Strategy Inc.’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock (STRC) went live on the popular platform Trading 212 on March 30, 2026. It gives UK retail investors direct access to a Bitcoin-backed yield product that pays roughly 11.5% annually. However, buying it directly may cost significantly more in tax than most buyers realize. Why UK
Digital asset investment products have recently recorded their earliest weekly outflow in 5 weeks. In this respect, the digital asset funds have undergone a huge $414M outflow. As per the new report from CoinShares, the investor sentiment has declined because of the extended Iran conflict as well as the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) inclination
Dune co-founder and CEO Fredrik Haga said stablecoins will remain the primary driver of blockchain adoption. He argued they have already achieved a scale that puts them well ahead of tokenized real-world assets. Speaking at ETHCC 2026 in Cannes, Haga said stablecoin usage in payments, treasury management and business-to-business transactions has made the sector the
The US SEC is now allowing broker-dealers to use a wider range of stocks—specifically, baskets of large American companies from the Russell 1000 and S&P 500 Indices—as collateral when borrowing securities from large institutional investors. Previously, firms could only use safer, traditional assets like cash, US government bonds, or bank guarantees as collateral. Under this
Archblock, TrustToken, and TrueCoin, the firms originally behind stablecoin TrueUSD, have declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing Techteryx’s failure to pay invoices and Archblock being defrauded by “a sophisticated criminal enterprise working out of Eastern Europe.” This comes after Archblock and its sister firms became embroiled in a series of calamities and legal disputes and
Crypto tax confusion persists despite widespread adoption, with most U.S. investors aware of obligations but struggling to execute accurately as new reporting rules and portfolio complexity widen compliance gaps across digital asset markets. Data Reveals Crypto Tax Chaos as Investors Face Costly Errors Rising participation in digital assets has exposed a gap between compliance intent
Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade is in talks to take the lead in selling SpaceX IPO shares to everyday US investors, giving the brokerage an early advantage over Robinhood and SoFi in one of the most closely watched listings of 2026. Reuters reported Monday that SpaceX is considering routing a meaningful share of its smaller ticket retail
Two former Blackstone professionals Connor Dougherty and Lily Yarborough have closed a $25 million round to digitize private credit, betting blockchain can unlock faster and more transparent lending. The seed round was led by Castle Island Ventures, with participation from Susquehanna’s crypto arm, Maven11, and TeraWulf founders, Fortune reported Monday. The company declined to disclose
The world’s largest asset manager continues to move aggressively into crypto. BlackRock now plans to hire a Managing Director of Digital Assets in New York. This role carries a salary of around $350,000 and signals a serious long-term commitment. The firm wants a leader who can shape its approach to crypto, stablecoins, and tokenized finance.