The cryptocurrency market surged in value from $1 trillion to $2.5 trillion from October 2023 to March 2024. This boost was driven by institutional interest and venture capital funding in the sector. Bybit and Treehouse Finance recently highlighted these findings in a report dubbed the “2024 Institutional Industry Report.” The study covered derivatives, challenger chains, […]
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How Bitcoin Halving Can Affect the Crypto Stocks’ Bottom Line
Neither the author, Tim Fries, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. On April 19th, in roughly two days, Bitcoin’s mainnet will undergo its fourth halving at the event block height of 840,000. Each block containing BTC transactions is ordered in a sequential chain of mining, […]
UK Finance Taps R3 and Quant for Financial Technology Experimentation
R3, an enterprise distributed ledger technology and services firm, along with Quant, have been designated to develop the technology prototype for the experimental phase of the UK’s Regulated Liability Network (UK RLN). This initiative, spearheaded by UK Finance and supported by EY, aims to establish a common platform for innovation across various forms of currency, […]
Bitcoin Halving Countdown: What Is Ahead?
Less than ten days remain until the most important event in the cryptocurrency sector: Bitcoin’s halving. This event is expected to have a major impact on the sector due to recent developments surrounding the leading digital asset. Some of these developments include the emergence of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and the evolving regulations for […]
New MEDA investors spot strong potential while AVAX and FIL look to stabilize
Milei Moneda ($MEDA) targets 60% ROI for early investors. Avalanche (AVAX) forms cross-chain asset settlements with ANZ and Chainlink, sparking bullish predictions after its recent price decline. Filecoin (FIL) sees a 12% surge with its Swan Chain integration. In recent weeks, Milei Moneda ($MEDA) has emerged among top contenders in crypto presales, capturing the attention […]
BlackRock’s BUIDL fund now convertible to USD Coin (USDC) after Circle integration
Circle enables BUIDL share conversion to USDC with new smart contract functionality. BlackRock’s BUIDL investors can convert their shares to USDC 24/7. BlackRock’s BUIDL fund saw $240 million in first-week investments. Circle, the issuer of USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin, has unveiled a new smart contract functionality, enabling BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) investors […]
Bitfinex introduces tokenized debt for El Salvador’s first Hampton by Hilton Hotel
Bitfinex Securities is El Salvador’s pioneer in digital asset provision. The issuance aims to raise $6.25 million and it offers a 10% coupon over a five-year period, The minimum investment that an investor can make is $1,000. Bitfinex Securities, in collaboration with Inversiones Laguardia S.A. de C.V., has launched a tokenized debt offering under the […]
Retail Investors Flock to Bitcoin ETFs as Inflation Fears Drive BTC Past $70k
Neither the author, Tim Fries, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. According to Jan van Eck, CEO of VanEck, retail investors are driving the majority of inflows into spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). In a recent statement to Cointelegraph, he revealed that approximately 90% of […]
SEC Takes Aim at DeFi Exchange Uniswap in Potential Enforcement Action
Uniswap Labs is facing a potential enforcement action from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The regulator is considering taking legal action against the company behind the popular decentralized finance (DeFi) exchange Uniswap. In a blog post published today (Wednesday), the company disclosed that it had been served a Wells notice by the SEC. A […]
Firm Seeks to be “Asia’s First MicroStrategy”; its Marketcap is 0.3% of MSTR’s BTC Profits
Neither the author, Tim Fries, nor this website, The Tokenist, provide financial advice. Please consult our website policy prior to making financial decisions. Metaplanet Inc, formerly known as Red Planet Japan, a budget hotel operator that then pivoted to become a Web3 developer, has announced a move that allows Japanese investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin without […]
