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BlackRock, Binance partner on BUIDL integration and launch on BNB Chain

BlackRock, Binance partner on BUIDL integration and launch on BNB Chain

The largest tokenized Treasury fund, the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), is extending onto BNB Chain as the world’s largest asset manager and the world’s largest crypto exchange partner.As of Friday, BUIDL, representing over $2.5 billion in invested capital, can also be u…

Oklahoma man gets five years for leading $9.4 million crypto investment fraud scheme

Oklahoma man gets five years for leading $9.4 million crypto investment fraud scheme

An Oklahoma man was sentenced to five years in prison after being found to have led a $9.4 million cryptocurrency investment fraud scheme. Travis Ford, 36, who was the CEO, co-founder, and top trader of Wolf Capital Crypto Trading LLC, was sentenced on Friday. He was also ordered to pay $1 million i…

‘We are buying’: Michael Saylor says ‘no truth’ to rumor that Strategy sold 47,000 bitcoin

‘We are buying’: Michael Saylor says ‘no truth’ to rumor that Strategy sold 47,000 bitcoin

Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor was as defiant as ever on Friday, dismissing claims his company sold some of its bitcoin holdings.In a post from the popular X user known as Walter Bloomberg, Arkham data reportedly showed that Strategy reduced its bitcoin holdings from 484,000 BTC to approximately 4…

CleanSpark completes upsized $1.15 billion convertible notes offering to support expansion

CleanSpark completes upsized $1.15 billion convertible notes offering to support expansion

Bitcoin mining firm CleanSpark has completed an upsized $1.15 billion offering of zero-coupon convertible senior notes to expand its operations. The Nasdaq-listed firm announced Thursday that the convertible notes due 2032 were sold to institutional buyers in a private offering. After deducting fees…

DAO-governed DerivaDEX ‘first’ decentralized derivative protocol to receive Bermuda Monetary Authority license

DAO-governed DerivaDEX ‘first’ decentralized derivative protocol to receive Bermuda Monetary Authority license

A key organization behind the soon-to-launch DerivaDEX claims to be the first DAO to receive a license from the Bermuda Monetary Authority — clearing the way for the decentralized trading platform to operate under an emerging governance framework, DEX Labs CEO Aditya Palepu told The Block. "The BMA …

Ant Financial-backed R25 launches yield-bearing RWA stablecoin protocol on Polygon

Ant Financial-backed R25 launches yield-bearing RWA stablecoin protocol on Polygon

R25, a stablecoin and real-world asset (RWA) protocol incubated by Ant Financial, has launched its onchain platform with Polygon as its first blockchain partner, introducing a new class of yield-bearing stablecoins backed by traditional financial instruments.The debut product, rcUSD+, is designed to…

Dogecoin treasury firm CleanCore stock slides as losses mount, DOGE value drops

Dogecoin treasury firm CleanCore stock slides as losses mount, DOGE value drops

Dogecoin treasury CleanCore Solutions has managed to keep growing its holdings of DOGE, and yet its stock has slid to its lowest level all year.In its fiscal first-quarter earnings report, for the period ending on Sept. 30, CleanCore reiterated its long-term objective of acquiring 5% of Dogecoin's c…

Bitcoin slips below $100,000 as total crypto liquidations hit $463 million

Bitcoin slips below $100,000 as total crypto liquidations hit $463 million

Bitcoin's price dropped below the psychologically important threshold of $100,000 for the third time this month on Thursday as total crypto liquidations reached $463 million in the past 24 hours.The cryptocurrency was changing hands at $98,841.86 as of 1:34 p.m. ET, hours after The Block published a…

The Daily: Canary Capital launches spot XRP ETF, JPMorgan sees bitcoin support at $94K, Polymarket quietly relaunches in US, and more

The Daily: Canary Capital launches spot XRP ETF, JPMorgan sees bitcoin support at $94K, Polymarket quietly relaunches in US, and more

The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.Happy Thursday! Bitcoin has fallen below the key $100,000 psychological level, but analysts argue whales are buying the dip — scooping up more than 45,000 BTC this week as leverage resets a…

JPMorgan upgrades target for Circle shares amid new partnerships, ‘solid’ earnings

JPMorgan upgrades target for Circle shares amid new partnerships, ‘solid’ earnings

Given Circle's strong third-quarter earnings and the issuer of USDC stablecoin's success in forging significant partnerships, JPMorgan analysts upgraded the company's shares to "overweight" in a research note on Thursday.In the note, JPMorgan analysts issued a new stock price target for Circle of $1…

Polymarket quietly relaunches US trading platform in beta mode: Bloomberg

Polymarket quietly relaunches US trading platform in beta mode: Bloomberg

Decentralized prediction market platform Polymarket has quietly relaunched in the U.S. in beta mode, according to a report from Bloomberg.Polymarket Founder Shayne Coplan reportedly said at Cantor Fitzgerald's crypto conference that the U.S. platform is "live and operational," allowing select users …

Gemini remains ‘hidden gem’ despite shares falling 57% since debut: Mizuho

Gemini remains ‘hidden gem’ despite shares falling 57% since debut: Mizuho

Winklevoss twins-led crypto exchange Gemini (GEMI) remains a "hidden gem" despite its shares falling significantly since its September initial public offering, analysts at Mizuho said.Google Finance data shows that Gemini closed Wednesday at $13.8, representing a 56.88% fall since debut or according…