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Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has launched a yield-bearing tokenized gold product that lets users earn interest on Tether Gold (XAUT), the latest entrant into a broader push to turn traditionally non-yielding assets into income-generating instruments. The product converts tokenized gold — typically a passive store of value — into a yield-generating asset using XAUT, the largest

Animoca Brands has made a strategic investment in Ava Labs and will support projects building on the Avalanche blockchain, with a focus on expansion in Asia and the Middle East. According to Thursday’s announcement by the Hong Kong-based Web3 company, the collaboration will target sectors including real-world assets, digital identity and entertainment, with Animoca providing

Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally to $76,000 revived market optimism for investors, but onchain data suggested that the move may still be part of an early-stage recovery defined by frequent periods of price volatility. According to Glassnode, BTC price has entered a relatively “open” zone between $72,000 and $82,000, where there’s less resistance. This range is particularly

Ryde Group, a Singapore-based ride-sharing and carpool platform, similar to Uber or Lyft, said on Wednesday that it has adopted a crypto treasury strategy for its corporate reserve. The company said it will invest a portion of its corporate reserves in Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and Solana (SOL), with specific allocations and purchase timing to

Bitcoin (BTC) price support could “fail” by the weekly close in a major blow to Bitcoin bulls, analysis warns. Key points: BTC price downside versus local highs at $76,000 nears 10%. Bitcoin brings its 200-week trend line back into focus, but little hope remains that it will rescue price. A trader warns of “months” of

A new Bitcoin-based finance protocol called Hashi has been introduced on the Sui blockchain, with early participation commitments from crypto institutions including BitGo, Bullish and FalconX ahead of its planned launch later this year. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Hashi is designed to let Bitcoin holders earn yield on native Bitcoin (BTC) through

Major League Baseball (MLB) announced that it signed an “integrity protection” agreement with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as it separately inked a deal with prediction market platform Polymarket.  In a Thursday announcement, MLB said that its commissioner, Robert Manfred, signed a memorandum of understanding with CFTC Chair Michael Selig following the league’s

Opera, a Nasdaq-listed web browser company, is proposing to change how it is compensated by the Celo ecosystem, opting to receive native tokens instead of cash as it deepens its involvement with the network. The company said Thursday it has proposed restructuring its commercial agreement, moving from US dollar-denominated quarterly payments to an allocation of

XRP (XRP) has dropped by 10.5% in the past three days, but the decline may be a typical breakout retest within a broader bullish setup, coinciding with a surge in withdrawal activity on Korea’s Upbit exchange. XRP/USD daily chart. Source: TradingView Key takeaways: XRP maintains its bull flag breakout setup despite the recent pullback. Korean

Bitcoin (BTC) may go as low as $55,000 in 2026 as the market lacks bullish catalysts amid macroeconomic uncertainties.  Key takeaways: BTC price has a 65%-71% chance of dropping below $55,000 before Dec. 31, according to prediction markets. Bettors don’t expect Strategy to sell its BTC holdings in 2026.  Whale selling and negative ETF flows