Crypto ETFs with Staking Can Supercharge Returns but They May Not Be for Everyone
Ethereum staking ETFs now let investors earn yield while avoiding direct custody. Grayscale’s ETHE became the first U.S. Ethereum fund to distribute staking rewards, paying $0.083 per share, roughly an 82‑cent return on a $1,000 position. Compared with self‑custody or exchange‑based staking, ETFs charge a 2.5% management fee and may pass a portion of rewards to a staking provider, while platforms like Coinbase keep up to 35% of rewards. The choice hinges on fee structures, ownership preferences, and flexibility needs.
Sui Group Charts New Course for Crypto Treasuries with Stablecoins and DeFi
Sui Group Holdings, the only Nasdaq‑listed firm linked to the Sui Foundation, is shifting from a passive crypto‑treasury vehicle to an operating business that generates yield. It currently holds about 108 million SUI tokens (~$160 million) and aims to increase its stake...
The Fight over Stablecoin Yield Isn’t Really About Stablecoins
Congress is debating whether stablecoins should be allowed to pay yield, but the dispute reveals a deeper shift in how consumers view deposits. The author argues that balances are increasingly expected to earn by default, challenging the traditional low‑yield bank...
Agora's Nick Van Eck Bets on Stablecoin Boom in Enterprise Payments
Agora CEO Nick van Eck is steering the startup toward stablecoin‑driven enterprise payments, emphasizing cross‑border payroll and B2B transactions. The firm’s AUSD stablecoin and a stablecoin‑as‑a‑service platform aim to replace costly legacy remittance systems. Van Eck predicts multinational firms will...
Ethereum Treasury Firm Buys Jet Engines Amid Tokenization Push After Selling ETH
Ethereum‑focused treasury firm ETHZilla has bought two CFM56‑7B24 jet engines for $12.2 million through a new aerospace subsidiary, adding the assets to a portfolio that recently shed $114.5 million of ETH. The engines are leased to an airline with a $3 million buy‑sell...
One of the Oldest NFT Trading Platform Which Facilitated over $300 Million in Sales at Its Peak Shuts Down
Nifty Gateway, once a flagship NFT marketplace that facilitated over $300 million in sales during the 2021 digital‑art boom, announced it will cease operations on February 23, 2026. Effective immediately, the platform entered withdrawal‑only mode, giving users a one‑month window to move NFTs...
Ukraine Banned Polymarket and There’s No Legal Way for It to Come Back
Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation blocked Polymarket and nearly 200 gambling‑related sites, labeling the prediction‑market platform an unlicensed gambling operator. Officials said Ukrainian law lacks any definition for “prediction markets,” leaving Web3 betting platforms without a legal pathway. A pending...
Here Is Why Investors Are Snubbing Michael Saylor’s 10% Dividend Offer in Europe
Strategy (MSTR) launched its first non‑U.S. perpetual preferred, Stream (STRE), in November, offering a 10% annual dividend and raising $715 million at a 20% discount to its EUR 100 stated value. The instrument trades on Luxembourg’s Euro MTF, but limited broker support...
R3 Bets on Solana to Bring Institutional Yield Onchain
R3, the Corda platform creator for banks and central banks, is pivoting to on‑chain asset tokenization by partnering with the Solana Foundation. The firm cites Solana’s high throughput, low fees and trading‑first design as ideal for institutional capital‑market applications. R3’s...
Ethereum Foundation Makes Post Quantum Security a Top Priority as New Team Forms
The Ethereum Foundation announced a dedicated Post‑Quantum team, elevating quantum‑resistant security to a top strategic priority. Led by Thomas Coratger and supported by Emile, the group will accelerate wallet safety upgrades, research prizes and test networks. A bi‑weekly developer session...
Bitcoin’s Weakness versus Gold and Equities Puts Quantum Computing Fears Back in Focus
Bitcoin slipped below $89,000, a 30% drop from its early‑October peak, while gold hit a record $4,930 an ounce and silver surged 3.7%. The price weakness has reignited quantum‑computing fears, highlighted by investor Nic Carter, but on‑chain analysts attribute the...
SEC Dismisses Lawsuit Against Billionaire Winklevoss Twins-Backed Gemini over Earn Product
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to dismiss its lawsuit against crypto exchange Gemini, which stemmed from the now‑defunct Gemini Earn product. The dismissal follows Gemini’s full repayment to investors through the Genesis bankruptcy process and a joint stipulation...
