Tether’s Alloy gold-backed synthetic dollar reserves have crossed $210 million, according to the company’s transparency materials. The milestone relates to Alloy and aUSDT, not standard USDT reserves. That distinction matters because Tether’s main stablecoin is fiat-backed, while Alloy uses a different structure: a synthetic dollar overcollateralized by Tether Gold. In simple terms, Alloy is designed…
Bitwise has filed an amended S-1 registration statement for its spot Ethereum ETF, adding language around staking mechanics, validator operations, slashing risk, and staking-yield accounting. The filing is significant because staking remains one of the biggest unresolved questions around spot Ethereum ETFs. ETH is not just a passive asset. It secures a proof-of-stake network, and…
Securitize has expanded institutional collateral support for BlackRock’s BUIDL fund across participating crypto prime brokerages, giving tokenized Treasuries another step toward deeper use in trading infrastructure. The expansion means qualified institutional traders can post BUIDL token shares as off-exchange collateral across supported prime brokerage relationships. That matters because tokenized funds become more useful when they…
Kraken parent Payward has filed to launch CFTC-regulated perpetual futures for eligible U.S. traders through Bitnomial, the Designated Contract Market acquired by the company. The proposed products would cover BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, and ADA perpetual derivatives, according to Kraken’s announcement. The filing marks an important step because perpetual futures are one of crypto’s most…
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is weighing a temporary moratorium on new Operator of Payment Systems licenses as part of a wider push to strengthen compliance standards around payment operators and virtual asset service providers. The policy update targets licensing and oversight. It should not be treated as a ban on crypto trading in the Philippines,…
Capital B SA has completed a €25.3 million capital increase and used the proceeds to buy 376 Bitcoin, adding another European name to the corporate BTC treasury trend. The company acquired the Bitcoin at an average price of €67,287 per coin, bringing its total treasury reserve to more than 1,800 BTC. That puts Capital B…
Bitget Wallet has launched Assetback, a card rewards program that lets users earn up to 3% cash-back in selected digital assets, including Bitcoin, tokenized gold, and tokenized U.S. stocks. The product sits in a busy corner of crypto: payments, rewards, tokenized assets, and self-custodial wallets all meeting at the checkout layer. It is a clean…
A Satoshi-era Bitcoin wallet has moved 600 BTC after more than 16 years of dormancy, drawing fresh attention to one of the market’s favorite on-chain signals: old coins waking up. The wallet dates back to 2010, when Bitcoin mining rewards were still 50 BTC per block and the network was tiny compared with today. The…
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have pulled in $3.8 billion in net inflows over a three-week stretch, with BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC leading the flow data. The figure gives Bitcoin traders another strong institutional-demand signal after a volatile period for broader risk assets. ETF flows are not the whole Bitcoin market, but they remain one…
Liquid Network paused operations after a purported $320 million Bitcoin withdrawal from multisig reserve addresses, with the party behind the transaction claiming it was a white-hat rescue tied to a suspected security flaw. The key detail is scope. This was not Bitcoin mainnet stopping. Bitcoin blocks kept moving as normal. The issue concerns Liquid, Blockstream’s…