Laser Digital, the subsidiary of Nomura Investment Bank, a large Japanese institution, has been given conditional approval for a trust bank charter for the USA. This is a first for any subsidiary of a Japanese financial institution. The company with headquarters in Zurich, boasting assets of over $250 million, filed for the federal charter in
Michael J. Saylor’s Strategy surprised the crypto market on May 29. After transferring 411.48 $BTC, worth more than $30 million, to Coinbase Prime. The move immediately triggered speculation that the company could be preparing to sell a portion of its Bitcoin holdings. On-chain trackers including Lookonchain and Arkham flagged the transfers. While Polymarket traders quickly
Pi Network’s PI token is consolidating near $0.14 after an April rally, with thin liquidity and IOU listings keeping volatility elevated as traders eye key support and resistance levels. Pi Network’s PI is changing hands at about $0.144 with a 24 hour low of roughly $0.142 and a high near $0.146 on Bybit’s IOU market
U.S. treasuries climbed while the dollar bond index dropped to an intraday low of 98.8, signaling a notable swing in risk sentiment across global markets. According to Gate market data, U.S. Treasury bonds “continue to rise” while the U.S. dollar index, DXY, “has fallen to an intraday low,” currently quoted at 98.8 against a base
Despite the growing institutional presence in crypto, retail sentiment is just as important as it was when Wall Street was largely on the sidelines, according to Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten. “It still does. You have to remember it’s not like BlackRock owns the Bitcoin and Fidelity owns the Bitcoin. It’s a bunch of retail
The IPO pipeline for major tech companies is heating up. Companies such as Databricks and Klarna are among the most anticipated listings, while firms like OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX continue to dominate investor expectations. Market participants expect these mega-IPOs to absorb significant liquidity from existing equities, creating a risk-off setup for Bitcoin. So far, Q2
SodaBot, a smart operating system (OS) and multi-agent Artificial Intelligence (AI) framework built for Decentralized Finance (DeFi) trading, has announced its strategic partnership with PlaysOut, a DeFi platform that connects Web2 apps and Web3 blockchains. The basic purpose of this collaboration is to combine AI-powered on-chain execution with gamified user experiences. The integration of SodaBot
Anchorage Digital says Bitcoin covered-call strategies can generate synthetic yield for $BTC holders, but only when managed with strict discipline. The firm’s new research warns that selling upside on Bitcoin can cushion drawdowns in weaker markets, yet cap gains sharply when $BTC enters one of its violent bull-market phases. The analysis, written by Anchorage Digital
According to the Sui network’s official status page, the blockchain is facing a “major outage” as it has stopped processing user transactions. The Sui team explained that the latest stall is related to the fix of the first stall, and a problem that surged at the epoch change. Key Takeaways: Sui halted for a 3rd
More than 172,000 traders were liquidated in a single day as Bitcoin’s losses piled up, pushing the cryptocurrency out of the world’s top 10 largest assets by market cap. Bitcoin now sits at 13th place, trailing gold, NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft, and silver, among others. Longs Take The Brunt Total crypto liquidations reached $921 million within