Agora, a startup founded by entrepreneur and VanEck heir Nick van Eck, is positioning itself for a stable market that goes beyond crypto-native trading. While decentralized finance (DeFi) remains a key growth driver – Agora’s total value locked (TVL) increased 60% in the last month since DeFi launches, he said – its attention is turning […]
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After selling off a significant portion of its cryptocurrency stash over the past few months, Ethereum-focused treasury firm ETHZilla has now added jet engines to its balance sheet. A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday shows the company purchased two CFM56-7B24 aircraft engines for $12.2 million through a newly formed
Spacecoin, a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN), has launched its SPACE token, marking a key milestone in the company’s plan to create a decentralized satellite internet network, just days after partnering with Trump family-linked decentralized finance project World Liberty Finance. The token is now available on centralized exchanges including Binance, Kraken and OKX, as well
Nifty Gateway, the non-fungible token (NFT) exchange that was once at the heart of 2021’s digital art boom, will shut down on February 23, 2026. Effective immediately, the platform has gone into withdrawal-only mode, giving users one month to move any NFTs or funds still on the site, according to a company announcement. The website
There will come a time when this newsletter will no longer be about crypto market structure legislation. But now is not the time. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter that examines the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to subscribe to future editions. The story The Senate Agriculture Committee released its new
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Strategy (MSTR) launched its first non-US perpetual preferred product, Stream (STRE), in November, aiming to tap demand in the European Economic Area (EEA). However, it didn’t turn out the way Michael Saylor’s company had planned. The preferred stock was issued with a declared value of EUR100 ($115) per share, pays an annual dividend of 10%
After more than a decade building infrastructure for stock exchanges, financial institutions, and central banks, R3 has seen the market begin to move in a new direction. About a year ago, the company launched a strategic reset, asking a simple but fundamental question: What is the best way for customers to move their assets entirely
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The Ethereum Foundation (EF), a nonprofit organization supporting Ethereum’s development, is turning its long-running post-quantum research into a public engineering initiative, forming a dedicated post-quantum team and calling the effort a top strategic priority for the network. Justin Drake, a researcher at EF, said the new group would be led by Thomas Coratger, with support
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Bitcoin’s recent price weakness has reignited the debate over quantum computing, with one prominent investor saying it’s already shaping market behavior – and on-chain analysts saying the real driver is more old-fashioned selling pressure. Gold and silver continued to rise on Thursday, with gold rising 1.7% to a record $4,930 an ounce and silver rising
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The crypto market traded in a tight range on Friday with bitcoin BTC$89,645.14 changing hands at $88,950 and ether ETH$2,957.12 losing around 1% since midnight UTC at $2,920. Performance is in line with US equities. Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 index futures lost 0.4% and 0.25%, respectively, over the same period. Precious metals gold and
