Bitwise Solana Staking ETF Launches with $223M Inflows

Investor appetite for staking-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States appears strong, with Bitwise’s new Solana product seeing substantial inflows on its first day of trading. The Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL), which began trading on Tuesday, has already attracted roughly $222.8 million in assets, according to Bloomberg Intelligence senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. … Read more

SharpLink to deploy $200M in ETH on Consensys’ Linea for onchain yield

SharpLink Gaming has announced plans to deploy $200 million worth of Ether (ETH) from its corporate treasury onto Consensys’ Linea network. The company said the multi-year initiative will use Linea’s zkEVM layer-2 infrastructure to generate onchain yield and increase the efficiency of its ETH holdings. According to Tuesday’s press release, the strategy aims to capture … Read more

‘No BlackRock, No Party’ For Bitcoin, Altcoin ETF Investments

The long-awaited approval of altcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) may not bring the massive inflows investors expect without participation from asset management giant BlackRock, according to market data. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF received $28.1 billion in investments in 2025, as the only fund with positive year-to-date (YTD) inflows, pushing total spot Bitcoin ETF inflows to … Read more

Coinbase, Figment Expand Institutional Staking Access

Institutional staking provider Figment has expanded its integration with Coinbase, allowing the exchange’s institutional clients to stake a broader range of proof-of-stake (PoS) assets directly from Coinbase Custody — a move that could drive adoption beyond Ethereum. Through the integration, Coinbase Prime customers can now use Figment’s staking infrastructure to access additional PoS networks, including … Read more

BlackRock-Backed RWA Firm Securitize Goes Public with $1.25B

BlackRock-backed real-world assets (RWA) tokenization company Securitize is going public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) at a $1.25 billion pre-money valuation. According to a Tuesday announcement, Securitize is merging with Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc. — a blank-check company sponsored by an affiliate of financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald — to … Read more

Bitcoin Gives Traders a Wild Ride Into FOMC

Key points: Bitcoin reaches $116,000 again as volatility ramps up into the US trading session. Traders diverge on short-term BTC price action, with targets including $117,000 before Wednesday’s Federal Reserve interest-rates decision. The latest CME futures gap gains popularity as a downside target. Bitcoin (BTC) passed $116,000 after Tuesday’s Wall Street open as crypto refused … Read more

OpenAI Becomes Public Benefit Corporation, Microsoft Takes 27% Stake

OpenAI, the developer behind ChatGPT, has converted its organizational structure into a public benefit corporation, a shift designed to give the company greater flexibility to raise capital as it scales its artificial intelligence ambitions. According to The Wall Street Journal, the restructuring grants Microsoft a 27% stake in the new entity, valued at roughly $135 … Read more

How to Turn ChatGPT Into Your Personal Crypto Trading Assistant

Key takeaways The real edge in crypto trading lies in detecting structural fragility early, not in predicting prices. ChatGPT can merge quantitative metrics and narrative data to help identify systemic risk clusters before they lead to volatility. Consistent prompts and verified data sources can make ChatGPT a dependable market-signal assistant. Predefined risk thresholds strengthen process … Read more

Trump Media to Enable Prediction Markets On Truth Social

Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), a technology and media company co-founded by US President Donald Trump, plans to enable prediction markets on its social media platform, Truth Social. Trump’s Truth Social has partnered with Crypto.com, a major US crypto exchange, to launch the social media prediction market platform called Truth Predict, according to an … Read more