London Stock Exchange Group said Thursday it will build a new on-chain settlement system for institutional investors. The service will be called the LSEG Digital Securities Depository. It will connect traditional securities markets with blockchain networks. The goal is simple. Large institutions will be able to trade and settle tokenized bonds, equities, and private market
Anthropic, an AI research firm founded by former OpenAI leaders, secured $30 billion in Series G funding today at a post-money valuation of $380 billion. The San Francisco-based company has more than doubled its valuation from $183 billion in its previous funding round, a $13 billion Series F raise completed last year. The round represents
Coinbase (COIN) missed fourth-quarter earnings forecasts on Thursday, thanks to weaker trading activity and lower crypto asset prices. The U.S.-based crypto exchange posted total revenue of $1.78 billion against estimates for $1.83 billion. Adjusted EPS of $0.66 was well lower than the consensus $0.86. Total transaction revenue of $983 million was below forecasts for $1.02
Bitcoin’s recent price decline has prompted market analysts to assess whether a price floor is forming, with one prominent on-chain researcher stating the risk-reward profile has shifted following the selloff. Summary “Checkmate” Check suggests Bitcoin has entered “deep value” territory. Recent selloff capitulation losses resemble those seen at 2022 cycle lows, indicating a potential market
TitanRWA, a popular RWA tokenization entity, has partnered with RubberVerseX, a blockchain platform that is developing a “digital rubber” economy. The partnership attempts to advance the worldwide rubber market’s digital transformation. As TitanRWA mentioned in its official X announcement, the development merges the rubber production while providing a compliance-first on-chain financing as well as a
A report from Citi revealed that the bank has partnered with Solana and PwC to explore how bills of exchange could be tokenized and moved entirely onchain. Solana claims that the bank has already represented the first bill of exchange as an onchain token and executed the entire lifecycle on its blockchain. A report from
According to two separate polls conducted by Reuters, the Fed is expected to cut interest rates twice this year. According to the survey results, the first interest rate cut is expected to come in June, under Kevin Warsh, who is anticipated to take over as FED chairman. The median expectation among economists is that the
The cryptocurrency market is reeling from one of the most violent capitulation events in its history. On-chain data confirms that Feb. 5 will go down as a historic day of pain for digital asset holders. According to analytics firm CryptoQuant, investors locked in a staggering $3.2 billion in realized losses in a single 24-hour period.
Fiserv, a major US payments and financial technology provider, has launched a new cash settlement platform for digital asset companies, a move that could strengthen fiat infrastructure for crypto players and improve access to liquidity. On Thursday, Fiserv announced the debut of INDX, a real-time cash settlement system that operates 24 hours a day, 365
Bitcoin has continued its dip, dropping to around $65,500 today. However, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said early signs of a future Bitcoin Bull Market are starting to emerge. He pointed to four developments, including agentic finance, institutional DeFi, quantum security progress, and faster tokenization efforts.