FBI Arrests Ex-Olympian Drug 'Kingpin' Who Allegedly Used Crypto to Move Proceeds
U.S. authorities arrested Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympian snowboarder, on drug‑trafficking and murder charges. The FBI, which had listed him among its top‑ten most‑wanted fugitives, captured him in Mexico and transferred him to the United States. Treasury officials had...
U.K. FCA Moves Closer to Crypto Regulation with Final Consumer Duty Consultation
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has issued its final consultation on how the Consumer Duty will apply to crypto‑asset firms, inviting feedback by March 12. It plans to open a permission gateway for crypto‑asset services in September 2026 and requires full authorization...
Binance Plans to Bring Back Tokenized Stock Trading After 2021 Retreat
Binance is revisiting tokenized stock trading after shutting down its 2021 service under regulatory pressure. The exchange plans to offer blockchain‑based fractional shares that track real‑time prices, leveraging recent launches of regulated stablecoin‑settled contracts. Competitors such as OKX, NYSE, Nasdaq...
Binance’s Changpeng Zhao Says Bitcoin Will ‘Break’ the Four-Year Cycle This Year
Binance co‑founder Changpeng Zhao told CNBC he expects Bitcoin to break its traditional four‑year cycle this year, driven by increasingly crypto‑friendly policies in the United States and abroad. He forecast a "supercycle" that could push BTC to new all‑time highs,...
Grayscale Files for ETF Tracking Binance's BNB Token, Following VanEck’s Bid
Grayscale has submitted a Form S‑1 registration to launch a spot exchange‑traded fund tracking Binance’s BNB token, under the ticker GBNB. The fund would list on Nasdaq pending a 19b‑4 filing and SEC approval, and it excludes staking to sidestep...
A Hacker’s $23 Million ‘Flex’ Backfires After Sleuth Traces Funds to a Massive U.S. Government Seizure
A self‑styled hacker known as “John” publicly displayed control over roughly $23 million in cryptocurrency during a live “band for band” showdown on X. Blockchain analyst ZachXBT later traced the wallet to a chain of addresses that include funds seized by...
Buying Ether and Bitmine Immersion Ahead of Weekend a Good Bet: Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick remains bullish on ether despite a 12% weekly decline, citing a surge in network activity after the December Fusaka upgrade. Transaction volumes have reached new all‑time highs, suggesting the upgrade is effectively easing previous bottlenecks. Corporate...
Revolut Drops U.S. Bank Merger Plan to Seek Standalone License: FT
Fintech giant Revolut has scrapped its plan to acquire a U.S. bank, opting instead to seek a de novo banking license from the OCC. The move follows internal assessments that an acquisition would be slower, more complex, and would force the...
U.S. Bitcoin ETF Weekly Outflows Largest Since November May Signal BTC Price Bottom
U.S. bitcoin exchange‑traded funds recorded a net outflow of $1.22 billion over the four‑day week ending Thursday, the largest since November 2025. The withdrawals, driven by $479.7 million on Tuesday and $708.7 million on Wednesday, coincided with a 5 % slide in Bitcoin, which...
ETH, SOL and ADA Slip as Bitcoin Fails to Build Momentum Near $90,000
Bitcoin hovered just below the $90,000 threshold on Friday, despite Asian equities reaching record highs and a softer U.S. dollar. The broader market rally failed to translate into meaningful upside for crypto, leaving the leading coin flat around $89,800. Ether,...
Bitcoin and Yen Hold Steady as Japan's Inflation Eases and BOJ Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged
Japan’s December consumer price index slowed to 2.1% YoY, the first dip in four months, while core‑core inflation stayed near 2.9%. The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark rate at 0.75% and raised its 2025‑26 growth and inflation forecasts. Bitcoin...
Coinbase Lets Users Borrow up to $1 Million Against Staked Ether without Selling
Coinbase has introduced a borrowing product that lets eligible U.S. users take out up to $1 million in USDC by pledging cbETH, its tokenized staked ether, as collateral. The loan is over‑collateralized, with a required loan‑to‑value ratio below 86 % and variable...
South Korea Probes Loss of Seized Bitcoin in Phishing Attack
South Korean prosecutors in Gwangju are investigating the disappearance of a large bitcoin cache seized in a criminal case, which an internal audit attributes to a phishing breach during official custody. The incident underscores the vulnerability of government-held digital assets...
