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A16z-Backed Daylight Brings Electricity Markets Onchain With New DeFi Protocol
The DayFi protocol aims to turn electricity cash flows into a crypto-native yield product, bridging capital to new solar power installations.
Standard Chartered Throws in the Towel on Bullish Bitcoin Forecast
Bowing to what he called a "cold breeze," but not a "crypto winter," Geoff Kendrick slashed his year-end outlook for BTC to $100,000 and doesn't expect $500,000 until 2030 versus 2028 previously.
BMW Taps JPMorgan for First Onchain Programmable FX Payment
The German car giant used JPMorgan’s permissioned Kinexys Digital Payments network to do the FX transaction.
Blockchain Network Canton, With $6T of Real-World Assets, Taps RedStone for DeFi Access
The integration aims to connect RedStone’s data feeds to Canton’s institutional blockchain infrastructure.
CFTC Launches Digital Assets Pilot Allowing Bitcoin, Ether and USDC as Collateral
Acting Chair Caroline Pham has unveiled a first-of-its-kind U.S. program to permit tokenized collateral in derivatives markets, citing "clear guardrails" for firms.
Bitcoin Treads Water Near $90K as Bitfinex Warns of 'Fragile Setup' to Shocks
BTC's relative weakness compared to stocks points to tepid spot demand, making the largest crypto vulnerable to macro volatility, Bitfinex analysts said.
CoreWeave Stock Falls 8% on $2B Convertible Debt Offering
Though remaining sharply higher than their IPO price, shares have struggled over the past six months, losing 50%.
Digital Assets to Shift From Disruption to Integration in 2026, CoinShares Says
'Hybrid finance' is taking hold as traditional institutions tokenize funds and deposits on public blockchains.
Tom Lee's BitMine Immersion Ramps Up Ether Acquisition, Adding $435M of ETH to Treasury
This was the firm's largest weekly haul in more than a month; the company also increased its cash holdings to $1 billion.
BlackRock Files for Staked Ethereum ETF
The iShares Ethereum Staking Trust marks a bold push into on-chain yield exposure, as the SEC's tone has shifted under new leadership.
