Morgan Stanley launched its bitcoin exchange-traded product, the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT), into a market it believes is still in its infancy. At a panel on Wednesday moderated by Tyler Evans, Amy Oldenburg, the bank’s head of digital assets, spent the better part of an hour making a case for bitcoin that few clients
UK FCA approves tokenized fund rules, helping asset managers use blockchain technology under existing laws and boosting market innovation. The United Kingdom has taken a major digital finance step. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has signed off on new rules for tokenized funds. The rules assist companies in adopting blockchain within existing fund regulations. So,
Bitfinex Securities is ushering in a new era of accessibility and efficiency by giving investors visibility of their securities in their primary Bitfinex trading account. This simplifies how participants engage with tokenised capital markets on Bitfinex, removing the administrative hurdle of having separate sub-accounts. This change aligns with Bitfinex Securities’ mission to democratise access to
Peter Schiff is back with receipts, and this time the numbers are harder to dismiss. The longtime gold advocate and Bitcoin critic has renewed his attack on the MicroStrategy Bitcoin treasury strategy, noting that MSTR increased its share of the total Bitcoin supply from 2.76% to 3.9% over the past year. That marked a 40% jump
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, the former CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald that handles Tether’s finances in the U.S., has been questioned by Senate Democrats on reports that a trust tied to his children received a loan from Tether meant to help finance Lutnick’s divestiture of his company stake that went to his children. Senators
Strategy CEO Phong Le and Blockstream CEO Adam Back appeared Wednesday on a panel moderated by Natalie Brunell, covering Bitcoin treasury strategy, tokenization, digital credit, and the enduring mystery of Satoshi Nakamoto. The conversation drew a picture of a financial system in transition, with Bitcoin at its center. Le opened with a striking observation about
Meta rolls out USDC stablecoin payouts for creators on Solana and Polygon networks, launching first in Colombia and the Philippines. Meta has stepped back into the stablecoin space. The tech giant now offers select creators the option to receive payouts in USDC, a dollar-pegged stablecoin. According to an update on Meta’s website, the feature is
BTC pushed above $79K, breaking out of a two-month range and printing its highest levels since early February. The move didn’t come out of nowhere. Positioning had been building for weeks with institutional demand building through ETF inflows and large players consistently absorbing supply. As price broke higher fuelled by easing geopolitical tension, short positioning
Another bombshell hit could change Bitcoin price prediction for the mid-term. Forbes investigation is rattling the Bitcoin mining sector and carries serious political weight. Bitcoin itself is trading at the $76,000 level, but the real volatility is in the stock price of American Bitcoin (ABTC), which has quietly shed 92% of its peak value while
World Liberty Financial’s proposal to unlock 62 billion WLFI tokens is already set to pass, with early votes blowing past quorum and delivering near-unanimous support. Under the plan, founders, team members, and partners would burn 10% of their holdings, roughly 4.5 billion WLFI, to begin unlocking the remaining 40.7 billion tokens over a five-year schedule
