Financial institutions are quickly waking up to the “debasement trade,” according to commentators, which could be a boon for assets such as gold and Bitcoin. Institutions have a new concept to cling to called the “debasement trade,” which will be the thing that protects them, said entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano in a podcast on Thursday. It’s
Institutional investors are no longer just experimenting with blockchain — they’re betting big on it. According to State Street’s 2025 Digital Assets Outlook, a majority of major financial institutions now view tokenization and digital assets as central to their long-term growth strategy. The study, based on a global survey of 324 senior executives across asset
Crypto salaries are falling across the board despite Bitcoin’s record-breaking run this year, as companies lean on cost discipline and normalize pay after years of aggressive expansion. The downturn spans nearly every role and region, with both cash pay and token incentives shrinking from last year’s levels, according to the 2024/2025 Crypto Compensation Report from
Securing a job in the crypto industry could be challenging for less-experienced candidates this year, with only 1 in 10 crypto roles at the entry-level, according to a new survey from venture capital firm Dragonfly Capital. Crypto recruitment executives say the trend may be linked to a surge in failed crypto projects in recent times.
The IRS is rewriting the playbook for 2026, changing tax brackets in a way that will decide how much money Americans keep and how much goes straight to Washington. The agency said new income limits are being introduced to better tackle inflation, a reset that will change the numbers on every tax return filed in
The European Union should foster the development of euro-denominated stablecoins to compete with US dollar-denominated tokens, according to Pierre Gramegna, the managing director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), an economic crisis organization for the EU. “Europe should not be dependent on US dollar-denominated stablecoins, which are currently dominating markets,” Gramegna said at Thursday’s hearing
Peru’s banking regulator has authorized a pilot crypto platform, marking the country’s first regulated foray into digital assets. The project, dubbed Cryptococos, will allow select clients of Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP) to buy and hold Bitcoin and USDC under BitGo’s custody. To participate in the pilot, users must register, prove a minimum banking
Key Takeaways Grayscale has partnered with Figment to introduce staking features for its Ethereum and Solana investment products. The partnership enables Grayscale’s clients to earn staking rewards through technical infrastructure provided by Figment. Grayscale, a digital asset manager, has partnered with Figment, an institutional staking services provider, to enable staking features for its Ethereum and
Grayscale is exposing a problem of staking large reserves of ETH – the waiting time to stake the tokens is growing fast. Grayscale is trying to open its ETP to staking, preparing to deposit up to 300,000 tokens. Grayscale is performing a stress test on whether Ethereum ETF can also add staking. The investment company