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Animoca Brands to focus on stablecoin, RWA in 2026 amid US IPO efforts

Animoca Brands to focus on stablecoin, RWA in 2026 amid US IPO efforts

Animoca Brands, a major investor in both crypto and web3 startups, is planning to focus on its stablecoin and real-world asset tokenization initiatives in the coming year, according to Keyvan Peymani, its chief strategy officer ."We're going to launch into the stablecoin initiative in a major way. W…

SpaceX transfers $105 million in bitcoin to unmarked wallets: Arkham

SpaceX transfers $105 million in bitcoin to unmarked wallets: Arkham

Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX transferred over $105.4 million worth of bitcoin on Wednesday, according to data from Arkham Intelligence.SpaceX moved 1,163 BTC to two unmarked wallets at around 6:16 p.m., where 399 BTC was sent to address "bc1qh…galzy" and 764 BTC was transferred to "bc1q4…u54…

Wall Street ETF inflows offer modest relief for bitcoin amid its ‘first real institutional stress test’

Wall Street ETF inflows offer modest relief for bitcoin amid its ‘first real institutional stress test’

Bitcoin held its footing on Wednesday as a tentative return of ETF inflows helped reinforce a possible base for the market's largest asset.According to The Block's data dashboard, the spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $129 million in net inflows on Nov. 25, contrasting persistent redemptions in recent weeks tha…

MoonPay joins rarified list of dual Bitlicense and New York Trust Charter holders

MoonPay joins rarified list of dual Bitlicense and New York Trust Charter holders

Crypto payments firm MoonPay is now authorized to operate a trust company in New York, making it one of the few firms to receive both a New York Trust Charter and Bitlicense, alongside Coinbase, NYDIG, and Ripple, according to the firm. MoonPay’s limited-purpose charter will enable the firm to offer…

MegaETH’s USDm stablecoin pre-deposit launch hits ‘turbulence’ amid outages and cap flip-flops

MegaETH’s USDm stablecoin pre-deposit launch hits ‘turbulence’ amid outages and cap flip-flops

MegaETH's rollout of pre-deposits for its USDm stablecoin on Tuesday descended into confusion, as outages, rapid-fire cap changes, and a misconfigured multisig transaction triggered an unexpected early reopening of deposits, forcing the team to walk back plans for a $1 billion limit.The event was se…

NYSE Arca certifies Bitwise Dogecoin ETF, signaling its imminent launch

NYSE Arca certifies Bitwise Dogecoin ETF, signaling its imminent launch

The New York Stock Exchange has approved the listing for another Dogecoin exchange-traded fund, clearing the way for Bitwise's fund.The Bitwise Dogecoin ETF (ticker BWOW) could list as soon as Wednesday after NYSE Arca, the subsidiary of the NYSE Group, certified its listing and registration on Tues…

JPMorgan Chase shuts ShapeShift employee’s business account, says his personal account will be next

JPMorgan Chase shuts ShapeShift employee’s business account, says his personal account will be next

JPMorgan Chase has closed another bank account belonging to a crypto industry member, following this week’s news that the bank abruptly shut down accounts belonging to Strike CEO Jack Mallers — a move that reignited fears of crypto debanking in the U.S.The latest case involves Houston Morgan, ShapeS…

Tether-pegged USDT0 omnichain stablecoin passes $50 billion in cumulative transfers

Tether-pegged USDT0 omnichain stablecoin passes $50 billion in cumulative transfers

USDT0, the Tether-pegged stablecoin issued by Everdawn Labs, has surpassed $50 billion in cumulative transfers. Over one-fifth of that value was reportedly transferred in the last month alone."This milestone was achieved just 10 months after the network’s launch in January 2025, cementing USDT0’s po…

The Daily: Polymarket allowed to resume US operations, Grayscale and Franklin XRP ETFs each clock over $60M in debut inflows, and more

The Daily: Polymarket allowed to resume US operations, Grayscale and Franklin XRP ETFs each clock over $60M in debut inflows, and more

The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.Happy Tuesday! Bitcoin's gentle recovery to the high-$80,000s has analysts urging caution as diverging ETF flows, stressed onchain metrics, and a dense slate of delayed U.S. macro data keep…

America’s fifth-largest bank US Bancorp tests stablecoin on Stellar

America’s fifth-largest bank US Bancorp tests stablecoin on Stellar

U.S. Bancorp is testing its own stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain, the firm said.The banking giant's push into stablecoins puts it among many other traditional financial institutions, like Bank of America and Citi, which are taking a real interest in digital assets backed by U.S. dollars and U.S.…

CFTC Acting Chair Pham seeks CEOs for innovation council amid expanding crypto oversight

CFTC Acting Chair Pham seeks CEOs for innovation council amid expanding crypto oversight

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Acting Chair, Caroline Pham, is seeking chief executives to bolster a newly formed CEO Innovation Council aimed at strengthening the agency’s efforts as it expands its oversight of digital assets.Pham announced Tuesday that she is soliciting nominations for…

Galaxy Digital explores Polymarket, Kalshi partnerships as liquidity provider: Bloomberg

Galaxy Digital explores Polymarket, Kalshi partnerships as liquidity provider: Bloomberg

Mike Novogratz-led Galaxy Digital is in discussions to provide liquidity for prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi, Bloomberg reported Monday.Novogratz told Bloomberg in an interview that Galaxy Digital is currently doing "small-scale experimenting" with market-making on prediction marke…