Bitcoin and gold are structurally becoming key components of investor portfolios, according to JPMorgan analysts. As a result, the debasement trade, driven by concerns over inflation and fiat currency ...

Coinbase in October acquired the Cyprus unit of European brokerage Bux, securing an EU MiFID II license that will allow the company to expand its derivatives offerings to select EU countries. The ...

The GMCI Meme index represents broader market trends rather than specific token performance. The following is an excerpt from The Block’s Data and Insights newsletter. The GMCI Meme index emerged as ...

Crypto wallet Phantom clarified it has no plans to launch a token in response to rumors that circulated following the recent launch of social features on the app. Phantom also announced in December it ...

Jesse Pollak stated on X that Base is “looking into” bringing COIN to the Coinbase-incubated layer 2 in 2025. The head of Base and Coinbase Wallet clarified, however, that there are currently “no ...

Solayer Foundation has launched to support the Solana restaking protocol Solayer. The LAYER governance token, which is meant to spur increased development of the restaking platform, is also being ...

Anon World is built on the Farcaster protocol, underpinning Kartik Patel’s previous project, Anoncast. The platform introduces a Reddit-like interface that supports community discussions while ...

BlackRock’s IBIT fund has seen its net asset value decline week-over-week for the past two (shortened) weeks, a first-of-its-kind streak for the market’s largest spot Bitcoin ETF. Overall, U.S.-based ...

Tether and Bitfinex General Counsel Stuart Hoegner has retired, leaving Michael Hilliard in charge of legal affairs for the stablecoin issuer and exchange. Hilliard takes the reins just as MiCA, which ...

DEX futures surge to record high as December sees 10.17% of CEX trade volume shift onchain. The following is an excerpt from The Block’s Data and Insights newsletter. In December, DEX futures trade ...

Synthetic stablecoin protocol Ethena plans to launch a new synthetic dollar savings token geared towards financial incumbents and Telegram-based payments app in Q1 2025. The new products are part of ...

BlackRock’s IBIT saw over $332 million in net outflows on Thursday, marking its largest daily negative flow since launching a year ago. On Jan. 2, spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. saw total net outflows ...