As global markets continue to absorb the prospect of new U.S. trade barriers, central bank officials in Europe and Asia warn that the volatility they create in bond markets could reveal another hidden risk. Similar to the 2008 Lehman Brothers debacle, which triggered a $600 billion run on money market funds, forced the sale of […]
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As tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) increases, the crypto industry is entering uncharted territory, bringing traditional equities, private credit, and commercial paper on-chain and uncovering potential critical risks along the way. Marcin Kaźmierczak, co-founder of oracle provider RedStone, says one risk is potentially being overlooked: weekends, where cryptocurrencies trade 24/7, while Wall Street does not.
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A malformed transaction pushed Cardano into a brief chain split on Saturday, as older and newer node versions validated transaction data submitted to the network differently. This mismatch caused some block producers to follow a “poisoned” chain while others remained on the normal chain, triggering an emergency patch and network-wide upgrade instructions. The incident –
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Bitcoin’s long-term design came under new scrutiny Friday after VanEck CEO Jan van Eck questioned whether the network offered enough encryption and privacy during an appearance on CNBC’s “Power Lunch” with anchor Brian Sullivan. Van Eck said the issues attracting attention within the Bitcoin community go beyond short-term market fluctuations. “There’s something else going on
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Grayscale positions Chainlink as critical infrastructure for the growing tokenized assets market, according to a new research report. The asset manager’s research arm claims that Chainlink’s suite of services, covering real-world data feeds, compliance tools and blockchain interoperability, resolves many of the real-world frictions that block broader adoption of blockchain-based finance. Chainlink is best known
Jake Claver, CEO of Digital Ascension Group, a company that helps wealthy individuals and their families navigate the world of cryptocurrencies, recalls how one of his clients, “a gentleman from Dallas,” turned $11,000 into nearly half a billion dollars, primarily through trading memecoins — culturally themed crypto tokens with no real utility whose valuations can
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A lone Bitcoin miner running about 6 terahashes per second of hashing power — an amount so small that it’s barely registered on the network — mined a full BTC block on Friday, earning 3,146 BTC plus fees worth nearly $265,000. The exploit was confirmed by Solo CK pool creator Con Kolivas, who noted that
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Calls for liquidation on the sidelines are growing louder for Strategy (MSTR) as bitcoin falls and the company’s common stock has plunged nearly 70% from last year’s high, calling into question – for some – the company’s ability to continue meeting its obligations. Throughout 2025, Strategy relied on perpetual preferred stock as its primary funding
Coinbase Markets is preparing to roll out 24-hour futures trading for a list of major altcoins, expanding its presence into regulated crypto derivatives as demand for non-stop access increases. Starting December 5, futures contracts linked to AVAX$1:25 p.m., BCH$566.30, ADA$0.4034chain link LINK$12.08, DOGE$0.1399Hedera (HBAR), LTC$82.23, POINT$2.3054, SHIB$0.0₅7742Stellar (XLM) and SUI will trade 24 hours a
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Technical reversal signals are emerging amid extreme oversold following an aggressive institutional distribution wave. News context • Whale wallets dumped nearly 200 million XRP (~$400 million) in 48 hours, triggering significant supply pressure.• Market-wide risk aversion intensified as Bitcoin fell below $90,000, sending altcoins into greater volatility.• Bitwise’s new XRP ETF saw first-day volume of
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