Latest from Ian Allison
Nomura-backed Laser Digital introduces tokenized bitcoin yield-bearing fund
The Laser Digital Bitcoin Diversified Yield Fund SP targets excess returns on top of BTC performance.

Bitcoin utility blockchain VerifiedX debuts ‘Venmo-for crypto’ payment app Butterfly
The Butterfly app goes live in partnership with Crypto.com, Moonpay and Blockdaemon.

Former FTX EU trading specialists unveil Perpetuals.com, an AI-powered derivatives platform
Patrick Gruhn and Robin Matzke were the co-founders of Digital Assets, which was acquired by FTX’s Sam Bankman Fried in 2021 and rebranded as FTX EU.

NFTs are not dead: Wealthy crypto collectors are still driving the market, says Animoca Brands' Yat Siu
The Animoca Brands co-founder, who is also an avid NFT collector, said there's a community of owners who bought to own, not sell.

Societe Generale works with Swift to settle tokenize bonds using cash and stablecoins
The bank’s digital asset division SG-FORGE used its MiCA-compliant EUR CoinVertible stablecoin.

Post-quantum crypto startup Project Eleven raises $20 million in funding round
The Series A round was led by Castle Island Ventures with participation from Coinbase Ventures.

Miami’s crypto-settled real estate record broken by $14 million USDT transaction
The transaction was done with the help of tokenization specialist Propy and involving property firms Ciprés and Rilea Group.

Quantum computing threatens the $2 trillion Bitcoin network. BTQ Technologies says it has a defense.
Post-quantum cryptography specialist BTQ Technologies has introduced ‘Bitcoin Quantum,’ a permissionless fork and testnet of the largest cryptocurrency.

Hundreds of wealthy investors are using crypto to buy real estate in Europe
Brighty co-founder Nikolay Denisenko, a former lead backend engineer at Revolut, says his startup has brokered over 100 deals for HNWIs to buy apartments in Europe.

Crypto exchange OKX cuts institutional staff amid global restructuring
The exchange has overhauled its institutional business as part of a broader restructuring, with approximately one-third of its sales team exiting, according to one source.

