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The AI-crypto disconnect: Why Pantera’s CEO thinks institutions are missing the boat on bitcoin

Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead says the "biggest divergence in history" has left AI stocks fully priced while bitcoin remains …

Visa expands stablecoin settlement network as volume hits $7 billion run rate

The payments giant added support for Stripe's Tempo, Circle's Arc, Coinbase's Base, Polygon and Canton Network as stablecoins gain traction …

Bitcoin ETFs fuel institutional surge, 21Shares' CIO sees $100K possible by year-end

Bitcoin’s growing ETF inflows and institutional adoption are reinforcing its role in portfolios, even as prices struggle below $80,000.

Crypto Long & Short: Guide, deliver, repeat: the hidden driver of token performance

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Jordan Brewer writes on the missing piece in token markets: institutional-grade investor …

Wall Street is launching the first ever prediction market ETFs for U.S. elections

SEC-regulated funds use swaps tied to binary-event contracts and aim to expand access to election trading through retail brokerage accounts.

Stellar’s CMO says crypto must ditch hype and “get rich slow” to win mainstream trust

Stellar’s new marketing chief says crypto’s future hinges on long-term value creation, not hype cycles or technical jargon.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Litecoin (LTC) gains 2.4%, leading index higher

Aptos (APT), up 1.7% since Tuesday, joined Aptos (APT) as a top performer.

DeFi shaken by $292 million hack, but showing resilience, Standard Chartered says

The AAVE-led response and new safeguards underscore the sector's maturity as the bank maintains its $2 trillion RWA outlook.

Securitize, Computershare open path for $70 trillion U.S. stocks to move onchain

The tie-up between the tokenization specialist and transfer agent giant lets public companies issue blockchain-based shares without changing market structure.

GSR says Crypto Core3 ETF is simple gateway for mainstream investors

A new actively managed ETF aims to simplify crypto investing by bundling Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana into one rebalanced portfolio.

Galaxy Digital leads $20 million investment in Fence to overhaul back end of $6 trillion credit market

Startup Fence uses blockchain technology and tokenization in the background to automate processes that many asset managers still rely on …

MoonPay acquires Israeli crypto security firm Sodot in $100 million stock deal

The acquisition gives MoonPay the security infrastructure for a new institutional business led by former CFTC Acting Chair Caroline Pham.