Latest from Ian Allison
Hashnote's U.S. Treasuries Token Now Available Through Crypto Custodian Copper
Not all the so-called “on-chain treasuries” in the market are created equal, warns Hashnote CEO Leo Mizuhara.

Crypto Custodian BitGo Receives Investment From Iconic Cash Handling Firm Brink’s
Brink’s says it is continuing its growth in the evolving digital asset industry with the BitGo investment.

Crypto Custody Specialist Taurus Brings Tokenized Securities to Retail Customers in Switzerland
Swiss financial regulator FINMA has approved Taurus’s TDX marketplace to offer blockchain-based shares in unlisted companies to retail investors.

FTX Sold About $1B of Grayscale's Bitcoin ETF, Explaining Much of Outflow: Sources
BTC's price has fallen since bitcoin ETFs were approved. In theory, now that FTX is done selling its substantial holdings, the selling pressure could ease since a bankruptcy estate liquidating holdings is a relatively unique event.

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Hits $1B AUM in One Week
IBIT’s holdings consist of 99% bitcoin, and nearly $60,000 in fiat, data shows.

BlackRock Wants to Follow Bitcoin ETF With an Ethereum ETF. Marketing It Might Not Be So Simple
Larry Fink has been talking up a spot ether ETF, but index provider CF Benchmarks sees a conundrum when it comes to selling that product.

OKX’s Middle East Business Wins Dubai Virtual Assets License
OKX Middle East Fintech FZE will be offering local currency trading pairs such as AED/BTC, AED/ETH, and more in the coming weeks, said OKX General Manager for MENA Region Rifad Mahasneh.

StarkWare CEO Uri Kolodny Steps Down Due to Family Health Issue
StarkWare president Eli Ben-Sasson will become CEO, and Kolodny will continue to serve on the StarkWare board of directors, the company said on Thursday.

Grayscale Claims Bragging Rights for First Spot Bitcoin ETF to Begin Trading
Grayscale's conversion of its $27 billion bitcoin trust into an ETF was finally approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday

Brevan Howard, Hamilton Lane Back New Tokenization Platform Libre
Freshly out of stealth, Libre is also working with Nomura’s Laser Digital unit and has been built using Polygon’s chain development kit by tokenization pioneer Avtar Sehra.

