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Starknet has introduced a new feature that enables Bitcoin holders to stake their assets on its Ethereum-based Layer 2 network.
Announced on Sept. 30, the update marks what the team calls the first trustless method of staking BTC beyond its original blockchain. Through the program, participants can delegate tokenized versions of Bitcoin, earn staking rewards, and contribute to Starknet’s security...
Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said tokenized stocks are unlikely to pose a major threat to exchange-traded funds, even as the SEC considers a rule change that could bring shares of companies such as Tesla and Nvidia onto crypto exchanges.
Balchunas framed the potential change as more of a convenience for digital asset investors than a disruption of traditional markets. He likened it...
The largest Bitcoin ETF in the world has just revamped its process for moving coins in and out of the fund. BlackRock’s IBIT, which has accrued more than $20 billion since launch, can now process creations and redemptions “in kind.”
The SEC’s approval order quietly flipped the switch: IBIT’s authorized participants can now swap Bitcoin directly against shares instead of only taking or delivering...
Chainlink has developed a new system with Swift and UBS that enables banks and asset managers to process tokenized fund subscriptions and redemptions through the same messaging infrastructure they already utilize.
The solution could accelerate digital asset adoption in the $100 trillion global fund industry by removing a critical technical barrier, according to the Sept. 30 announcement.
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Ethereum is positioning its base layer to coordinate autonomous agents, a move that puts machine, to machine commerce on a direct path to on-chain settlement in the coming year.
This month, the Ethereum Foundation formed a dedicated dAI Team with a remit to advance agent identity, trust, and payments, including support for ERC-8004, a draft standard for agent credentials and verification that...
BlackRock has confirmed that its Canadian arm has granted securities lending for the iShares Bitcoin ETF from Aug. 25 after providing investors with the required 60-day notice.
The move follows disclosure in the June 26 prospectus, which outlined how the fund may engage in lending transactions in accordance with Canadian securities laws. The decision aligns it with other iShares ETFs in Canada,...
AsiaStrategy appointed Anchorage Digital for custody and settlement of its Bitcoin treasury operations and bought 30 BTC on Sept. 30.
Per AsiaStrategy, the mandate covers cross-border workflows in the United States and Asia, with Anchorage Digital serving as primary custodian and infrastructure provider for treasury execution and settlement across the corridor.
According to Anchorage Digital, the...
SWIFT has announced it will add a blockchain-based ledger to its infrastructure stack. Built with Consensys, the new ledger will connect banks, tokenized deposits, and digital asset platforms directly to the world’s largest payments network.
This project isn’t a small pilot for SWIFT but a structural shift in its business, touching $150 trillion in annual cross-border transactions. It sets up a...
Bitcoin’s options market has split into two very different regimes: a near-term tape that looks locked in place by dealer hedging, and a year-end setup that seems built to let price roam.
Bitcoin price around $113,500, down from the August peak near $119,000, but still higher than where it was in early July. That puts it squarely inside the short-dated option structures expiring this week, where...
US-listed spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) drew more than $1 billion in net inflows on Sept. 29, signaling renewed investor confidence after weeks of heavy outflows.
The sharp turnaround also came as the broader crypto market sentiment improved and prices staged a notable rebound.
Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs outflows
Data from SoSoValue shows that Bitcoin ETFs captured $521.95...