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Policy

U.S. Regulator That May Rule Over Digital Assets Pushing Toward Crypto Spot Trading

The CFTC's interim boss, Caroline Pham, is said to be personally guiding exchanges on launching compliant products as she also overhauls the agency.

CFTC Acting Chairman Caroline Pham speaks at SEC (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Tech

Bitcoin DeFi Gets Another Institutional Boost Through Anchorage Digital Custody

Anchorage Digital is opening institutional pathways into Bitcoin-native DeFi, providing a regulated gateway to BOB’s hybrid Bitcoin–Ethereum ecosystem.

Nathan McCauley, co-founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital at Consensus 2025.

Finance

Ex-Alameda Co-Founder's Crypto Trading Firm Lantern Ventures Said to Be Winding Down Funds

A number of the firm's staff are likely to lose their jobs, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Finance

Securitize, VanEck Bring VBILL Tokenized Treasury Fund To Aave

The integration, powered by Chainlink’s NAVLink oracle technology, represents another leap in bridging traditional finance and decentralized finance together.

(VanEck)

Finance

Dinari Taps Chainlink to Tokenize S&P DJI's Upcoming Crypto Market Index

The S&P Digital Markets 50 Index tracks a basket of blockchain-focused stocks and digital assets; Chainlink will provide crucial data to support a tokenized version.

Chainlink CEO and co-founder Sergey Nazarov

Finance

Animoca Brands' Public Market Ambition Aims at Providing Crypto Access to 'Billions'

"Most of the world still doesn't have crypto," said Animoca Brands' co-founder, adding that his company is planning to help change that through its public listing.

Animoca Brands' co-founder and executive chairman Yat Siu speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Finance

RETRACTION: YZi Labs, Animoca, Gate Did Not Take Part in Standard Money Fundraising Round

A company release said Standard Money raised $8 million and named YZi Labs, Animoca, Gate and Crypto.com as participating, claims that three of the four companies denied.

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Finance

Unveiling GoDark: Crypto’s New Institutional Dark Pool Backed by Copper, GSR, Others

There is no real institutional dark pool in crypto, according to the builder of GoDark.

Denis Dariotis, founder and CEO of GoQuant

Web3

Social Engineering Scams Top Crypto Threats in 2025: WhiteBit

Technical wallet hacks, including phishing and malware, are the second most common threat, making up 33.7% of incidents.

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Finance

Swiss Crypto Infrastructure Firm Taurus Expands to U.S. With New York Office

With clearer regulation and growing institutional demand, Taurus is expanding its footprint to serve U.S. financial giants from New York.

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