Wall Street asset management giant Franklin Templeton is launching a dedicated cryptocurrency division as it deepens its push into digital assets, anchored by a planned acquisition of crypto investment firm 250 Digital. The new unit, called Franklin Crypto, will bring together the 250 Digital team and its liquid crypto strategies — previously managed by CoinFund
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CoinShares, a European-based digital asset manager, is slated to make its US public markets debut today following the completion of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger, highlighting the crypto industry’s deepening ties with public markets. The company announced Wednesday that it had finalized a previously announced business combination with Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp.,
Bitcoin is steadily approaching a price range historically associated with long-term buying opportunities. However, current on-chain data suggests the market has yet to reach the conditions typically seen at previous cycle bottoms. According to CryptoQuant data, Bitcoin’s spot price remains significantly above its realized price, a key indicator that most holders are still in profit.
US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) finished the first quarter of 2026 with net outflows, even after March delivered the category’s first monthly inflows of the year. Spot Bitcoin ($BTC) ETFs recorded $1.32 billion in March inflows, the first monthly gain of 2026 and the first since October 2025, according to SoSoValue. The inflows were
Bitcoin’s reputation has historically been built on extreme boom-and-bust cycles, with steep drawdowns of up to 90% following all-time highs. This cycle, however, the decline has been closer to 50%, a shift that analysts said reflects the maturation of BTC as an asset class. “Bitcoin’s drawdowns compressing to about 50% is a sign of a
Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI has closed $122 billion in committed capital at an $852 billion post-money valuation, a round that dwarfs anything raised in private markets and cements the company as the most valuable startup in history by a wide margin. The funding was anchored by Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, with continued participation from Microsoft.
Monzo, the UK’s largest app-based digital bank with more than 15 million customers, is closing its short-lived US expansion chapter to prioritize home markets after struggling to establish a strong presence. Monzo, one of Revolut’s main frenemies, entered the US market in 2020 and swiftly chased a banking license before backing off in October 2021
Franklin Templeton is acquiring 250 Digital, a spinoff from CoinFund, to grow its crypto investment offerings, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The entity is led by Seth Ginns and Chris Perkins, who previously served as CoinFund’s managing partner and president and managing partner and head of liquid investments, respectively. 250 Digital was formally established
Cardano (ADA) has been ranked second on a list of blockchains that has the potential to resist any future quantum-computer attacks. In a paper from Google Quantum AI shared by Cardano representative dori, she notes that the ranking was based on how prepared blockchains were to upgrade to “post-quantum cryptography.” Cardano secures second place as