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Rootstock’s aim is to end Bitcoin’s “isolation” from other chains due to its lack of native smart contracts.

The program aims to drive innovation in tokenized real-world assets as blockchain adoption accelerates.

Metaplanet reaches a milestone of 0.01% of the total bitcoin supply.

Crypto exchange Bullish has listed perpetual futures on both indices, allowing traders to gain exposure to these benchmarks with deep liquidity and around-the-clock trading.

Secondary markets for locked tokens refer to platforms or mechanisms where tokens that are under some form of lock-up or vesting schedule.

The memecoin market, once pitched as a “fair launch” opportunity for traders, has been exposed as a rigged game, Carter said.

Bitcoin entered the final stretch of its weekly cycle and could bottom soon, a well-followed trader said.

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In what may be a big test of the crypto sector’s new influence over a markedly friendlier U.S. Congress, it’s asking for the reversal of an incoming tax policy.

Institutional investors bought $38.7 billion worth of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the fourth quarter, filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed.

The right systems and processes must be in place to properly tokenize the trillions of dollars worth of potential real-world assets, says Blue Water Financial Technologies’ Peter Gaffney.

The Hashdex Nasdaq XRP fund is currently in a pre-operational phase, but does not yet have an official start date.

BTC-backed loans could be a great way for traditional finance institutions to engage with crypto at scale, says BlockFill’s Ari Pine.

Called the Open Intents Framework, the new scheme aims to bring “intents” to all corners of the Ethereum ecosystem.

The arrival of the Monad testnet will provide traders with a fast EVM-compatible building site and the possibility of airdrops on the L1.

The approval allows the trading platform to expand its digital asset offerings across all 30 European Economic Area countries.

The firm, which holds 1,000 BTC, went public on the Nasdaq Wednesday via a SPAC merger.

A survey by the crypto exchange showed that 85% of digital asset holders in the U.S. invested in memecoins.

The expansion is driven by optimism about potential regulatory changes under the Trump administration.

Access to fiat services begins Wednesday, and will be gradually rolled out to all eligible customers over the coming days, Binance.US said.

Ales Michl had previously proposed the Czech National Bank consider bitcoin as a reserve asset.

Litecoin (LTC) was also among the top performers, gaining 7.3%.

A federal court confirmed the final tally of SBF assets the government staked a claim to, including $606 million in Robinhood stock sales and two private jets.

The Swedish DePIN startup is taking on incumbents like FlightAware and Flightradar24 with a decentralized approach that rewards hobbyist data collectors.

The asset manager’s U.S.-registered version of the fund Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund has attracted $580 million in assets.