Yi He, the businesswoman who co-founded cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance with its former leader Changpeng Zhao, is to be co-CEO of the company, Binance’s CEO Richard Teng announced on Tuesday at Binance Blockchain Week. Yi He, who has held the position of head of marketing at Binance, has stayed out of the limelight until now.
Bitcoin’s latest cycle is defined by heavier institutional flows, ETF-driven liquidity and $24B in tokenized RWAs, with volatility nearly halved as $732B in new capital enters. Summary Glassnode estimates Bitcoin absorbed about $732B in new capital this cycle while one-year realized volatility dropped by nearly 50%. Tokenized real-world assets expanded from $7B to $24B in
Kalshi has struck a newsroom deal with CNN that brings its prediction data into a media outlet for the first time. Summary Kalshi’s prediction data will appear on CNN across TV and digital segments. The company raised $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation to expand markets and blockchain integrations. Legal wins and new distribution
Bitcoin-linked stocks surged on Tuesday as the broader crypto market staged a sharp recovery and Bitcoin reclaimed the $91,000 level. Strategy was the standout mover, rising faster than both Bitcoin itself and most major tech names at times. MSTR shares climbed 8.66% at times to $186.26, lifted by heavy trading volume that exceeded 4.4 million
AI agents are now capable of exploiting smart contracts on Ethereum and other blockchains, raising urgent questions about the economic risks of autonomous cyber capabilities. Summary Frontier AI models, including GPT-5 and Claude, exploited smart contracts on Ethereum and other blockchains in simulated tests. The AI models discovered previously unknown security flaws—called zero-day vulnerabilities—in software
Advertisment DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, and Mantle, the high-performance distribution and liquidity layer for real-world assets, today announced a strategic partnership led by TokenLogic with Aave to advance decentralized finance (DeFi) accessibility and unlock new onchain liquidity channels for users worldwide. Under this
Kraken, the third-largest centralized exchange by volume in the U.S., announced the acquisition of Backed Finance on Tuesday to expand its tokenized stock offering. Summary Kraken agreed to buy Backed Finance for an undisclosed price. Backed Finance boasts 23% market share; it offers exposure to more than 60 tokenized equities and ETFs. The integration is
After a decade of inactivity, the Ethereum ICO wallet stakes 120M. Whales are adding up as ETH tests important support zones at $2,200-$2,400 zone. One Ethereum ICO wallet, which contained 40,000 ETH, was unlocked after 10 years of dormancy and was valued at 120 million dollars. The wallet did not sell but staked its entire
Michael Burry, the investor known for predicting the 2008 financial crisis, has renewed his criticism of Bitcoin, stating the cryptocurrency is “worth nothing.” Summary Michael Burry says Bitcoin is “worth nothing” The investor, famous for predicting the 2008 financial crisis, renewed his criticism of the cryptocurrency as a speculative bubble lacking fundamental support. Crypto markets
25 Aug Bitfinex Alpha | ETH Climbs as BTC Consolidates Posted at 12:17h in Bitfinex Alpha by Maria Lobusova As the annual Jackson Hole Economic symposium of central bankers got underway last week, Bitcoin was on the defensive, sliding nearly 10 percent from its highs as investors de-risked into weaker ETF flows and hotter inflation
