Ethereum maintained its position as the largest smart-contract network with TVL consistently above $42 billion, while stablecoin liquidity remained above $164 billion throughout the week. Solana continued to dominate on-chain activity, processing 74-80 million daily transactions and recording some of the highest perpetual futures volumes among major blockchains. BSC Chain (BSC) demonstrated strong retail participation,
B3 registered the first guaranteed OTC flexible option tied to Hashdex’s crypto-index ETF, HASH11, in a trade between Inter and XP. B3’s clearinghouse served as the central counterparty in the trade, placing a crypto ETF-linked exposure inside the same back-office machinery that handles counterparty risk, margining, clearing, and settlement. That is the infrastructure layer that
The US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund market is closing in on recording net outflows for this year after Friday saw the funds hit six consecutive days of outflows. Net inflows into the Bitcoin ETFs so far in 2026 have shrunk to $536 million after the market bled another $105.2 million on Friday, as BlackRock’s iShares
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the financial system still needs eight key upgrades before crypto-based finance can reach wider use. His list covered RWA tokenization, 24/7 global trading, stablecoin payments, AI tools, self-custody wallets, easier capital formation, sound money, and better regulation. Armstrong said the future system will become more global, more automated, and more
Larry Fink, CEO of the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock, has publicly called for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to accelerate its approval process for tokenized stocks and bonds. Fink’s comments, coming from a firm with more than $11 trillion in assets under management, immediately ignited discussion across both traditional finance and cryptocurrency
A cryptocurrency wallet that remained inactive for over a year has suddenly transferred a significant amount of Bitcoin to the trading platform FalconX. According to blockchain tracking firm Lookonchain, two linked addresses deposited a total of 1,650 Bitcoin ($BTC), valued at approximately $127 million, roughly six hours ago. On-Chain Activity Raises Market Questions In the
Nasdaq has moved closer to offering cash-settled bitcoin index options, a move set to democratize crypto risk management and eliminate legacy operational barriers. Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission granted Nasdaq PHLX conditional approval to list European-style options under the ticker QBTC. These will be cash-settled, European-style options tracking the CME CF Bitcoin
Artificial intelligence agents settling payments have gone from concept to reality in the last 12 months, with $73 million settled across 176 million transactions from May last year through April 2026, according to crypto investment firm Keyrock. In a report released Thursday, written in collaboration with crypto exchange Coinbase and the blockchain Tempo, Keyrock researcher
Decentralized prediction landscape is on the rise, and Eventra Market, a Web-based prediction market platform, today entered into a strategic partnership with Presens Network, a DEPIN ecosystem, to make it more accessible, affordable, and secure. This collaboration enabled Eventra Market to combine with Presens Network, an integration that aims to enable its prediction market platform