Michael Saylor announced Strategy’s Bitcoin Security Program to prepare for post-quantum cryptography options for BTC security early. Chief Executive Officer, Phong Le, said Strategy’s balance sheet faces stress only if Bitcoin falls to $8,000 and stays near that level for 5–6 years on convertibles. Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said t
CME Introduces Large and Micro Futures Contracts for ADA, LINK, and XLM
CME to introduce futures for Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar starting Monday, introducing the three tokens to a vast institutional market. CEO Terry Duffy revealed in an earnings call that the company is exploring a CME Coin that would be deployed on a decentralized network. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is set to introduce futures products
Pump.fun Expands Trading Infrastructure by Acquiring Vyper
Pump.fun has expanded its footprint in on-chain trading by acquiring Vyper, the Solana-based trading terminal, and winding down Vyper’s standalone product to merge its infrastructure into Pump.fun’s Terminal ecosystem. The transition is set to begin with the shutdown of core Vyper features on Feb. 10, while limited functionality remains accessible
Ethereum Unveils ‘Trillion Dollar Security Dashboard’ to Strengthen Network Safety
Ethereum has unveiled a ‘trillion dollar security dashboard’ that displays the network’s strengths and where it can improve across six security dimensions. These include user experience and infrastructure, where it ranks highly, as well as incident response and the social layer, where it has room for improvement. The Ethereum Foundation has unveile
Scott Bessent Says Banks and Crypto Could Soon Offer the Same Products
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told lawmakers that traditional banking and crypto services may become more alike in the years ahead.
Strategy Says Balance Sheet Unaffected Unless BTC Stays at $8K
Key Highlights: Strategy announces that Bitcoin (BTC) would need to fall to $8,000 and stay there for five…
GBP/USD Declines After Bank of England Decision
Yesterday’s decision by the Bank of England came as a surprise to forex traders. While the Official Bank Rate was left unchanged at 3.75%, markets were caught off guard by the notably dovish signals regarding future policy. According to media reports, four out of nine Monetary Policy Committee members voted for an immediate rate cut. […]
XRPL Expands Institutional DeFi With XRP at the Core of Onchain Finance
XRPL is building regulated DeFi using Credentials, Permissioned Domains and a Permissioned DEX, with XRP as the bridge asset and fee token. XRPL’s roadmap adds tokenization, settlement, and lending tools for institutional onchain use. Ripple has provided new infrastructure improvements to serve institutional decentralized finance on the XRP Ledger
Tether Buys $150 Million Stake in Gold.com to Boost Tokenized Gold
Tether USDT Investments has taken a new step into the gold market by securing a minority stake in Gold.com.
Pi Network Confirms Progress on KYC Validator Rewards Distribution
Pi Network has announced that the KYC validator rewards system is under testing and expects the release to be before the end of Q1. The current testing phase is evaluating validators who conducted identity checks for millions of users on their Pi payouts. Pi Network has announced progress with the development of the distribution system […]