Grayscale has taken a historic step for the American market. The largest US crypto fund announced the launch of staking for its Ethereum and Solana-based products, becoming the first issuer in the country to offer investors the opportunity to earn passive income from staking directly through exchange-traded products. The first step towards staking via ETP…
Bitcoin hits all-time high US spot funds for bitcoin and ethereum attracted over $4.5 billion in a week, marking the strongest signal of renewed interest from institutional and retail investors. The inflow surge coincided with bitcoin reaching a new all-time high above $125,000, supported by record trading volumes. ETFs record largest inflows since late 2024…
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev stated at the Token2049 conference in Singapore that in the next five years, most major markets will develop frameworks for asset tokenization. According to him, the process is inevitable and will eventually encompass the entire financial system. ‘Tokenization is like a high-speed train’ Tenev emphasized that tokenization has already become an…
Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley believes that Solana may gain an advantage over Ethereum in the staking ETF market — all due to a more investor-friendly mechanism. In an interview at the Token2049 conference in Singapore, Horsley explained that Solana has a faster unstaking process, giving it an edge. For example, the withdrawal queue on t
A new report on venture investments in crypto has revealed some interesting trends. The market is experiencing serious consolidation: there are fewer projects, but the amounts they receive are growing. Most of the funds are now going into DeFi, AI, and blockchain infrastructure. Meanwhile, areas like RWA, DePIN, NFT, and GameFi are gradually fading into
VanEck has officially registered the VanEck Lido Staked Ethereum ETF trust in Delaware. If the application is approved, this will expand the line of crypto ETFs already available through the company. Following the news, the LDO token rose by more than 7%. According to the documents, the new fund is set up as a statutory
Polygon continues to strengthen its position in the tokenization of real-world assets. This time, the network has become the platform for the launch of a new tokenized money market fund (MMF), created by AlloyX with the support of Standard Chartered Bank, which acts as custodian and registrar. Traditional finance meets blockchain The partnership aims to…
Avalanche is preparing a new step to attract institutional capital. The Avalanche Treasury company (AVAT), created with the support of the Avalanche Foundation, will merge with Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp. (MLAC) in a $675 million deal. After the merger is completed, AVAT plans to go public on Nasdaq in the first quarter of 2026. The…
As early as October, Telegram users will be able to buy and sell digital versions of American stocks and funds — without leaving the app. This will be the platform’s first step towards traditional finance. Telegram is working on the launch together with the Kraken exchange and the Backed project, which issues tokenized assets. At
On Wednesday, the S&P 500 set a new record, rising to 6711 points just before the market closed. The daily gain was 0.34%. Earlier in the session, the index also hit an intraday high — all of this happened against the backdrop of the first US government shutdown in seven years. Nasdaq Composite also added
According to sources, there is active preparation going on behind the scenes — fund issuers are getting ready for the possibility that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could give the green light to spot Solana-ETF applications in the coming days. After the SEC approved universal listing standards for crypto exchange-traded products (ETP), and
The stablecoin market continues to evolve. This time, it’s about the launch of a new dollar token, created in partnership between an infrastructure company and a fund developing a blockchain using zero-knowledge proof (ZK) technologies. Unlike traditional digital dollars, where transaction data is available to everyone, the new model focuses on privacy: information about addresses…