The Clearing House, the private payments infrastructure company owned by America’s largest financial institutions, is set to operate a shared blockchain network allowing bank deposits to move on-chain with round-the-clock settlement. According to WSJ, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and other major commercial banks are backing the effort with a launch targeted
In brief BitMine raised ~$274 million by selling 3.5 million shares of preferred stock at $80/share, less fees. Proceeds will fund Ethereum acquisitions, staking infrastructure, and possible stock buybacks. The preferred shares pay a 9.5% annual dividend and are expected to list on the NYSE under ticker BMNP. BitMine Immersion Technologies, the leading Ethereum treasury
The sharp decline in the cryptocurrency market has also significantly impacted the balance sheets of companies that stand out with their institutional treasury strategies. According to the data, Strategy, led by Michael Saylor, incurred total losses exceeding $12.4 billion in its Bitcoin portfolio, while Bitmine, headed by Tom Lee, saw losses surpassing $10 billion in
Securitize, the tokenization specialist backed by BlackRock, moved a step closer to becoming a publicly traded company after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a key filing tied to its planned merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The agency declared Securitize’s registration statement for its proposed combination with Cantor Equity Partners II
Rumble just landed the biggest customer deal in its history. The company signed a $270 million multi-year cloud agreement with Together AI for dedicated GPU capacity powered by NVIDIA HGX Blackwell B300 systems. Rumble’s stock surged 7% in premarket trading following the announcement. Advertisement What the deal actually involves Together AI, a company focused on
SpaceX is swinging for the fences. The aerospace company founded by Elon Musk has set its sights on raising $75 billion in what would be the largest initial public offering in history, with plans to list on Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX as early as mid-June. The company intends to sell 555.6 million shares at
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has partnered with Galaxy Digital on a referral program that enables eligible clients to lend cryptocurrency in exchange for shares of spot crypto ETPs, including the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust. The offering is intended to help clients integrate digital assets into traditional investment portfolios more efficiently. Through the arrangement, Morgan Stanley
A Thai-regulated digital asset manager just made it easier for investors across Asia to buy into Injective without navigating unregulated crypto exchanges. Merkle Capital’s new M-$INJ fund is the first regulated investment vehicle in Asia built exclusively around the $INJ token. The fund, which launched on June 4, is supervised by Thailand’s Securities and Exchange
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1681.25, down 4.8% (-84.48) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. All 20 assets are trading lower. Leaders: BTC (-2.8%) and BNB (-2.9%). Laggards: ICP (-14.6%) and NEAR (-14.3%). The
The U.S. economy added 172,000 jobs in May, nearly double economists’ expectations, strengthening the case for Federal Reserve rate hikes this year. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Bitcoin remained under pressure following the report, trading below $62,000 as the broader crypto market