Czech National Bank Approves Proposal to Study Bitcoin as Reserve Asset
Could Bitcoin (BTC) soon find its way on to the balance sheet of a European central bank?That possibility took at least a small step forward on Thursday after the board…
The Lines Between Spot Crypto ETFs and Direct Ownership Will Blur in 2025
In today’s issue, Miguel Kudry from L1 Advisors breaks down direct ownership of cryptocurrency vs. exchange-traded and wrapped funds and how they are expected to evolve through 2025.Then, Crews Enochs…
Telecom’s Future Lies in Decentralized Networks
The telecommunications industry stands at a critical juncture. As global data consumption skyrockets, traditional telecom operators face a perfect storm of challenges: stagnant subscriber growth, costly infrastructure maintenance and an…
Put Securities On-Chain!
This week, in a Washington Post op-ed, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev called for a new approach to capital markets in the United States. He suggested a number of policies –…
Kraken Brings Back Crypto Staking for U.S. Customers
Kraken, one of the longest-standing crypto exchanges, has reinstated blockchain staking products for many of its American customers, another sign that the previously sclerotic environment for crypto assets in the…
Elastos Raises $20M to Build Native Bitcoin DeFi Protocol
Elastos, a project looking to turn Bitcoin into a more fruitful base for decentralized finance (DeFi), has raised $20 million towards that goal.Elastos, a decentralized infrastructure provider, aims to scale…
LTC Surges 16.7% as All Assets Trade Higher
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3829.35, up 1.8% (+68.29) since…
Apollo Unveils Tokenized Private Credit Fund With Securitize as Blockchain Deepens Links to Traditional Finance
Apollo, an investment firm with over $730 billion in assets under management, is offering investors a new tokenized private credit fund with the help of security token specialist Securitize.Accessed via…
Former Senator Who Called Bitcoin ‘A Choice for Criminals’ Gets 11 Years in Prison for Bribery
Staunch crypto skeptic and disgraced former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday on charges of bribery and acting as an agent for Egypt,…
World’s Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund Has Indirect Bitcoin Exposure of More Than $355M
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, Norway’s Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), has amassed $356.7 million in indirect bitcoin (BTC) exposure, according to K33 Research. At the end of 2024,…