Cathie Wood’s investment manager Ark Invest bought $30.9 million worth of shares in Jack Dorsey’s fintech company Block Inc (XYZ) on Monday. Ark added a total of 385,585 XYZ shares across three of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs): Innovation (ARKK), Next Generation Internet (ARKW) and Fintech Innovation (ARKF), according to an emailed disclosure on Tuesday. XYZ
At the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Larry Fink called crypto gold assets instruments investors buy amid fear over debasement and personal security. Summary What did Larry Fink say about crypto gold assets — BlackRock investment stance? Do Fink crypto comments treat crypto gold assets as gold safe haven or crypto fear hedge? Gold and
Chun Wang, co-founder of major Bitcoin mining pool F2Pool, has pushed back against a proposed temporary soft fork aimed at limiting data spam on the Bitcoin network. Wang wrote in a Monday X post that “BIP-444 is a bad idea.” He added that he, and presumably F2Pool, are “not going to soft fork anything,” whether
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has announced a new wave of funding through its Bitcoin Development Fund (BDF), distributing 1 billion satoshis — approximately $1.1 million USD — to 20 projects around the world. The grants, awarded to developers, educators, and activists spanning Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Europe, aim to strengthen Bitcoin’s role as
Bitcoin (BTC) briefly breached $116,000 for the first time in two weeks as traders positioned for a dovish Federal Reserve decision and fresh capital flowed back into digital asset products following October’s risk-off stretch. As of press time, Bitcoin traded at $114,683.03, up 0.15% over 24 hours. The move reflects a convergence of macro tailwinds
Tokenization specialist Securitize is aiming for a public listing through a SPAC merger Cantor Equity Partners II (CEPT), the firm said on Tuesday. The deal values Securitize at $1.25 billion and will see the company list on Nasdaq under the ticker “SECZ,” the firm added. Securitize also plans to tokenize its own equity, making its
Prediction market protocol Myriad is gearing up for the next stage of its expansion with its launch on BNB Chain and the addition of new features including Automated Markets and localized experiences. Myriad’s launch on BNB Chain expands the prediction market protocol to the BNB ecosystem and opens the door to millions of new users
Japan’s TIS, one of the country’s largest payment infrastructure providers, is launching a blockchain-based platform with Ava Labs, the team behind AVAX$20.39 as demand from financial institutions to move money and assets onchain is rising. The firm’s new Multi-Token Platform, built using AvaCloud, Avalanche’s enterprise-focused blockchain builder, aims to support the issuance, settlement and management
Bitcoin remains in a neutral-to-bullish consolidation phase, fluctuating between its 100- and 200-day moving averages. The $116K barrier is now the key resistance for continuation, while the $109K region defines the bullish invalidation threshold. Until one of these levels is decisively breached, the market is likely to oscillate within the current range, accumulating liquidity ahead
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao confirms YZi Labs is a minority investor in Opinion, a newly launched decentralized prediction market, amid speculation on Polymarket rivalry. Summary Opinion raised $5M in a seed round led by YZi Labs, with participation from Animoca Ventures, Amber Group, Manifold, and Echo Community. The platform, now live on BNB Chain, allows