Despite steep redemptions from Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, Solana attracted $369 million of inflows this month as investors increasingly positioned SOL as a yield-generating asset. According to Bohdan Opryshko, co-founder and chief operating officer of Everstake, both institutions and retail holders are “treating Solana as a yield-generating asset rather than a speculative trade.” He told … Read more
A new financial law in the United Arab Emirates is set to bring decentralized finance (DeFi) and broader Web3 into regulatory parameters, signaling an important shift for the industry. The UAE’s new central bank law, Federal Decree Law No. 6 of 2025, introduces “one of the most consequential regulatory shifts” for the crypto industry in … Read more
Crypto-focused venture capital investment reached $4.65 billion in the third quarter, the second-highest amount of activity since crypto exchange FTX collapsed in late 2022 and decimated venture bets on crypto. Galaxy Digital’s head of research, Alex Thorn, said in a report on Monday that Q3’s venture bets were a 290% quarter-on-quarter jump and the largest … Read more
Pseudonymous Pump.fun co-founder Sapijiju rejected claims that the project cashed out more than $436 million in stablecoins, calling the allegations “complete misinformation” from the blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain. In an X post, Sapijiju addressed the report, insisting that none of the transferred funds were sold. He said the USDC originated from the PUMP token’s initial … Read more
Crypto wallet provider Exodus plans to use its Bitcoin reserves to finance a major push into onchain payments, striking a $175 million deal to acquire W3C Corp, the parent company of payment infrastructure providers Monavate and Baanx. The agreement, announced on Monday, marked a major shift in strategy for the NYSE-listed company. By bringing Monavate … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) risk-reward has delivered a rare bullish signal as multiple metrics flip green. Key points: Bitcoin price metrics are showing multiyear opportunities when it comes to risk versus reward. While not a guarantee that the BTC price bottom is in, the odds for buyers are “becoming more attractive.” Data is increasingly mimicking the end … Read more
The infamous Hyperliquid “OG Whale” who made nearly $200 million from the Oct. 10 market crash, alongside a few other successful plays, has loaded up $44.5 million in Ether longs. The whale, known by some as the “$10B HyperUnit Whale,” who has yet to be officially identified, added $10 million to an existing long position … Read more
The founder of Berachain has thrown cold water on a recent report suggesting that one of its lead Series B backers was granted the right to be refunded $25 million, calling the framing “incomplete” and “inaccurate.” Unchained reported on Monday that Berachain gave Brevan Howard’s crypto-focused fund, Nova Digital, a one-year right to a refund … Read more
A Bitcoin technical indicator, known as the Sharpe ratio, has dropped to nearly zero, reaching levels usually seen near major market bottoms. The Bitcoin Sharpe ratio is at “a level historically associated with moments of maximum uncertainty and the early stages of risk repricing,” said CryptoQuant analyst I. Moreno on Monday. The analyst observed that … Read more
Asset management company Franklin Templeton launched an exchange-traded fund tracking the XRP token on the NYSE Arca amid regulatory approvals clearing the way for other crypto investment vehicles. On Monday, the Franklin XRP ETF launched on the NYSE Arca under the ticker XRPZ, providing investors with access to the cryptocurrency. Its trading debut coincides with … Read more