Adam Back’s Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company (BSTR), the Bitcoin treasury company backed by Blockstream CEO and Bitcoin pioneer, is renegotiating the terms of its planned public listing through a merger with Cantor Equity Partners I (CEPO), with the parties abandoning the initial structure agreed to last year in an effort to better reflect current market […]
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Paradigm has raised $1.2 billion for a new venture capital fund focused on artificial intelligence and robotics, according to a blog post published Wednesday. The firm’s third venture fund reflects growing interest in AI and defense technology, although it does not signal an exit from digital assets. “Crypto was the first frontier for us, and
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Polymarket, which began its comeback in the United States after a four-year ban with the acquisition of QCEX a year ago and the introduction of a mobile trading app in December, has launched a campaign to persuade policymakers, regulators and potential users that it is trustworthy, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. According to AP, Polymarket
There are also signs of seller burnout and believer accumulation. As seen during previous market lows, BTC can find a bottom when few sellers remain and the accumulation of committed holders accelerates. This is happening with approximately 45% of long-term holder supply in losses, according to Checkonchain data, with levels associated with prior market lows.
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Tokenization specialist Dinari and broker tZERO are working together to offer brokers a turnkey platform for tokenized US stocks, as competition intensifies over how public stocks should be transferred onto blockchain networks. The companies announced Wednesday that they will combine Dinari’s tokenized equity platform with tZERO’s brokerage, custody, clearing and settlement infrastructure, allowing financial firms
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BNB Chain has already improved its performance on BNB Smart Chain. During the first half of 2026, block times fell to 450 milliseconds from 750, while the baseline throughput increased from around 2,800 to around 5,200 transactions per second. David Z, CTO of BNB Chain, told CoinDesk that the next phase will focus on execution
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Citadel told the New York court that the decision to end the case had nothing to do with the merits of its claims. Instead, it said it had already won in a separate arbitration in London against the founders of Portofino on employment-related claims including breach of contract, unlawful means, conspiracy and deception, award of
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Will the Fed focus on breakevens, which are already at or below 2% in the near term, or on growing consumer concerns? The Fed itself tends to trust breakevens because they reflect institutional capital allocation, while consumer surveys often lag and can be heavily influenced by the volatility of everyday costs like energy and food.
Crypto markets fell on Wednesday after new airstrikes in Iran sparked risk aversion among investors. The CoinDesk 20 Index has fallen 2.9% since midnight UTC, with all but one coin falling. Speaking to NATO leaders, US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire was “over” and that negotiations with Iran were a “waste of time”, even
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The tax authorities are concerned about widespread under-declaration. In the fiscal year ending March 2023, less than a quarter of the 645,000 people who transacted in crypto actually reported those gains on their tax returns. Transactions executed on offshore exchanges and peer-to-peer platforms, particularly those denominated in rupiah, remain difficult to track, trace and tax.
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