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BlackRock sees AI driving crypto’s next bull phase as altcoin interest fades
The asset management giant's Robbie Mitchnick said clients are focused on bitcoin, ether and only a few other tokens, and aren't looking for broad exposure. Rather, they see opportunity for crypto in artificial intelligence.
Wall Street’s crypto push has been years in the making, says Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley’s Amy Oldenburg said banks are expanding into crypto not because of hype, but after years of infrastructure development.
Bitcoin slips below $70,000, Circle's 16% slide leads crypto stock sell-off
Market participants are now pricing in rate hikes, and it could be weighing on risk assets.
Tether hires a 'Big Four' firm for a full audit of USDT reserves
The audit aims to address long-standing questions over USDT reserves and push new disclosure standards.
Solana Foundation taps Mastercard, Western Union, Worldpay for institutional developer platform
The platform is a toolkit that lets enterprises create and scale financial applications on Solana without deep crypto infrastructure expertise.
New York Stock Exchange taps Securitize to build its tokenized stock platform
The move comes as the race to bring equities to always-on blockchain markets is heating up after Nasdaq obtained regulatory approval for its tokenization plan.
BitGo, Susquehanna Crypto offering institutional OTC access to prediction markets
New partnership lets hedge funds and other large investors trade event contracts using crypto collateral held on BitGo’s platform.
Bitcoin holds above $70,000, but future direction hinges on Iran-U.S. 'talks'
Cryptos bounced on Trump’s five-day pause announcement, but the next move hinges on whether tensions between the U.S. and Iran ease or spiral, a Wintermute trader said.
Prediction market boom spurs new VC fund backed by Polymarket, Kalshi CEOs
The fund, called 5c(c) Capital, is aiming to raise $35 million to fund startups tied to the rapid growth of event-based trading markets.
Strategy tops up capital-raising plans, bringing potential bitcoin buying power back to $42 billion
Expanded share issuance plans and new Wall Street partners boost capital raising firepower.