Gold Nears $5,000, Silver Closes on $100 While Bitcoin Remains Listless
Gold surged to about $4,950 an ounce, edging toward the $5,000 psychological barrier, while silver jumped past $99, marking a 30% monthly gain. Bitcoin stayed flat near $90,000, showing little momentum. Prediction‑market contracts on Polymarket assign a 97% probability that...
Crypto’s 2025 ‘Whipsaw’ Year Drove Capitulation as Markets Look Toward a 2026 Rebound, Pantera Says
Pantera Capital warns that 2025 was a brutal bear market for non‑bitcoin tokens, with the broader crypto market losing roughly 44% of its value since the late‑2024 peak. The median token plunged about 79%, while a massive $20 billion liquidation event...
Coinbase VP Says ‘Fatal Flaws’ in Senate Crypto Bill Forced Sudden Withdrawal of Support
Coinbase’s VP of U.S. Policy Kara Calvert announced that the exchange withdrew its backing for the Senate’s market‑structure crypto bill just hours before a scheduled markup. The decision stemmed from “fatal flaws” in the draft, chiefly a provision that would...
Optimism Community Begins Vote on OP Token Buybacks
The Optimism community opened a governance vote to allocate half of the Superchain sequencer revenue to monthly OP token buybacks, directly tying the token’s value to network usage. Over the past year the Superchain generated 5,868 ETH in revenue, which would...
Trump-Linked World Liberty Financial Partners with Spacecoin on Satellite-Powered DeFi
World Liberty Financial, the Trump‑family‑linked crypto firm, announced a strategic partnership with Spacecoin that includes a token swap linking their ecosystems. Spacecoin has launched three low‑Earth‑orbit satellites to deliver permissionless internet to remote, underserved communities. The collaboration aims to enable...
Crypto for Advisors: Will 2026 Be the Year of Crypto Regulation?
U.S. policymakers have reached bipartisan agreement on core crypto market‑structure reforms, shifting focus from intent to implementation in 2026. The proposed framework treats non‑security tokens as commodities for secondary trading while retaining SEC oversight of fundraising activities. Regulators aim to...
Bitcoin in a Deep Bear Market Against Gold, History Suggests Downside May Persist
Bitcoin has fallen 55% against gold since its December 2024 peak, dragging the BTC‑to‑gold ratio down to 18.46. Gold is near record highs, up roughly 12% year‑to‑date, while Bitcoin is barely positive and remains under $89,000. The ratio sits about 17%...
AI Infrastructure Firm Secures up to $500 Million Onchain Loan After Bypassing Banks
Australian AI infrastructure firm Sharon AI has secured a non‑recourse credit facility of up to $500 million from blockchain lender USD.AI, using its GPU hardware as tokenized collateral. The loan will fund a $65 million initial rollout of high‑performance compute systems across...
Crypto Regulation to Become Global Reality This Year, PwC Says
PwC’s 2026 Global Crypto Regulation Report predicts that 2026 will see crypto rules solidify worldwide as draft legislation becomes law. Jurisdictions with transparent frameworks, such as the EU under MiCA, the UK’s FSMA‑based regime, and emerging hubs in the UAE...
Tokenization Firm Superstate Raises $82.5 Million to Bring Wall Street Onchain
Superstate, a tokenization startup founded by DeFi veteran Robert Leshner, closed a $82.5 million Series B round led by Bain Capital Crypto. The capital will fund its Opening Bell platform, which lets SEC‑registered firms issue digital shares and run shareholder processes on public...
The Base Token Should Give Holders Voting Power over Coinbase Itself
Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum‑based layer‑2, is reportedly planning a native token that could grant holders direct voting power over Coinbase itself. The proposal envisions a Base Foundation acquiring up to 50% of COIN shares, turning the token into an on‑chain proxy...
Ethereum Upgrade Sparks Activity Spike, but JPMorgan Doubts It Will Last
Ethereum’s December Fusaka upgrade expanded block data capacity, prompting a noticeable drop in transaction fees and a surge in both transaction volume and active addresses. The upgrade builds on the earlier Pectra upgrade and aims to ease congestion for layer‑2...
BlackRock-Linked Wallets Move over $430 Million in Bitcoin, Ether to Coinbase Prime
On‑chain data shows wallets linked to BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs transferred more than $430 million of crypto to Coinbase Prime. The transfers comprised roughly 3,070 BTC (≈ $276 million) and 52,800 ETH (≈ $157 million) and occurred amid the day’s heavy outflows from U.S. spot crypto...
