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A former Solana exec is taking a page out of Wall Street playbook to make global crypto trades faster
The goal is to reduce Solana’s growing geographic concentration in Europe and introduce multicast functionality.
Blockfills co-founder and CEO Nicholas Hammer has stepped down
The crypto lender suspended client deposits and withdrawals earlier this month due to recent market and financial conditions.
Kraken rolls out crypto-style, 24/7 perpetuals trading for tokenized U.S. stocks
The crypto exchange is bringing U.S. stocks closer to the crypto world, letting users trade derivatives of tokenized stocks around-the-clock and with 20x leverage.
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is planning stablecoin comeback in the second half of this year
The Facebook owner’s stablecoin integration involves a third party vendor to help administer stablecoin-based payments and a new wallet to be implemented, sources said.
Mystery Hong Kong investor in BlackRock's bitcoin ETF breaks silence after $436 million stake sparks controversy
A spokesperson for Laurore said the $436 million IBIT stake “reflects personal investment conviction,” as records link it to a mainland China passport holder.
Goldman Sachs, Franklin Templeton, and Nicki Minaj: Inside Trump’s surreal Mar-a-Lago crypto summit
Crypto, real estate and politics collided at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club as insiders debated tokenization and regulation.
Inside the meeting: White House favors some stablecoin rewards, tells banks it's time to move
Sources familiar with the talks on stablecoin yields say the White House urged bankers to get on board with a deal that lets the market structure bill advance.
Susquehanna-backed Blockfills up for sale after $75 million lending loss
The Chicago-based company said it was temporarily suspending client deposits and withdrawals last week due to recent market and financial conditions.
Figure is debuting its tokenized stock along with upsized $150 million offering
The FGRD token represents common shares of the company issued natively onchain with instant settlement and built-in lending tools.
Financial giant that services $3.5 trillion assets will pilot Trump-affiliated WLFI stablecoin for tokenized funds
The financial giant Apex Group, which provides services for $3.5 trillion assets, has teamed up with World Liberty Financial to test the USD1 stablecoin for fund flows and tokenized assets.
