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Finance

Wall Street heavyweight Cantor among investment banks pitching FalconX for its potential IPO

Crypto trading firm FalconX's CEO has previously said it is considering a public listing.

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Tech

Bitcoin’s quantum threat is real, but far from an existential crisis, Galaxy says

Developers are already working to address quantum risks, and investors shouldn’t mistake a long-term challenge for an immediate threat, according to Galaxy Digital’s head of research Alex Thorn.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto exchange Kraken freezes multibillion-dollar IPO plan due to difficult market conditions

Kraken's parent company filed a draft S-1 registration statement with the SEC in November regarding the proposed initial public offering of its common stock.

Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Semafor)

Finance

Crypto trading firm BlockFills files for bankruptcy

The institutional crypto lender filed for bankruptcy after suspending withdrawals, incurring about $75 million in losses and facing a lawsuit alleging misuse of customer funds.

Zipmex filed for bankruptcy protection in Singapore. (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Finance

Here is why Nasdaq and owner of NYSE are putting the $126 trillion equity market on blockchain

The race for the "everything exchange" makes Wall Street operators and crypto exchanges rivals and partners at the same time.

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Tech

AI agents are quietly rewriting prediction market trading

Valory co-founder David Minarsch says autonomous agents running on the Olas protocol are giving retail traders a 24/7, strategy-driven edge on platforms like Polymarket.

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Finance

Crypto broker Bitpanda bets on banks and tokenization to expand globally ahead of IPO plans

The Vienna-based crypto broker eyes emerging markets, teaming up with institutions rather than competing with local exchanges, said Vishal Sacheendran, VP of global markets strategy and operations.

Vishal Sacheendran, Bitpanda's vice president of global markets strategy and operations (Bitpanda)

Finance

Mining giant Foundry to introduce institutional zcash mining pool

The pool is designed for institutional and public company miners, focusing on compliance and regulated infrastructure.

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Finance

Kraken's tokenized stock venue starts points program, hinting at possible ecosystem token

The initiative will reward trading and DeFi use of tokenized stocks as the sector tops $1 billion and gains traction with major exchanges.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto doesn’t belong in AI portfolio as it’s ‘a different animal,’ says tech investor and former Snap exec

Former Snap strategy chief and Credit Suisse banker says crypto sits outside his AI thesis.

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