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Finance

A Bitcoin Startup Raised $50M to Allow Users to Trade With 'Bitcoin-Grade' Security

The raise brings Portal’s total funding to $92M as it pushes to make Bitcoin the anchor of tokenized and cross-chain markets.

16:0 Portal founders (Portal)

Markets

Decentralized Science Project Aubrai Launches on Base to Tackle Science Funding's ‘Valley of Death’

The decentralized AI agent, trained on unpublished longevity research from Aubrey de Grey’s lab, uses BIO Protocol's launchpad to fund experiments and tokenize discoveries.

science, lab (CoinDesk Archives)

Tech

Bitcoin Mining Faces 'Incredibly Difficult' Market as Power Becomes the Real Currency

Executives at Jackson Hole’s SALT conference said the old boom-and-bust halving rhythm is breaking down, with survival now tied to cheap power and diversified infrastructure.

Mining machines (GreenBelka/Shutterstock)

Finance

Haycen Secures Stablecoin Issuance License in Bermuda

The company provides stablecoin-based products for non-bank lenders in global trade.

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Markets

Majority of Dual-Asset Investors See Crypto Outpacing Stocks Over Next Decade: Kraken Survey

A full 65% of those surveyed expect digital assets to deliver stronger growth than equities over the next 10 years.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Acquires No-Code Trading Firm Capitalise.ai to Expand Pro Platform

The purchase brings text-based strategy design, testing and automation to Kraken Pro users.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

Finance

How Two Bitcoiners 'Tripped' Into Opaque BTC Treasuries Market and Built Massive Information Hub

Tim Kotzman and Ed Juline are using social media, AI and new event formats to close the information gap in bitcoin treasury strategy.

New York City skyline (Michael Discenza/Unsplash)

Finance

Polkadot Launches Institutional Arm to Bridge Wall Street and Web3

The new group’s offerings will cover centralized and decentralized exchange infrastructure, real-world asset tokenization, staking, and decentralized finance.

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Finance

Tassat Names Glen Sussman CEO as Firm Eyes Next Stage of Institutional Growth

Sussman succeeds Zain Saidin, who will remain on the company’s board and take on a new role as senior adviser.

International regulators at BIS want to make cross-border payments cheaper. (Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)

Markets

Adam Back’s $2.1B Bitcoin Treasury Play Set to Challenge MARA in BTC Holdings

Bitcoin Standard Treasury Co.'s SPAC deal combines fiat financing and a bitcoin-denominated PIPE, aiming to debut on the Nasdaq with over 30,000 BTC and an aggressive growth plan.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back at Consensus Hong Kong in February 2025 (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)