Real-world asset tokens are the new ETFs — CoinFund president

Real-world asset tokens are the new ETFs — CoinFund president

Tokens are a new financial wrapper, akin to the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that debuted on US exchanges in 1993, Christopher Perkins said. Real-world asset (RWA) tokens can democratize access to investments previously inaccessible to retail traders, similar to how exchange-traded funds (ETFs) expanded retail access to financial instruments when they debuted in 1993, according to…

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Michael Saylor signals Bitcoin buy after one-week hiatus

Michael Saylor signals Bitcoin buy after one-week hiatus

Strategy continues to lead the pack among Bitcoin treasury companies, issuing debt and equity instruments to finance more purchases. Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor signaled that Strategy would resume Bitcoin (BTC) buying on Monday after the company took a week-long hiatus from accumulating the digital asset. “Some weeks, you don’t just HODL,” the executive wrote on…

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Here’s what happened in crypto today

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto, Pump.fun ICO raises $500 million, BlockFi’s bankruptcy administrator and the DOJ have settled a $35 million crypto asset transfer lawsuit, and US-based spot Bitcoin…

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Animoca Brands partners with DDC Enterprise to put BTC treasury to work

Animoca Brands partners with DDC Enterprise to put BTC treasury to work

Animoca Brands joins a growing list of companies adopting a Bitcoin treasury strategy or expanding their existing Bitcoin reserves. Web3 company Animoca Brands signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with DayDayCook (DDC) Enterprise, a meal-prep and packaged food company that recently adopted a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury strategy, to manage Animoca’s BTC holdings and generate…

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Pump.fun buys Kolscan in first acquisition, eyes gamified trading

Pump.fun buys Kolscan in first acquisition, eyes gamified trading

Memecoin creation platform Pump.fun has made its first acquisition, buying the wallet-tracking project Kolscan ahead of its $1 billion ICO. Crypto memecoin creation platform Pump.fun has made its first-ever acquisition, buying the wallet-tracking platform Kolscan, with its founder looking at gamification to drive growth.  Pump.fun said on Thursday that it had acquired Kolscan, a platform…

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Threat actors using 'elaborate social engineering scheme' to target crypto users — Report

Threat actors using 'elaborate social engineering scheme' to target crypto users — Report

Social engineering scams, from the Meeten campaign to fake crypto support scams, have become a troubling occurrence in crypto. Threat actors are using an elaborate social engineering scheme to target crypto users and drain their wallets, according to a Thursday report from cybersecurity company Darktrace. The company wrote that the techniques are similar to those…

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