Apex Group, the fund services giant with over $3.5 trillion in assets under administrative care, extended its tokenization range with a structured product offering institutions exposure to bitcoin BTC$71,199.87 mining, to be issued and managed on U.S. exchange Coinbase’s Ethereum overlay platform, Base. Since buying real-world asset (RWA) specialist Tokeny last May, Apex has been
While Bitcoin has come under scrutiny for its performance during periods of geopolitical tension, recent data suggests otherwise. Recent data from Bitcoin-only brokerage exchange River Financial shows that $BTC has actually performed better than most legacy assets, contrary to popular belief. This emphasizes its dual nature as a risk asset and a proper store of
Bitcoin could be approaching its next major market bottom in late May 2026 if historical cycle patterns continue, according to an analyst tracking post-halving trends. That outlook comes from JA Maartun, a community analyst at blockchain data firm CryptoQuant. Writing on X, he noted that Bitcoin is now 703 days past its most recent halving.
Ethereum, Ripple, Solana, Circle, TON, TRON and PayPal are among 21 organizations that have teamed up to back the launch of the Open Wallet Standard (OWS). OWS was open-sourced by MoonPay for local wallet storage and signing, and it’s designed to enable AI agents to capitalize on agentic payments systems like x402. Some of the
Story Highlights Bitcoin has outdone both the S&P 500 and gold over the four-week US-Iran war. The cryptocurrency has also seen significant adoption among institutions and war afflicted nations. Several reasons favor the digital gold over traditional assets. Bitcoin ($BTC) has excelled over gold and the S&P 500 ($SPX) in terms of returns in the
In a noteworthy development in the cryptocurrency market, financial journalist Michelle Makori commented on Morgan Stanley, one of the largest investment banks in the US, applying for its own spot Bitcoin ETF product. According to Makori, this product, expected to be codenamed “MSBT,” marks a significant shift in the company’s strategy for cryptocurrency investment products.
As the Iran war rages on, U.S. Treasury yields – the market’s gauge of borrowing costs – have surged to multi-month highs, pricing in delayed Fed rate cuts and higher inflation expectations. The question is at what point the Treasury market, which underpins global finance, starts causing trouble for both the government and the economy,
Tempo Chain is now integrated into DeBank. The portfolio tracking platform, which covers Ethereum and EVM-compatible networks, has added Tempo as a supported chain with Uniswap included in the first batch of protocols. 1/2 Tempo chain is now integrated in https://t.co/IEGJ3zLVHO! @tempo 1st batch of supported protocol: @Uniswap pic.twitter.com/2FOfqtzduV — DeBank (@DeBankDeFi) March 23, 2026
Bitcoin’s monthly performance is under scrutiny as early 2026 data points to a possible shift in seasonal patterns, with March now positioned as a key inflection point. After consecutive declines in January and February, the latest recovery raises questions about whether the asset can avoid an extension of what would mark a prolonged losing streak.
With tensions escalating between the US and Iran, global markets are experiencing one of their most volatile days in recent years. Bitcoin’s sharp fluctuations and gold’s historic losses have raised questions among experts about whether the concept of a “safe haven” has changed. Scott Melker stated that the markets were shaken by President Trump’s contradictory