed over 10 billion testnet transactions and lists Google Cloud among its validators.
Nasdaq-Listed Crypto Exchange Group Coincheck Buys Regulated Prime Broker Aplo
Aplo, a prime broker specializing in digital assets trading, is regulated in France by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF).
‘OP_CAT Isn’t My Invention. It’s Satoshi’s,’ Says Bruce Liu as OPCAT_Labs Pushes to Reboot Bitcoin’s Code
OP_CAT Labs' Liu says Satoshi envisioned Bitcoin to be programmable. To get there, one piece of code needs to be re-enabled. But there are some loud voices in the way.
Asia Morning Briefing: Hex Trust CEO Sees Both Promise and Peril in Bitcoin Treasury Firms
Hex Trust's CEO draws a line between financial engineering and genuine diversification, warning that not all Bitcoin treasury strategies are created equal.
Tokenized Gold Market Tops $2.5B as the Precious Metal Nears Record Highs
Gold-backed tokens XAUT and PAXG have surged to fresh highs in market capitalization as the metal trades near its April peak.
XRP Price Holds Near $2.75 as Analyst Maps Path Between $2.40 Risk and $3.70 Upside
XRP trades around $2.75 after intraday swings, with Martinez warning of a $2.40 downside risk if support fails and outlining a bullish path toward $3.70.
BNB Slips Below $860 as Traders Brace for U.S. Jobs Data
Underlying network activity surged, with daily active wallet addresses on BNB Chain more than doubling to 2.5 million, but transaction volumes have been dropping steadily since late June.
Asia Morning Briefing: August ETF Flows Show the Massive Scale of BTC to ETH Rotation
August saw $751M exit U.S. Bitcoin ETFs even as Ethereum funds pulled in nearly $4B, underscoring diverging institutional appetites as BTC stalls
