Bitcoin, Ethereum Steady as Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
This post was originally published on this site. In brief The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged. Two members of the FOMC dissented from the decision. The central…
Optimism governance approves OP token buyback plan tied to superchain revenue
This post was originally published on this site. Optimism’s governance has approved a proposal that links the OP token more closely to the economic performance of the Superchain, marking a…
Crypto’s political power supercharged with $193 million in Fairshake, thanks to new cash
This post was originally published on this site. With another $25 million from Ripple and $24 million from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), the crypto industry’s chief campaign-finance fund, the Fairshake political…
Federal Reserve holds policy steady as early rate cut bets vanish and bitcoin stalls
This post was originally published on this site. The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, a decision that capped a sharp reversal in market expectations that had once…
Strive Enters Top 10 Publicly Traded Bitcoin Holders, Pays Off Debt After Semler Acquisition
This post was originally published on this site. In brief Strive Asset Management acquired another 333 BTC, pushing its holdings to nearly 13,132 BTC worth about $1.1 billion. The firm…
Coinbase rolls out prediction markets to all U.S. customers
This post was originally published on this site. Coinbase (COIN) has rolled out its new prediction market platform to U.S. users, enabling them to trade on the outcomes of real-world…
MegaETH mainnet to go live Feb. 9 in major test of ‘real-time’ Ethereum scaling
This post was originally published on this site. MegaETH, the much-watched high-performance Ethereum layer-2 network, announced that its public mainnet will go live Feb. 9, marking a major milestone for…
Crypto Long & Short: Risk Ratings: DeFi’s Maturity Test
This post was originally published on this site. Welcome to our institutional newsletter, Crypto Long & Short. This week: Marcin Kazmierczak on risk ratings and how they are central to…
Tether Will Keep Adding to $24 Billion Gold Stash Held in Former Nuclear Bunker, Says CEO
This post was originally published on this site. In brief Tether is purchasing around 1-2 tons of gold per week to add to its massive holdings, its CEO said. It…
Wall Street giants push back on exemptions for tokenized securities in SEC meeting
This post was originally published on this site. Five Wall Street firms met with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force Tuesday to discuss regulatory approaches to digital assets…