Key Takeaways Mastercard is set to acquire crypto infrastructure provider ZeroHash for nearly $2 billion. ZeroHash specializes in fiat-to-crypto conversions and has recently supported a major investment bank’s retail crypto trading service. Share this article Mastercard, a global payments firm, is set to acquire crypto and stablecoin infrastructure provider ZeroHash for nearly $2 billion, according…
BitGo has added custody support for Canton Network, allowing institutional investors to tap into the crypto infrastructure providers’ solution for secure holding and management of the native Canton token. Summary BitGo has added qualified custody support for privacy-first blockchain Canton Network. The integration makes the digital asset custody provider the first U.S.-based qualified custodian for…
No surprises today as the US Federal Reserve announces the second consecutive rate cut of 25 basis points. The US Federal Reserve has moved to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point (or 25 basis points) today in a bid to steady an apparently weakening labor market. The cut is a…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure XRP locked escrow tokens have long been perceived as untouchable, yet recent statements from Ripple CTO David Schwartz have stirred debate about what “locked” truly means. Questions around whether Ripple could sell or transfer these tokens have spread across the crypto community,…
Solana staking exchange-traded funds have a promising future on traditional stock exchanges after Bitwise’s fund debut on the New York Stock Exchange surpassed $56 million in first-day trading volume. Matt Hougan, Bitwise chief investment officer, described the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) as “the missing part of the puzzle” in conversation with Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction…
Key Takeaways DBS and Goldman Sachs completed the first-ever crypto options trade. The trade involved cash-settled, over-the-counter options for Bitcoin and Ether. Share this article DBS, a Singapore-based bank pioneering institutional crypto trading services, and Goldman Sachs executed the first-ever crypto options trade between two banks. The transaction involved cash-settled over-the-counter options for Bitcoin and…
The Pi Coin price has staged a strong comeback this week, becoming one of the best-performing tokens in the crypto industry. Summary Pi Coin price has jumped by over 80% from its lowest point this year. Still, the token may pull back after the Federal Reserve rate cut. It has moved to the overbought level,…
HBAR and LTC ETFs launched alongside BSOL, but with far smaller day-one volumes, $8M and $1M, respectively. The new Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) shocked the markets on Tuesday, recording $56 million in trading volume on its first day. This milestone makes it the best ETF launch of 2025, not just in crypto but…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Helius says it has re-engineered how Solana’s historical data is stored and retrieved, introducing a new archival backend and an RPC method that collapses today’s multi-call workflows into a single request. CEO Mert Mumtaz framed the change in sweeping terms: “today, Solana…
CoinShares, a major crypto asset management company headquartered in Europe, has launched a new investment product offering exposure to Telegram-linked Toncoin. CoinShares International announced a merger with blank-check company Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. to launch an exchange-traded product (ETP) on Toncoin (TON). The new product, CoinShares Physical Staked Toncoin, started trading on Switzerland’s primary…
