Biotech firm Portage Biotech is the latest publicly traded firm to shift its focus to a digital asset treasury, securing around $100 million to build a treasury centered on Toncoin (TON)—the asset linked to popular messaging app Telegram and its digital ecosystem. As part of the strategy shift, the firm will be renamed AlphaTON Capital
The most popular projects in the cryptocurrency market, based on weekly active user numbers, have been revealed. The list includes both layer-1 and layer-2 blockchains, decentralized exchanges (DEXs), and infrastructure projects. The 20 projects with the most weekly active users, the number of developers, and the change in this number compared to the previous period
The Chainlink Data Streams has been integrated on the Flex perpetual platform to power the trading of tokenized US equities market. Data Streams was recently unveiled to provide real-time streams for major US stocks and ETFs. Next-generation decentralized perpetual protocol with cross margins, Flex Perpetual, has become the latest to integrate Chainlink’s Data Streams for
World Mobile just cleared a big milestone: more than two million people are now using its blockchain-powered network every day. At the same time, the project’s native token, World Mobile Token ($WMTX), is set to make its U.S. exchange debut on Kraken on September 4, the first U.S. listing for the asset. The growth hasn’t
According to analytics firm Arkham Intelligence, institutions are now coming back to Bitcoin (BTC) after seemingly souring on Ethereum (ETH). On Tuesday, spot BTC exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted $332.8 million worth of inflows, with Boston-headquartered mutual fund Fidelity accounting for the biggest chunk of the aforementioned sum ($133 million). Surprisingly, the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin
The Nasdaq stock exchange halted trading of American Bitcoin (ABTC) shares five times Wednesday as volatility spiked on the stock’s relisting debut. Shares of ABTC, a Bitcoin (BTC) mining company co-founded by Eric Trump and Donald Trump, Jr., climbed by nearly 85%, hitting a high of $14 per share during intraday trading, following American Bitcoin’s
Cryptocurrency analyst Joao Wedson shared a remarkable assessment stating that Bitcoin may enter a critical period in the coming period. According to Wedson, a cyclical formation they pointed out in 2024 could be completed in October 2025, marking the end of an important phase in Bitcoin’s history. Wedson suggested that if this cycle is confirmed,
Avail Nexus, a permissionless layer for cross-chain connectivity, has partnered with Hyperliquid, a rapidly growing decentralized exchange (DEX). The partnership endeavors to offer multichain liquidity to the consumers across ten blockchains. As per the official social media announcement of Avail Nexus, the integration permits Hyperliquid-based projects to leverage native liquidity on 10 prominent chains without
This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Buzz around crypto-linked stocks has proved unrelenting. As shares of such companies continue to hit major exchanges, a few more could also join one of the best-known indexes. Shares of American Bitcoin — a self-labeled “bitcoin accumulation platform” backed by the
SoFi Technologies has unveiled an Agentic AI ETF (AGIQ), its first after nearly two years. The ETF tracks the BITA U.S. Agentic Select Index, which covers 30 U.S.-listed firms that target AI, including Nvidia and Deere, with a 0.69% expense ratio. Agentic AI ETF targets to capture firms involved in developing or deploying agentic AI