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CZ says Binance could sell a minority stake in the company ‘over time’

CZ says Binance could sell a minority stake in the company ‘over time’

Founder Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao took to social media on Monday to dispel any rumors the exchange is for sale."Some lowly self-perceived competitor in Asia fudding about Binance (CEX) for sale," Zhao said in a post on X. The Binance founder, who recently ended a prison sentence in the U.S., was re…

Bitcoin ETFs maintain market lead as Ethereum ETFs see surge in institutional adoption, 13F filings show

Bitcoin ETFs maintain market lead as Ethereum ETFs see surge in institutional adoption, 13F filings show

Bitcoin ETFs continued to gain market share in the fourth quarter, while Ethereum ETFs took a significant jump among institutions, according to the latest 13F filings.Every quarter, institutional investment managers with at least $100 million in equity assets under management file 13F reports with t…

Bitcoin network activity hits 12-month lows as transactions drop 55% from peak

Bitcoin network activity hits 12-month lows as transactions drop 55% from peak

The 7-day moving average of Bitcoin network transactions has declined to 330,000, hovering around 12-month lows, a significant drop from the peak of 730,000 transactions observed earlier in the network's history.This represents a roughly 55% decrease in network activity from peak levels, suggesting …

Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund bought $437 million of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF

Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund bought $437 million of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF

Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund purchased $436.9 million of BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF during the final quarter of last year, according to a filing from Friday.The purchase came around the time BlackRock secured a commercial license to operate in Abu Dhabi last November. BlackRock manages the la…

HTX DAO Celebrates First Anniversary with Explosive Growth and Bold Plans for 2025

HTX DAO Celebrates First Anniversary with Explosive Growth and Bold Plans for 2025

HTX DAO, a leading decentralized autonomous organization in the blockchain space, commemorates its first anniversary with resounding success. Throughout 2024, HTX DAO demonstrated strong market performance, refined its decentralized governance model, and empowered its community, laying the foundatio…

Barclays discloses BlackRock Bitcoin ETF holdings worth $131 million

Barclays discloses BlackRock Bitcoin ETF holdings worth $131 million

Global investment bank and financial services company Barclays disclosed holdings of 2,473,064 shares in BlackRock’s U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund IBIT, with a reported value of $131.2 million, according to a quarterly 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday.This …

Many memecoins likely fall outside SEC jurisdiction, says Commissioner Hester Peirce

Many memecoins likely fall outside SEC jurisdiction, says Commissioner Hester Peirce

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Commisioner Hester Peirce said that many of the memecoins in the market likely do not fall under the agency’s jurisdiction during an interview with Bloomberg.“There are lots of people introducing memecoins right now, [and] facts and circumstances matter,” said…

SEC acknowledges spot Solana ETF filings from 21Shares, Bitwise, Canary and VanEck

SEC acknowledges spot Solana ETF filings from 21Shares, Bitwise, Canary and VanEck

Several Solana-based exchanged-traded product filings were acknowledged Tuesday by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, signaling progress on new altcoin-based financial instruments coming to market. Cboe BZX Exchange filed proposed rule change forms to list and trade shares of spot Solana E…

Goldman Sachs doubles down on Bitcoin ETFs, boosting holdings to $1.5 billion in Q4 2024

Goldman Sachs doubles down on Bitcoin ETFs, boosting holdings to $1.5 billion in Q4 2024

Goldman Sachs loaded up on the two largest spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the final quarter of 2024, according to the investment banking giant’s latest 13F filed Tuesday. 13f filings are a way to get a glimpse into how the largest portfolios and some of the most influential money managers pla…

World Liberty Financial forming token reserve to ‘bolster’ Bitcoin, platform’s stability

World Liberty Financial forming token reserve to ‘bolster’ Bitcoin, platform’s stability

World Liberty Financial, which counts U.S. President Donald Trump as a major supporter, is forming a strategic token reserve meant to "to bolster leading projects like Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies that are at the forefront of reshaping global finance," the project said on Tuesday.The…

CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger says election event prediction markets are ‘here to stay’

CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger says election event prediction markets are ‘here to stay’

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger said that election event contracts on platforms such as Kalshi are "here to stay" in a Tuesday webinar for The Federalist Society, a conservative legal organization. "Congress could always come in and tell us differently," …

The Daily: Quest to find bitcoin fortune in garbage dump continues, Dave Portnoy’s memecoin antics and more

The Daily: Quest to find bitcoin fortune in garbage dump continues, Dave Portnoy’s memecoin antics and more

The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.I hope you had a good weekend, folks. Memecoins are seemingly back on the menu, with Barstool's Dave Portnoy and even entire countries apparently getting in on the act, despite recent troub…