China’s Private Funds Surge as Tech and AI Drive Growth

As of early 2026, more than 123 onshore hedge and private funds each manage over CNY 10 billion in assets. Collectively, that group controls more than CNY 2 trillion, roughly $289 billion, marking a new high-water mark for China’s alternative investment landscape. Quant funds and AI are doing the heavy lifting Quantitative funds now account

Analyst Predicts Bitcoin Could Slide to $44,000 Amid Bearish Flag

Bitcoin’s anticipated recovery above is looking increasingly bleak due to the formation of a bearish flag. The leading cryptocurrency has fallen further below $74,000 in the past 24 hours, and one analyst believes the latest move is only another stage in a much larger decline. Bitcoin is currently trading at $73,240, down about 3.2% on

CFTC and Kalshi Battle States Over Prediction Markets

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and companies behind prediction market platforms are continuing legal fights against state-level authorities, with the latest battlegrounds centered in Rhode Island and Minnesota. Last week, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill into law amending statutes to prohibit advertising, creating, operating or otherwise facilitating prediction market platforms. The

Bitmine Announces 5.39M ETH Holdings and $12.3B Treasury

Bitmine owns more than 4.47% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 89% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 11 months Ethereum continues to benefit from the dual tailwinds of Wall Street tokenizing on the blockchain and from agentic AI systems increasingly needing public and neutral blockchains

XRP Falls into Extreme Fear; Sentiment Hints at Rebound

Add ZyCrypto News On Google XRP is showing renewed signs of investor anxiety on Tuesday after a turbulent week across the broader crypto market, with sentiment indicators flashing “extreme fear”, a condition that has historically preceded short-term recoveries. Notably, over the past week, the asset declined by almost 3%, underperforming some market segments while still

BIS Tokenization Advances to Real-Value Cross-Border Tests

BIS tokenization work has cleared its atomic settlement prototype phase and will graduate to real-value cross-border payment trials. Summary Project Agora demonstrated tokenised cross-border settlement across seven central banks and more than 40 financial institutions. The Bank of Canada joined Wednesday, with real-value transactions set as the next testing milestone. The prototype preserves correspondent banking

Reuters Poll: S&P 500 Seen Ending 2026 Close to Current Level

Wall Street’s best guess for where the S&P 500 ends 2026 is, well, basically where it is right now. Plus a little. A Reuters poll of 47 market strategists, analysts, and portfolio managers pegs the index at 7,620 by December 31, 2026. That’s a gain of 1.3% from the May 26 close of 7,519.12. What’s

Glassnode: Nearly 30% of Bitcoin Could Be Quantum-Vulnerable

Bitcoin’s long-term security model is once again under the spotlight following new data from Glassnode suggesting that the network could face theoretical risks in a future dominated by quantum computing. The report shows that a significant portion of BTC’s circulating supply could be vulnerable in the future if quantum technology advances to the point where

Streamex and Orca Launch Solana Onchain Market for GLDY

Tokenized commodities platform Streamex said it is launching a Solana-based marketplace for trading tokenized assets in partnership with Orca, a decentralized exchange built on Solana. According to a Tuesday announcement, the trading infrastructure will allow verified accredited investors to buy and sell Streamex’s yield-bearing, gold-backed GLDY token through regulated onchain trading pools operating around the

Bitmine Reaches 5.39M ETH Holdings, $12.3B Treasury

Bitmine owns more than 4.47% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 89% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 11 months Ethereum continues to benefit from the dual tailwinds of Wall Street tokenizing on the blockchain and from agentic AI systems increasingly needing public and neutral blockchains
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