As Wall Street firms race to bring stocks, bonds and credit products onto blockchain rails, a new Ethereum-based marketplace backed by Animoca Brands is aiming to turn tokenized assets into something crypto investors can use across decentralized finance (DeFi). NUVA, developed by Animoca and Nuva Labs, is connecting around $19 billion worth of tokenized real-world
Crypto wallet provider Ledger put its plans to go public in the U.S. on hold due to difficult market conditions, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Ledger has not filed any draft S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), one of the people said. A confidential filing is typically
The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ($BTC), fell to levels around $79,800 yesterday following the release of better-than-expected US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. However, buying pressure quickly increased, and it regained the $80,000 level. This indicates that it is maintaining and consolidating its position above $80,000. Although this situation created a brief period of panic, analysts
The Solana-based tokens marketed as a way to gain exposure to Anthropic and OpenAI before they go public got an unwelcome reality check this week. The two companies said the transfer of privately held shares to the special purpose vehicles (SPVs) that back the tokens is invalid because any such move requires approval by the
Jane Street, which stated in 2023 that it withdrew from digital asset trading in the US due to regulatory uncertainty in the US, disclosed its Bitcoin and Ethereum holdings. Accordingly, Jane Street announced that it will reduce its Bitcoin (BTC) ETF holdings while increasing its Ethereum ($ETH) ETF holdings in the first quarter of 2026.
Anthropic just drew a line in the sand. The AI company issued a warning on May 12 declaring that any sale or transfer of its stock without explicit Board of Directors approval is void and will not be recognized by the company. The move comes as Anthropic’s valuation has ballooned in secondary markets, with estimates
Oh Kyung-seok, CEO of Dunamu, the parent company of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, has outlined a strategic vision to transform the platform from a digital asset exchange into a comprehensive on-chain financial ecosystem. Speaking at a special lecture on digital assets at Korea University’s Seoul campus on May 13, Oh announced plans to
OP Succinct data confidentiality is being positioned as a new way for institutions to keep transaction data private while still settling around Ethereum. The upgrade matters because it targets one of blockchain’s oldest institutional problems: how to use public-chain infrastructure without exposing sensitive customer activity. That tension has shaped adoption for years. Financial firms want
Eric Trump, the son of President Donald Trump and founder of the Bitcoin ($BTC) mining and treasury management company American Bitcoin (NASDAQ: ABTC), announced new plans that will help his company (and the U.S.) dominate the global cryptocurrency market. Speaking in an interview with David Lin published on May 12, Trump said there are effectively
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has turned the spotlight on a very different corner of artificial intelligence: translation that happens entirely on-device, without sending sensitive text to the cloud. In a recent post, Ardoino framed the issue around privacy, speed, and practicality. His point was simple enough, but it touches a problem that millions of users