Trend Research quietly becomes one of Ethereum’s largest whales with 46K ETH buy

Trend Research quietly becomes one of Ethereum’s largest whales with 46K ETH buy

Trend Research’s 46,379 ETH purchase vaults the private company into the top tier of ETH treasuries, behind only SharpLink Gaming and BitMine Immersion Technologies. Trend Research purchased 46,379 Ether (ETH) on Wednesday to raise its holdings to about 580,000 ETH, making it larger than most public Ethereum treasuries tracked by CoinGecko. Only two listed companies,…

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How Bhutan is building a green Bitcoin economy from the ground up

How Bhutan is building a green Bitcoin economy from the ground up

Bhutan is quietly building a low-carbon Bitcoin economy using hydropower, sovereign capital and clear regulatory guardrails. Bhutan is using surplus, carbon-free hydropower to mine Bitcoin, converting excess electricity into a liquid digital export rather than curtailing generation. Mining and custody are handled by the sovereign investment arm, Druk Holding and Investments (DHI), and confined to…

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How US banks are quietly preparing for an onchain future

How US banks are quietly preparing for an onchain future

Behind the scenes, US banks are rebuilding core financial infrastructure so cash, custody and funds can move onchain under regulatory oversight. US banks are prioritizing tokenized versions of familiar products, including deposits, funds and custody, rather than launching new crypto-native assets. Most onchain bank activity is taking place in wholesale payments, settlement and infrastructure, largely…

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Adam Back slams Bitcoiner VC for ‘uninformed noise’ about quantum risk

Adam Back slams Bitcoiner VC for ‘uninformed noise’ about quantum risk

Blockstream CEO Adam Back said that Castle Island Ventures founding partner Nic Carter is “not helping” the ongoing quantum-Bitcoin narrative for Bitcoiners. Blockstream CEO Adam Back has criticized Castle Island Ventures founding partner Nic Carter for amplifying concerns about quantum computing threats to Bitcoin. “You make uninformed noise and try to move the market or…

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XRP’s familiarity helps push ETFs past B assets: Exec

XRP’s familiarity helps push ETFs past $1B assets: Exec

XRP has a “number of reasons” that are attracting traditional investor dollars, which has helped to push XRP ETFs over $1 billion in assets, says CF Benchmarks CEO Sui Chung. XRP exchange-traded funds have surpassed $1 billion in assets due to the long-standing recognition of the token among mainstream market participants, combined with its strong…

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Spot Bitcoin ETFs record 0M inflows in ‘early positioning’ push

Spot Bitcoin ETFs record $450M inflows in ‘early positioning’ push

Spot Bitcoin ETFs logged their strongest inflows in over a month amid renewed institutional demand tied to shifting macro expectations. Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $457 million in net inflows on Wednesday, marking their strongest single-day intake in more than a month as institutional demand showed signs of re-acceleration. Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund…

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