The Blockchain Innovation Hub at RMIT is hanging in the balance as discussions about its future and whether it should be shut down have started. An Australian university’s blockchain research institute is facing an uncertain future despite a blistering crypto market rally, with one professor claiming on X it has been “shut down.” “The first...Continue Reading

Solana prices have surged a whopping 11% on the day returning to their all-time high last visited three years ago.  Solana (SOL) finally broke a new record high on Nov. 22, two years after the FTX exchange collapsed, sending prices of the layer-1 blockchain token prices plummeting.  Solana (SOL) prices tapped $264.31 on Coinbase on...Continue Reading

The new trademark filing from Trump Media and Technology Group mentions digital wallets, cryptocurrency payment processing services, and a digital asset trading platform.  President-Elect Donald Trump’s social media company has revealed possible ambitions for a cryptocurrency trading and payment service with a new trademark filing for “TruthFi.” According to a Nov. 18 filing with the...Continue Reading

Bitwise, VanEck, 21Shares and Canary Capital have also recently submitted their S-1 registration statements to list a spot Solana ETF in the US. Cboe BZX Exchange has submitted four 19b-4 filings for asset managers Bitwise, VanEck, 21Shares and Canary Capital to list spot Solana exchange-traded funds (ETFs) — the same day the Securities and Exchange...Continue Reading

The $3 billion offering of 0% convertible senior notes is part of MicroStrategy’s plans to raise $42 billion over the next three years —  primarily to buy more Bitcoin. MicroStrategy (MSTR) has completed a $3 billion offering of 0% convertible senior notes due in December 2029, with plans to use a portion or all of...Continue Reading

Bitcoin’s surge attracts tax vultures, BTC ruled a commodity in China but legal risks abound, Vitalik Buterin meets Moo Deng: Asia Express. Cryptocurrencies are considered commodities in China and are not explicitly prohibited by law, according to commercial judge Sun Jie at Songjiang District Peoples Court in Shanghai. However, crypto activities like trading, issuance, or...Continue Reading

MicroStrategy saw more trading volumes than the US spot Bitcoin ETFs combined as its shares tanked over 25% on Nov. 21. Trading volumes for the “Bitcoin Industrial Complex” — the United States spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and stocks like MicroStrategy (MSTR) and Coinbase (COIN) — saw a combined $70 billion on Nov. 21 as...Continue Reading