According to Fortune, venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has invested $15 million in Babylon. Following the news, the BABY token experienced a significant surge. David Tse, co-founder of the startup Babylon, announced that he has received a $15 million investment from a16z crypto, the crypto arm of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. In an
Stretch (STRC), the perpetual preferred equity issued by Strategy (MSTR), the largest corporate holder of bitcoin BTC$91,953.07, reclaimed $100 in pre-market trading for the first time since early November, opening the doors for sales to fund more BTC purchases. STRC last traded at that level between Nov. 4 and Nov. 13, before falling to a
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Major cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin BTC$92,022.58, XRP$2.2474 and solana SOL$137.72, have lost more than 1.5% the past 24 hours. All 16 CoinDesk sectoral indexes are in the red, led by the DeFi Select Index with a 3.6% drop.16 CoinDesk sectoral indexes are in the red, led by
Bridging the Divide Kraken’s strategic partnership with Deutsche Börse is expected to result in a range of new products and services across trading, custody, settlement, collateral management and tokenised assets. But it may also serve as a template for other link-ups. The agreement between the US-based cryptocurrency exchange and the Frankfurt-headquartered international exchange and market
Stablecoins are shifting from a crypto native tool to a core piece of institutional market plumbing, according to a new cross-sector outlook report from Moody’s. In the report, published Monday, the ratings agency said stablecoins processed about 87% more settlement volume in 2025 than the year before, reaching $9 trillion in activity based on industry
Virtune has finalized its latest portfolio adjustment, confirming that the virtune stablecoin ETP has completed its December 2025 index rebalancing across its multi-exchange listing. Summary Virtune confirms December 2025 rebalancing completion Index allocation before and after the December 30th rebalance Quarterly methodology and stablecoin-focused strategy Performance and product design Virtune’s broader ETP lineup Virtune confirms
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) added 1 tonne of gold in December 2025. This brings its total gold purchases for 2025 to almost 27 tonnes. Now along with this latest purchase, China’s total reserves is now at 2,306 tonnes. China has consistently been adding up to its gold holdings over the past 10 years.
Morgan Stanley (MS) has taken another step deeper into the crypto, filing a registration statement for an Ethereum Trust, according to a filing with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday. The move follows filings submitted Tuesday for spot bitcoin BTC$92,120.30 and solana SOL$137.98 exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which followed a rapid expansion of