Category: crypto

Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has proposed creating a national Bitcoin reserve to protect against inflation and currency volatility, positioning itself as a pro-crypto political party. The motion has reignited debate over Germany’s past sale of seized BTC. This move follows a similar motion by France to establish a strategic BTC reserve.

Nasdaq-listed OceanPal Inc. is launching a NEAR corporate treasury through a $120 million PIPE investment. The company plans to accumulate at least 10% of NEAR’s total supply and build blockchain-native AI infrastructure. This move reflects a trend of non-crypto firms diversifying into digital assets. Leadership changes include Sal Ternullo as co-CEO and David Schwed as…

Michael Saylor predicts a future where Bitcoin powers efficient credit instruments in finance. He sees major banks like JPMorgan accepting crypto collateral, which could 10x the industry in four years. Saylor’s company, Strategy, offers high-yield digital credit instruments backed by Bitcoin, aiming to reach $2-3 trillion in assets.

Grayscale Solana ETF on NYSE Arca will pass 77% of net staking rewards to investors, increasing net asset value. Grayscale’s launch follows Bitwise’s Solana ETF debut. Grayscale, with $35 billion AUM, launched with $102M in AUM. New crypto products, including Bitwise’s Solana ETF and Canary’s Litecoin and HBAR ETFs, are hitting the market.

Adapt, a multi-agent quantitative trading protocol, has been chosen as the first project to launch on Sui ecosystem’s AI launchpad Surge. With over 70 applicants, Adapt’s ANP3 protocol enables AI-powered trading agents to create a self-learning DeFi network for autonomous market-making. Surge aims to integrate AI into decentralized applications and DeFi protocols.

Intuition has launched its Information Finance-driven mainnet after raising $8.5 million in funding. The mainnet aims to create a decentralized trust layer for AI and the internet by introducing a unique data model using Atoms, Triples, and the $TRUST token. The network processes high-throughput information operations with low transaction costs.

US stocks opened higher on Wednesday, with Nvidia reaching a $5 trillion valuation. The upbeat sentiment on Wall Street was fueled by Big Tech earnings reports and anticipation of the Federal Reserve’s interest rates decision. Nvidia’s stock surged over 5%, lifting the market to record highs, with positive outlooks on trade talks and earnings contributing…

Taurus opens a New York office to expand institutional crypto services in the U.S., following regulatory developments like the GENIUS and Clarity Acts. The Swiss firm aims to engage with American financial institutions and market infrastructure players. Taurus also joins Circle’s Arc testnet to enhance digital asset custody and tokenization capabilities.

Ondo Global Markets is now live on BNB Chain, offering access to over 100 tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs. The platform aims to provide liquidity through integration with PancakeSwap and supports Ondo’s regulated multi-chain strategy. With a TVL of nearly $1.8 billion, Ondo Finance is making U.S. markets globally accessible through blockchain technology.

EQTY Lab and Hedera have launched a Verifiable Governance and Sovereignty solution for agentic AI on Hedera. The platform, utilizing Nvidia architecture, aims to improve accountability and privacy-enhancing automation with AI. This collaboration is a significant advancement in AI governance, bringing new levels of integrity and security to agentic systems.