Will Canny

Will Canny is an experienced market reporter with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. He's now covering the crypto beat as a finance reporter at CoinDesk. He owns more than $1,000 of SOL.

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Finance

R3 bets on Solana to bring institutional yield onchain

As DeFi investors seek stable, uncorrelated returns, R3 is building Solana-native structures to bring private credit and trade finance into crypto markets.

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Markets

Ark Invest sees bitcoin and tokenization driving the next phase of digital asset growth

The asset manager said bitcoin’s institutional adoption and asset tokenization are pushing digital assets toward scale, potentially reaching tens of trillions by decade’s end.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

Markets

Citi sounds the alarm on ‘address poisoning’ scams flooding the Ethereum network

A record surge in activity on the Ethereum network is likely being driven by scam-related behavior rather than genuine user growth, according to the bank's analysts.

Citibank

Tech

Ethereum upgrade sparks activity spike, but JPMorgan doubts it will last

The Fusaka upgrade raised usage, but pressure from layer-2 networks and rival blockchains continues to cloud Ethereum's long-term growth outlook.

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Finance

Private credit may be the breakout use case for tokenization: Maple's Sidney Powell

Maple Finance CEO Sidney Powell said blockchain’s biggest opportunity isn’t tokenized Treasury bills or funds — instead, it’s bringing opaque, illiquid private credit markets onchain.

Art installation reminiscent of digital ecosystems

Tech

Blockchain technology can accelerate global GDP growth, Citizens says

The bank said the technology is shifting from experimentation to real-world deployment, with implications for capital markets, governments and global GDP.

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Markets

Chainlink is one of crypto’s most undervalued infrastructure bets: Bitwise

Chainlink is a dominant software platform quietly powering stablecoins, tokenization, DeFi and institutional adoption across crypto, said Matt Hougan.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan (CoinDesk Archives)

Finance

Mastercard said to weigh Zerohash investment after ending takeover talks worth billions

The credit card giant is considering a strategic investment in Zerohash as opposed to buying the company outright, according to people familiar with the transaction.

Mastercard debit card next to phone with price chart (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

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Markets

Wall Street integration will power crypto’s next phase, says Fidelity Digital Assets

Infrastructure, institutions and advisors are laying the groundwork for a structural shift in global finance.

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Finance

HR services provider Gusto taps Zerohash to speed up global payouts with stablecoins

Payroll and HR platform Gusto is piloting stablecoin payouts powered by Zerohash, aiming to cut cross-border payment times.

Stablecoin networks (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)