The crypto market is down, and institutions appear to have taken a pause on their regular crypto accumulation spree. On Tuesday, October 14, Grayscale made huge crypto deposits involving Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL), according to recent data shared by on-chain monitoring firm Lookonchain. The leading digital asset investment firm has returned massive

FED Chairman Jerome Powell gave critical messages for the markets in his speech today. Analyst YT Jia evaluated Powell’s statements and summarized the main message of the speech as “Quantitative Tightening (QT) is ending” and stated that this is one of the most important macroeconomic turning points of the year. YT Jia noted that over

This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Stablecoins and tokenization (shocker!) remained a big theme at DAS London’s Day 2. Upon the umpteenth mention of these segments, Inversion founder Santiago Roel Santos got real with the industry members watching. But first, Algorand Foundation CEO Staci Warden kicked off

Digital assets have posted market-leading returns in eight of the past eleven years, cementing their status as a legitimate asset class, according to a recent report by global investment firm Franklin Templeton, which manages over $1.6 trillion in assets. The report outlines eight reasons why now may be the ideal time for investors to consider

During a recent podcast appearance, Dan Morehead, CEO of Pantera Capital, recently stated that Strategy’s Michael Saylor “opened his eyes.” At first, Morehead, an early Bitcoin adopter, did not understand Saylor’s strategy, but seeing mutual funds make billions through it changed his mind since he realized that this was a revolutionary access mechanism. “So they

Venezuela adopts USDT for survival amid hyperinflation, while El Salvador integrates it for beef imports and financial inclusion. USDT’s stability supports Venezuelans’ savings and daily commerce, just as it enables Paraguay’s beef exports to El Salvador’s agromarkets. The Venezuelan economy is in a complex situation, marked by persistent inflation and a national banking system that

Norfolk, Nebraska — Telcoin, a blockchain-powered fintech operating across 171 countries, has raised $25 million in an ongoing pre-Series A round to launch Telcoin Digital Asset Bank — the first regulated blockchain bank in the United States. — The raise enables Telcoin to meet capital requirements for its conditionally approved Nebraska Digital Asset Depository Institution

TL;DR New Capital: Aptos Labs co-founder, Mo Shaikh, introduces Maximum Frequency Ventures, a $50 million fund. Early Focus: The fund will be allocated for pre-seed and seed stage investments in the crypto ecosystem. Experience and Network: Shaikh will use his experience and network of contacts to guide new entrepreneurs in the sector. A new boost

Bridge, the stablecoin infrastructure company acquired by payments giant Stripe, applied for a national bank trust charter with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), co-founder Zach Abrams said on Wednesday. The move would put the firm under federal regulatory oversight if approved by the regulator. Through the bank, company would provide

Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivers the keynote address at the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) conference in Philadelphia. Here are the highlights from Powell’s speech: The future direction of monetary policy will be determined by data and risk assessments. Data before the US government shutdown suggested that economic growth could be better than expected.