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VanEck’s Solana ETF moves closer to market entry with DTCC listing

The listing comes days after the SEC asked Solana ETF applicants to submit amended S‑1 registration statements.

7 months ago

Exchanges

Coinbase seeking SEC approval to offer blockchain-based equities

Coinbase looking to secure SEC's blessing as it ventures into blockchain-based equities.

7 months ago

TradFi

Bybit unveils TradFi platform to blend crypto and traditional markets

Bybit TradFi offers seamless trading access to gold, forex, and major stock CFDs without separate software.

7 months ago

Regulation

Gemini, Coinbase near EU licenses as regulators clash over rapid approvals

Coinbase and Gemini's potential EU approval through MiCA intensifies debates on regulatory cohesion and competitive licensing environments.

7 months ago

Crypto

Bitcoin holds steady at $105k despite escalating tensions between Iran, Israel

Bitcoin showed resilience during the June 13 US trading session despite escalating tensions in the Middle East causing global market turbulence.

7 months ago

Crypto

Anthony Pompliano planning $750 million Bitcoin-focused investment firm via SPAC

Pompliano's new initiative, ProCapBTC, aims to raise $750 million to tap into renewed institutional appetite for Bitcoin investments.

7 months ago

Legal

Crypto market maker Gotbit and founder sentenced for fraud, manipulation

Gotbit founder and CEO Aleksei Andriunin was sentenced to eight months in prison and one year of supervised release.

7 months ago

Legal

SEC, Ripple seek to end multi-year legal dispute with amended filing

Ripple and SEC agree to split $125M as court decision anticipated in long-standing dispute.

7 months ago

Stablecoins

Shopify to enable USDC payments via Base across its Checkout ecosystem

Shopify's integration of USDC aims to boost e-commerce, but draws scrutiny over limited blockchain interoperability.

7 months ago

Stablecoins

World’s largest financial clearinghouse DTCC eyeing stablecoin launch

The DTCC is considering a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin to enhance settlement and asset movement, pending legislative clarity from Congress.

7 months ago

Tokens

Polygon unveils ‘Gigagas’ roadmap to reach 100,000 TPS

The Gigagas roadmap positions Polygon for high-throughput financial applications with planned scalability and instant finality.

7 months ago

Debt

GameStop’s plan to raise another $1.75B fuels speculation of further Bitcoin acquisitions

GameStop shares slipped slightly in after-hours trading following the announcement, indicating that investors remain skeptical of its investment plans for now.

7 months ago

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Assad Jafri

VanEck’s Solana ETF moves closer to market entry with DTCC listing

Coinbase seeking SEC approval to offer blockchain-based equities

Bybit unveils TradFi platform to blend crypto and traditional markets

Gemini, Coinbase near EU licenses as regulators clash over rapid approvals

Bitcoin holds steady at $105k despite escalating tensions between Iran, Israel

Anthony Pompliano planning $750 million Bitcoin-focused investment firm via SPAC

Crypto market maker Gotbit and founder sentenced for fraud, manipulation

SEC, Ripple seek to end multi-year legal dispute with amended filing

Shopify to enable USDC payments via Base across its Checkout ecosystem

World’s largest financial clearinghouse DTCC eyeing stablecoin launch

Polygon unveils ‘Gigagas’ roadmap to reach 100,000 TPS

GameStop’s plan to raise another $1.75B fuels speculation of further Bitcoin acquisitions

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