Franklin Templeton joins race for Solana spot ETF
Franklin Templeton has added to the list of companies eyeing approval for a Solana spot exchange-traded fund. On Feb. 11, the $1.5 trillion asset manager filed registration documents for a Franklin Solana Trust in Delaware, joining other firms looking to bring Solana (SOL) spot ETFs to the U.S. market. The registration sees Franklin Templeton officially […]
Kentucky joins growing list of US states to introduce Bitcoin reserve bill
Kentucky’s bill is a “massive vote of confidence in Bitcoin” that brings the US closer to a federal Bitcoin reserve. Source link
PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin joins Cardano’s ecosystem
PayPal USD stablecoin expands to the Cardano ecosystem via a new cross-chain bridge by Wanchain. PayPal USD (PYUSD), a stablecoin issued on Solana and Ethereum chains, can now be accessible on Cardano (ADA) through Wanchain’s interoperability solution, according to a press release Wanchain shared with crypto.news. Wanchain chief executive Temujin Louie says the bridge will […]
Former Grayscale executive joins DeFi Education Fund
Jennifer Rosenthal, formerly the Head of Communications at Grayscale Investments, has assumed the role of Chief Communications Officer at the DeFi Education Fund Rosenthal announced her new position on X, expressing her enthusiasm for promoting decentralized finance and advocating for policies that support its growth in the United States. During her tenure at Grayscale, Rosenthal […]
P2P.org joins Northstake’s ETH validator marketplace
Staking platform P2P.org is teaming up with Northstake, a tokenized Ethereum validator marketplace, to bolster institutional participation in the staking market. P2P.org, which offers non-custodial staking services, has joined Northstake’s ETH validator marketplace as an infrastructure provider, the two platforms announced in a press release on Jan. 23. Through this collaboration, P2P.org will provide institutions […]
Critical Metals joins Bitcoin club with $500M treasury plan
MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin playbook gains a new player as Critical Metals announces a $500M BTC treasury allocation. On Jan. 21, Critical Metals Corp, the first Nasdaq-listed mining company to announce such a move, revealed that its Board of Directors had approved a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury strategy. The company plans to hold Bitcoin as a primary asset […]
MELANIA meme coin soars over 50%, Bitget joins the hype
MELANIA perpetual contracts based in USDT are coming to Bitget after the first lady’s meme coin begins to make market waves hours after launch. Bitget is launching USDT (USDT)-based MELANIA perpetual contracts on its platform, offering up to 20x leverage for traders who wish to trade contracts on the fairly fresh Melania Trump-inspired meme coin. […]
Donald Trump Jr. joins Kalshi as a strategic advisor
Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of President-elect Donald Trump, has joined prediction market platform Kalshi as a strategic advisor. The move highlights Trump Jr.’s growing interest in technology and financial innovation. Kalshi, founded in 2018, allows users to bet on real-world events, including politics, weather, and current affairs. The platform gained prominence after U.S. […]
Babylon Labs joins forces with Fiamma to unlock Bitcoin DeFi
Babylon Labs and Fiamma, a Lightspeed Faction-backed platform focused on unlocking real-world assets on Bitcoin, are teaming up to advance a BTC-secured decentralized world. Fiamma has secured a strategic investment from Babylon Labs to help bring this vision to market, according to a press release. As the two platforms look to boost a Bitcoin (BTC) […]
Cypherpunk Nick Szabo joins Samson Mow's JAN3 as chief scientist
“We are very proud of the addition of Nick to the Jan3 team as we ramp up efforts to accelerate the global adoption of Bitcoin,” wrote Mow. Source link
