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It’s a ‘new era’ for crypto users who ‘trade anything and everything’ as Jito goes consumer, CEO Bruder says
Jito founder Lucas Bruder told The Block that there's a new class of users coming onchain who "want to trade...
Lido DAO votes to enable dual governance, giving stakers veto power
The vote passed with a near-universal majority of votes in favor, though the vote's quorum was only narrowly surpassed.
REX-Osprey to launch Solana, Ethereum staking ETFs after resolving SEC comments
REX Shares said its staking Solana ETF, the first of its kind, would be "coming soon" in an X post…
Vitalik Buterin warns Sam Altman’s World digital IDs risk killing pseudonymity online
World provides people with a single digital identity after they have their eyeballs scanned to prove they are human.
Ripple CEO: ‘We’re closing this chapter once and for all’ in years-long case with SEC
Ripple is turning the page and closing the chapter on its years-long case with the SEC, according to its CEO…
Operator behind sham crypto firms EmpowerCoin, ECoinPlus, and Jet-Coin sentenced to 8 years in prison
Golden was first charged with financial crimes related to running EmpowerCoin, ECoinPlus, and Jet-Coin in March 2022.
Gemini launches tokenized stocks for EU traders, beginning with onchain representation of MSTR on Arbitrum
The firm is beginning with a tokenized version of Strategy's MSTR stock on Arbitrum and plans to expand to additional…
New York asset manager KraneShares files to list Coinbase 50 Index ETF
KraneShares submitted its Coinbase 50 Index registration filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.
Stablecoin startups surpass 2021 venture capital peak as institutional money pours in
Regulatory clarity, along with the success of Circle's IPO, has helped fuel a record venture capital surge in the stablecoin…
Robinhood launches ‘micro’ futures contracts for XRP and Solana
Micro futures enable traders to speculate on price movements with lower capital requirements and reduced risk compared to standard futures.
The Daily: ‘Conditions are ripe’ for new bitcoin all-time high, Bakkt plots $1 billion raise for BTC treasury play, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Trump sidesteps question about ‘pulling away’ from personal crypto ventures
"I notice more and more you pay in bitcoin," Trump said. "People are saying it takes a lot of pressure…
Inside the institutional ETH staking world with Alluvial CEO Mara Schmiedt
Alluvial CEO Mara Schmiedt discusses the Liquid Collective's partnership with Galaxy and expanding institutional Ethereum staking.