When Michael Saylor announced MicroStrategy’s conversion of $250 million in Treasury reserves to bitcoin in August 2020, Wall Street analysts
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Banking giant Deutsche Bank is building out a layer-2 rollup network on Ethereum with Matter Labs’ ZKsync technology. Bloomberg reported
The U.S. Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark fed funds rate by 25 basis points to the 4.25%- 4.50% range, its
Arkham Intelligence has partnered with Sui Network to integrate Sui blockchain data into its analytics platform. The collaboration will provide
Plume, a modular layer-1 blockchain for real-world asset finance, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round, backed
As Ethereum lags with 70% gains in 2024, emerging L1 networks like Graphite are stepping up, offering faster speeds, lower
Crypto asset manager Bitwise has launched a Solana staking ETP in Germany while American investors await the U.S. equivalent.
Ethena Labs wants to integrate its staked synthetic dollar with World Liberty Financial, a DeFi protocol backed by President-elect Donald
Analyst Jacob King has labeled MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin-focused business model a “giant scam,” claiming it is unsustainable and destined for collapse.
The Ohio Bitcoin Reserve Act seeks to incorporate bitcoin into the state’s financial reserves while diversifying its investment portfolio. Rep.
Ink, a layer-2 blockchain developed by crypto exchange Kraken and built on the Optimism Superchain, is now live, with oracle
