Abu Dhabi funds lift IBIT stake to $1B
Abu Dhabi-based investment funds boosted their exposure to BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF to more than $1 billion by the end of 2025, according to new filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Abu Dhabi-based investment funds boosted their exposure to BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF to more than $1 billion by the end of 2025, according to new filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
The so-called “SaaSpocalypse” has erased roughly $300 billion in global software market value after advanced AI agents began automating enterprise workflows, rattling high-growth sectors including crypto.
Elemental Royalty said investors will be able to receive dividends in Tether Gold, marking a novel Wall Street use case for tokenised gold.
Monero activity has remained steady despite widespread exchange delistings, with 2024 and 2025 transaction levels still above those seen before 2022, according to research from TRM Labs.
Steak 'n Shake said same-store sales have “risen dramatically” since launching a burger-to-Bitcoin strategy in May 2025 that directs all Bitcoin payments into a corporate treasury reserve.
Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki has vetoed a second bill designed to align national crypto rules with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, deepening uncertainty ahead of a key transition deadline.
Raees and Ameer Cajee, founders of collapsed crypto platform Africrypt, have reportedly returned to South Africa years after the company’s 2021 implosion, according to a televised investigation.
Binance holds 65% of all USDT and USDC reserves on centralised exchanges as stablecoin outflows slow to $2 billion over the past month, according to CryptoQuant.
Monad Foundation has hired three senior executives from Optimism Foundation, FalconX and BVNK to drive institutional adoption following its November mainnet launch.
StarkWare has integrated Nightfall, developed by EY, into Starknet to enable private institutional payments and DeFi activity on public Ethereum-aligned infrastructure.
Gemini Space Station said three senior executives are departing effective immediately, with co-founder Cameron Winklevoss set to assume expanded responsibilities following the firm’s Nasdaq listing.
Nakamoto has signed definitive agreements to acquire BTC Inc and UTXO Management GP in an all-stock deal valued at about $107.3 million, consolidating Bitcoin media, events and capital allocation under a single public entity.
Dragonfly Capital has closed a $650 million fourth fund, positioning itself to invest in tokenised real-world assets and blockchain-based financial infrastructure as crypto venture capital priorities shift.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig said the agency had filed an amicus brief to defend its exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets amid mounting state-level lawsuits.
Kraken has integrated its over-the-counter desk with Intercontinental Exchange’s ICE Chat, giving institutional traders direct access to its crypto liquidity through established financial market messaging systems.
HIVE Digital Technologies posted record fiscal third-quarter revenue of $93.1 million, up 219% year-on-year, as its expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing offset weaker Bitcoin prices.
Quantoz Payments has become a principal member of Visa, enabling it to issue stablecoin-linked virtual debit cards and sponsor fintech partners across Europe.
Stripe-owned Bridge has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to operate as a federally chartered national trust bank, paving the way for expanded stablecoin services.
The U.S. dollar is heading for a weekly loss as record bearish positioning fails to spark a rally in bitcoin, challenging the cryptocurrency’s long-standing inverse relationship with the greenback.
Decentralised lending protocol ZeroLend has announced it will shut down operations, citing deteriorating liquidity and inactive blockchains across the networks it supports.
Polygon generated higher daily transaction fees than Ethereum for the first time, as prediction market activity accelerated.
A survey commissioned by BVNK and conducted by YouGov found that 39% of crypto users across 15 countries receive income in stablecoins, while 27% use them for everyday payments.
Matrixport said crypto market sentiment has fallen to extreme lows, suggesting Bitcoin may be approaching a potential inflection point after prolonged selling pressure.
Keir Starmer has signalled plans to bring artificial intelligence chatbots under stricter online safety rules, warning that rapidly advancing technology is reshaping childhood in ways policymakers can no longer ignore.
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