John Crawford

Stablecoin issuers and fintech-linked firms are launching payment-focused blockchains as they try to control more of the settlement infrastructure behind US digital-dollar transfers. Some stablecoin issuers and fintech-linked companies are building a new wave of blockchain networks designed for institutional payment flows rather than the broader token issuance and smart-contract activity associated with general-purpose layer-1

Morgan Stanley filed a second amended S-1 for its proposed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), detailing seed capital, trading partners and listing plans as the Wall Street bank moves closer to launching the product under the ticker MSBT. The amended filing says the trust expects to raise $1 million through the sale of 50,000 initial

Coinbase has launched stock perpetual futures for eligible non-US traders, expanding its push to offer round-the-clock access to crypto, equities and prediction markets on a single platform. In a Friday blog post, Coinbase said the product was not available to US persons at the current time, but that it was “working to expand this offering

In a survey released on Thursday, Ripple said 72% of more than 1,000 global finance leaders believe companies must offer digital asset solutions to stay competitive. The survey found stablecoins were the most prominent use case, with 74% of respondents saying they can boost cash flow and unlock trapped capital. The report polled around 1,000

Bitmine has 3,040,515 staked ETH, representing $6.6 billion at $2,185 per ETH; MAVAN staking solution on track to launch Q1 2026 Bitmine now owns 3.81% of the ETH token supply, over 76% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 8 months Bitmine increased its investment into Eightco (ticker: $ORBS) by $80 million

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Kaspa price shot up to a seven-week high of $0.041 on Thursday before settling at $0.037 at press time. It has now confirmed a breakout from a multi-year falling wedge pattern, which could spur more gains ahead. Summary Kaspa surged to a seven-week high near $0.041 and confirmed a breakout from a multi-year falling wedge

Amazon is working on a new phone, internally called “Transformer,” to accelerate user engagement with its AI assistant Amazon Alexa, Reuters reported Friday. The device is conceived not as a conventional competitor to Apple or Samsung handsets but as a personalization interface designed to keep consumers tied to Amazon’s ecosystem of services. It may rely

Ethereum, being the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has often drawn a lot of attention as the next in line to replicate Bitcoin’s success. But despite Bitcoin rallying to new all-time highs, Ethereum has stayed below $5,000, unable to hit this major target. This has not deterred investors, however, with analysts still predicting that the

South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) is moving to select a private custody provider for seized crypto assets after a February press release exposed a wallet recovery phrase and triggered the unauthorized transfer of confiscated tokens. On Feb. 26, the NTS accidentally exposed a crypto wallet seed phrase in an official press release, resulting in