Crypto’s new $11 million PAC booked millions in ads with firm started by Tether US CEO
While Tether has been closely associated with the emerging political action committee, the opening funding came from Cantor Fitzgerald and Anchorage Digital.
The Protocol: Bitcoin proposal that could freeze quantum-related coins
Also: AI agents & crypto payments, CoW Swap hijack, ZK proofs on XRPL.
Wall Street won’t buy ‘trustless’ security promises
Chen argues that crypto exchange security is still mostly theater, and that stricter enforcement is essential.
Beyond ‘digital gold,’ Iran conflict forces a rethink of the nature of bitcoin
Bitcoin’s 12% gain since the Iran war began isn’t a risk-on trade. It’s the market repricing bitcoin’s role as a neutral settlement layer, Bitwise’s...
Bitcoin developer Jameson Lopp says it’s better to freeze 5.6 million BTC than let hackers have them
Lopp says dormant coins could pose systemic risk if quantum computing gives attackers the ability to grab them, intensifying the growing “freeze or not...
Crypto Long & Short: Fighting fraud in the digital age: why state-led identity is the future
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Tricia Gallagher writes how the fix for broken digital identity systems will need to be state-led...
Why Morgan Stanley’s CFO thinks tokenization is the next big step for its multi-trillion wealth business
Morgan Stanley CFO Sharon Yeshaya says the bank is eyeing a “tokenized world” where blockchain technology allows client assets and liabilities to move more...
Prediction market volumes to hit $1 trillion by 2030 with Robinhood, Coinbase as key players, Bernstein says
The broker said prediction markets are scaling into a trillion-dollar asset class, driven by regulatory clarity, crypto rails and distribution via major trading platforms.
Pakistan lifts seven-year ban, allowing banks to service crypto providers
Pakistan sent a letter to all banks and financial regulatory firms notifying them that they may provide crypto services,, but remain barred from trading...