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
The mechanics: Beyond holding shares, the platform facilitates direct competition between users based on specific player matchups. Daily face-offs pit specific players against each other, like Jaylen Brown versus Kawhi Leonard. Users predict which player will have the best stat line in a “winner takes all” format. Thompson aims to deepen fan engagement by getting
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Ethereum, the smart contract blockchain, now handles more daily activities than its cheaper sidechains, called layer -2 networks. But this return has a catch: all this Ethereum activity does not seem to reflect real user demand. The number of daily active addresses on Ethereum climbed to the one million mark earlier this month, briefly peaking
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UBS (UBS), with $6.6 trillion in assets under management (AUM), plans to start allowing some private clients to buy bitcoin and ether, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The decision to start offering crypto services, according to the article, stems from growing demand from its wealthy clients. “As part of UBS’s digital
A cryptocurrency wallet allegedly controlled by a threat actor known as “John” has been linked to more than $90 million in suspected illicit funds, including assets linked to an earlier U.S. government seizure related to the Bitfinex hack, according to blockchain investigator ZachXBT. In a thread posted on The funds were then traced to wallets
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A banking app tied to World Liberty Financial Inc., a crypto company partly owned by President Donald Trump, will continue as normal, according to the head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, who rejected a request from U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren to focus special scrutiny on the president’s potential conflict of interest
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