Digital asset treasury (DAT) companies that tokenize their stocks on the blockchain compound the risks to investors and their own businesses, according to several crypto industry executives. “Blockchains trade 24/7, whereas traditional markets have specific hours of operation,” Kadan Stadelmann, chief technology officer of the Komodo decentralized exchange platform, told Cointelegraph. Sharp onchain price movements
Ever get the feeling that the world is spinning faster than at any point in living memory? If you haven’t, you’re not looking at the right data. In today’s new economic order, holding real, tangible assets isn’t a preference; it’s a necessity. As the Fed cuts rates into persistent inflation and the deficit spending sits
Tether, the issuer of USDT, the largest stablecoin, is close to making its Wallet Development Kit open-source. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino expects the new product not only to catalyze massive adoption of self-custody wallets, but also to bring “pure freedom” to users. Trillion wallets, no strings attached: Tether’s Paolo Ardoino on game-changing release Wallet Development
Cryptocurrencies have gained significant traction across the globe over recent years. The idea of cryptocurrency investment fascinates many people with the potential for massive earning opportunities. However, digital currencies have their unique challenges that are absent in conventional investments. Particularly, prices can shift abruptly, crypto regulations are still in the development phase, and these investments
Twelve years after launching as a cryptocurrency exchange, Mercado Bitcoin aims to be something entirely different. Less focused on price charts and trading pairs, the São Paulo-based company now talks more about Brazil’s central bank’s PIX payments, digital fixed income, and streamlined remittances. Mercado Bitcoin’s head of corporate development, Daniel Cunha, told CoinDesk in an
Robinhood’s decision to list Strategy’s four preferred stocks marks a rare break from its own investment policies — and could strengthen Michael Saylor’s bitcoin playbook without diluting holders of the firm’s common stock, MSTR. Robinhood’s rare policy shift The brokerage began offering trading in four Strategy (MSTR) preferred stocks on Oct. 2, with tickers STRC,
United State Representative Cleo Fields of Louisiana is in the spotlight after a July stock trade in Bitcoin (BTC) miner IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) turned into one of his most lucrative moves. Filings indicate that on July 10, 2025, Fields purchased between $15,001 and $50,000 worth of IREN shares. The transaction, disclosed in early August,
CoinDCX co-founder and CEO Sumit Gupta has called for India to embrace stablecoins. He says the technology could save the country billions in remittance fees. His comments came after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned stablecoins during her address at the 4th Kautilya Economic Conclave 2025 in New Delhi. Glad to see our Hon’ble Finance Minister,
In its latest report, blockchain analysis company Chainalysis estimates that the Brazilian economy moved $318.8 billion in cryptocurrency assets from July 2024 to June 2025. The numbers highlight the growing adoption of cryptocurrency in one of the largest and most consolidated economies of Latam. Crypto Adoption Overheats in Brazil: Over $300 Billion Moved Using Crypto