Crypto exchanges Gemini and Bullish recently filed IPO documents, and they weren’t pretty. Despite the market for crypto IPOs being particularly hot in the wake of the blockbuster offering by Circle, these two filings reveal dismal profitability for even major incumbents of the industry. Bullish priced its IPO at $37 per share and it seemed
The market for tokenized Real-World Assets (RWAs) on Ethereum has surged nearly 20 times since January 2024, according to new data spotlighted by Token Terminal. In August, Ethereum’s RWA market went over an astonishing $7.5 billion. The rise is fueled by growing institutional adoption, with financial giants like BlackRock and Securitize building tokenized products on
Stablecoin payments processor Loop Crypto raised a strategic round co-led by VanEck and Fabric Ventures, the firm exclusively told Blockworks. This brings the total funding raised by the firm to $6 million, but the team declined to give specifics on the most recent round. Co-founders Eleni Steinman and Shane van Coller noted that they —
The financial world is buzzing with news that the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), the third-largest U.S. pension fund, has gained significant CalSTRS Bitcoin exposure. This monumental move involves a $133 million investment through MicroStrategy (MSTR), signaling a pivotal moment for institutional adoption of digital assets. This development, first highlighted by The Bitcoin Historian
Wealthy families and investment offices across Asia are stepping up their involvement in cryptocurrencies, encouraged by strong market performance, wider adoption, and supportive regulatory moves in major financial centers. Wealth advisers say they are fielding more calls, trading platforms report heavier activity, and specialist funds are drawing steady inflows as wealthy investors look to add
Markets are quickly recalibrating previously lofty odds of an imminent rate cut as the jets touch down in Jackson Hole for the Kansas City Fed’s Economic Symposium. The current data does not make the case for a September ease, said Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, speaking with Yahoo News in Wyoming. “We have inflation that’s
Stablecoins, digital tokens tied to predominantly fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar, will balloon to a $1.2 trillion market by 2028 and even have an impact on U.S. debt markets, Coinbase analysts projected in a Thursday report. The forecast, published by the exchange’s research arm led by David Duong, is based on a stochastic model
The Fed, which has been on hold since January 2025, is expected to cut interest rates in September. While the September rate cut was initially priced in at nearly 100%, it is now priced in at 81%. At this point, while waiting for the economic data to arrive before the September meeting, FED members made
A majority of investors who hold both cryptocurrencies and stocks say digital assets will outperform equities in the long term, according to a new survey from crypto exchange Kraken. The survey of more than 1,000 U.S. adults, published Thursday, found that 65% of dual-asset investors expect crypto to deliver stronger growth than stocks over the
Tokenization adoption may solve some of the systemic inefficiencies identified in Latin American capital markets and accelerate investment and capital flow in the region, according to Bitfinex Securities. Systemic inefficiencies, including high fees, complex regulations and structural issues such as technological barriers and high startup costs, are slowing investment and hindering capital flow into Latin