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In brief Australian crypto traders are diversifying their portfolios beyond Bitcoin, anonymized Kraken wallet data reveals. Ethereum makes up 33% of Australian wallets, nearly double the global average of 19%, while Solana and meme coins appear more often in Australian portfolios. Kraken’s Jonathon Miller says Australia’s “speculative streak” reflects culture as much as strategy. Australians…
In brief House of Doge, the Dogecoin Foundation’s commercial arm, acquired a controlling stake in U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918. The soccer club plays in Serie C, the third-highest league of Italian professional soccer. As part of the announcement, it added Toronto Blue Jays Vice Chairman Roger Rai to its advisory board to help with sports…
October 20, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that ANIME is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading ANIME trading is live as of October 20, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’. Make sure to deposit your tokens…
In brief Crypto markets crashed last week, and Dogecoin has taken the hardest hit among major assets. While Bitcoin and Ethereum are still suffering following the sell-off, Dogecoin is faring far worse. Experts said that the coin is not finding enough use cases and may be facing an identity crisis. Following last week’s flash crash,…
By Arjun Sethi, Kraken co-CEO When the head of the International Monetary Fund says fiat is going digital and urges countries to accept reality, that is not a policy tweak. It is the moment the establishment admits that the world has already changed. For years, global institutions treated crypto as a novelty or a risk.…
In brief House of Doge, the business arm of the Dogecoin Foundation, is now trading on the Nasdaq after merging with Brag House Holdings (TBH). Backed by Elon Musk’s lawyer Alex Spiro, the company aims to use new capital to expand Dogecoin’s role in global payments and expand its reach into sports and other sectors.…
In brief Friends and collaborators described Pagotto as “super creative” and “discreet and humble.” RTFKT cofounder Steven Vasilev and BAYC’s Greg Solano were among those who paid tribute online. Pagotto helped build RTFKT into one of digital fashion’s most influential brands before Nike acquired it in 2021. Benoît Pagotto, co-founder of the digital fashion studio…
In brief Two men are set to stand trial in Glasgow’s High Court for allegedly plotting to steal almost $23 million in crypto in a series of robberies. The pair are accused of having identified targets known to own “significant amounts” of cryptocurrency. According to the prosecution, some of the planning was conducted while at…
In brief Polymarket received a $2 billion investment from Intercontinental Exchange, owner of the New York Stock Exchange. The deal gave Polymarket a post-deal valuation of $9 billion, the prediction market startup said. Polymarket has inked several high-profile deals this year. Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan said on Tuesday that the prediction-market platform will receive up…
In brief Trump Jr. described his experience with mainstream media as “a disaster,” likening their exclusion from coverage to being debanked. He said independent outlets, podcasts, and long-form formats fill gaps left by traditional press. Observers told Decrypt that credibility depends on transparency and accountability, regardless of the outlet. Donald Trump Jr. told a jam-packed…
