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In brief The Wyoming Stable Token (WYST) won’t initially offer a yield, but there is support for enabling the feature later, Wyoming State Senator Chris Rothfuss said. Wyoming’s Select Committee on Blockchain urged the Commission issuing WYST to “resist pressure to act as a political or financial gatekeeper.” The GENIUS Act’s passage could increase crypto…
In brief Spot Ethereum ETFs generated over $1.8 billion in investments this week. The nine funds outpaced their Bitcoin counterparts, which added just $70 million. Interest in Ethereum has risen with the passage of a stablecoin bill and rise of Ethereum treasury companies. For a week, at least, spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds outpaced their Bitcoin…
In brief The U.S. government is considering bringing charges against Dragonfly’s Tom Schmidt and other partners, Assistant U.S. Attorney Thane Rehn said Friday in federal court. Dragonfly invested in Tornado Cash developers’ Pepper Sec in 2020. Federal prosecutors seized Schmidt’s devices and raided his house in connection to their investigation into Roman Storm. U.S. prosecutors…
In brief BlackRock’s Ethereum ETF (ETHA) became the third-fastest ETF to reach $10 billion in assets, achieving the milestone in 251 days despite initial lukewarm reception compared to Bitcoin ETFs. MicroStrategy is raising up to $2.5 billion through a new preferred stock offering to buy more Bitcoin while facing class-action lawsuits over previous stock offering…
In brief Nasdaq-listed Windtree Therapeutics has said it will buy up to $700 million in BNB. The company is following software firm Strategy’s gameplan of buying digital assets. A number of publicly traded companies are now buying crypto—and not just Bitcoin—to boost their stock prices. Another day, another crypto treasury. Biotech firm Windtree Therapeutics said…
In brief BlackRock’s former head of digital assets strategy, Joseph Chalom, is joining SharpLink Gaming as co-CEO. Chalom helped launch BlackRock’s Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Shares of SBET have dropped over 6% on the day. A former digital assets executive at BlackRock, Joseph Chalom, has joined publicly traded Ethereum treasury company SharpLink Gaming as co-CEO,…
In brief Strategy is upsizing its STRC preferred stock offering to nearly $2.5 billion. STRC will offer a variable monthly dividend, starting at 9%. The firm intends to use the net proceeds from the sale to add to its $70 billion Bitcoin stash. Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy is boosting its preferred stock offering…
In brief U.S. M2 money supply hit a record $22.02 trillion, but crypto markets continued to slide. Analysts say liquidity remains sidelined in money markets, not flowing into risk assets like crypto. High leverage, especially in altcoins, is driving forced selling and amplifying short-term volatility. The U.S. money supply has climbed to a record high,…
In brief Only BlackRock and Fidelity’s spot Bitcoin funds needed less time to reach $10 billion in assets. ETHA has added $5 billion over a 10-day period ending Wednesday. The surge in ETH ETF inflows has been closely intertwined with a dramatic surge in Ethereum’s price. BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) has topped $10 billion…
In brief Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz said that Ethereum could do better than Bitcoin over the next three to six months. Institutions buying the second-biggest cryptocurrency will help propel its rise, he said. ETH remains well below its all-time high mark from 2021, while Bitcoin just recently hit another fresh peak. Crypto entrepreneur and billionaire…