Strategy's Credit Risk Falls as Preferred Equity Value Surpasses Convertible Debt
Strategy (MSTR) reduced its credit risk as perpetual preferred equity, valued at $8.36 billion, overtook its $8.2 billion convertible debt portfolio. The shift eliminates senior convertible bonds, cutting refinancing risk and smoothing credit‑spread volatility. Preferred instruments pay fixed dividends and have no...
Binance Co-Founder Zhao in Talks with ‘Probably a Dozen’ Governments on Asset Tokenization
Binance co‑founder Changpeng Zhao told Davos attendees he is negotiating with roughly a dozen governments on tokenizing state‑owned assets. Tokenization would let nations sell fractional ownership of infrastructure, real estate or commodities via blockchain tokens, unlocking immediate capital. Zhao cited...
Nomura-Backed Laser Digital Introduces Tokenized Bitcoin Yield-Bearing Fund
Laser Digital, backed by Nomura, launched the Laser Digital Bitcoin Diversified Yield Fund SP, the first natively tokenized Bitcoin yield fund. The fund, built with tokenization specialist KAIO and custodied by Komainu, aims to deliver more than 5% excess net...
New Research Projects U.S. Inflation Resurgence, Challenging Bitcoin Bulls' Disinflation Bets
A new research note by Adam Posen of the Peterson Institute and Peter R. Orszag of Lazard projects U.S. consumer inflation could rise above 4% in 2026, driven by lingering tariff effects, tighter labor markets and a growing fiscal deficit....
Bitcoin Swings Trigger Rare Split Liquidation as Longs and Shorts Both Get Hit
Crypto markets liquidated over $625 million in leveraged positions within 24 hours as Bitcoin’s price swung sharply between $88,000 and $90,000. The losses were almost evenly split, with $306 million wiped from longs and $319 million from shorts, highlighting a rare two‑way liquidation event....
Shark Tank's Kevin O’Leary on Betting Big on Data Centers and Why Most Crypto Tokens Will Never Come Back
Kevin O'Leary is amassing 26,000 acres of shovel‑ready land across North America to lease to bitcoin miners, AI firms, and hyperscale data centers, positioning infrastructure as the primary value driver in crypto and AI. He likens mining to a real‑estate...
Private Credit May Be the Breakout Use Case for Tokenization: Maple's Sidney Powell
Maple Finance CEO Sidney Powell argues that tokenized private credit will become the breakout use case for blockchain tokenization, outpacing hype around treasuries and money‑market funds. The private‑credit market is expanding as banks retreat and non‑bank lenders fill the gap,...
Farcaster Founders Step Back as Neynar Acquires Struggling Crypto Social App
Farcaster, the decentralized social protocol, has been acquired by Neynar, a long‑time infrastructure provider for the network. The deal follows a 2024 $150 million funding round led by Paradigm and a16z that failed to deliver sustainable user growth. Co‑founders Dan Romero...
The Protocol: Staked ETH Exit Queue Moves Down to Zero
Ethereum’s validator exit queue fell to zero, allowing instant ETH withdrawals while entry queues stay congested. The network processed a record 2,885,524 transactions in a single week, the highest daily total in its history, yet average fees remain near recent...
BlackRock Names Crypto and Tokenization as ‘Themes Driving Markets’ in 2026
BlackRock’s 2026 Thematic Outlook places cryptocurrency and tokenization alongside AI and energy infrastructure as key market‑driving themes. The firm highlights its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) as the fastest‑growing ETF ever, now exceeding $70 billion in assets. Tokenization of real‑world assets—especially on...
Want TradFi to Embrace Tokenization? Crypto's Distribution Strategy Must Mature
Dean Khan Dhillon argues that tokenization’s slow institutional uptake isn’t caused by regulation or technology but by a mismatched distribution approach. Crypto projects rely on viral, short‑term hype while traditional investors need repeated, credible exposure to evaluate new assets. The author proposes...
Trump Vows to Make U.S. the Crypto Capital of the World to Beat China
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he signed the GENIUS Act, a stablecoin‑focused bill, to cement America’s status as the world’s crypto capital and counter China’s ambitions. He highlighted ongoing Senate work on broader market‑structure legislation, promising near‑term signatures. Trump...
