Key Takeaways Grayscale’s ETF chief David LaValle is leaving ahead of the company’s confidential IPO plans. Grayscale is pursuing new spot crypto ETFs including for Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano. Grayscale’s global head of ETFs, David LaValle, is stepping down at the end of July, closing out a four-year chapter marked by key milestones
Geneva, Switzerland – July 22, 2025 – Justin Sun, founder of TRON and one of the most recognizable figures in crypto, is set to make history as the youngest Chinese-born commercial astronaut and the first Forbes-cover crypto entrepreneur to travel to space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard. This mission is the 14th human flight for
Have you heard of disguised unemployment? It refers to a situation where a portion of the workforce appears to be employed, but isn’t contributing to the economy’s output. Consider the massive capital expenditure loss from ghost cities, which represent unoccupied infrastructure. Something similar can be said for the top smart contract blockchains, which hosts hundreds
Freename is building the world’s first Unified Internet, where a domain name functions as the universal access key across Web2 and Web3 utilities. Zurich, Switzerland – July 23, 2025 – Freename, a leading domain registrar bridging DNS and Blockchain technologies, today announced the closing of a $6.5 million Series A funding round. The new capital
Demand for trading stocks on-chain is real. Switzerland-based Backed Finance’s tokenized U.S. equities product, xStocks, has seen a cumulative trading volume of over $300 million less than a month since going live on Bybit, Kraken, and Solana decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. xStocks are 24/7 onchain tokens representing shares in publicly traded U.S. firms. Each token
US-based investment bank Piper Sandler warned that Bitcoin could retreat in the coming weeks due to its high correlation with stock markets, despite its strong performance in recent months. Michael Kantrowitz, chief investment strategist at Piper Sandler, warned in an investment note published Tuesday that profits should be taken from stocks that have risen the
On Monday, Michael Saylor announced the IPO of his fourth series of preferred shares offering perpetual yield, Stretch (STRC). With its debut, Saylor claims that he’s “building out the yield curve for BTC credit” and has published the world’s first curvature of bitcoin (BTC) credit for the world to behold. As founder of the world’s
South Korea’s finance regulator has informally warned local asset managers to reduce their exposure to crypto exchange-traded funds (ETF) and U.S.-listed digital asset firms, according to a report by the Korean Herald. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) verbally told several firms to limit their exposure to Coinbase (COIN) and Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR), to comply
In a significant move that bridges the gap between traditional industry and the burgeoning digital economy, Skycorp Solar Group, a Nasdaq-listed powerhouse in renewable energy, has announced a groundbreaking shift. Starting August 1st, this innovative company will begin accepting crypto payments for its international transactions, embracing leading digital assets like Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), USDC,
DigitalX has ramped up its Bitcoin holdings with the acquisition of 74.7 BTC, worth approximately US$8.8 million at the time of purchase, it said on Tuesday. The move increases Australia’s sole ASX-listed crypto fund manager’s total Bitcoin position to 499.8 BTC, valued at roughly $91.3 million. That includes 306.8 BTC, which is held directly, while