The partnership utilizes Google Cloud’s “Confidential Space” virtual machine service to secure transactions and meet compliance standards. Digital assets platform Fireblocks has announced a partnership with Google Cloud to integrate “Confidential Space” security features to enhance the security of its private key management (PKM) offerings.  The integration combines Google Cloud’s security with the Fireblocks platform...Continue Reading

After the 2024 US election, Bitwise and other asset managers seem to have been testing the regulatory waters for previously unapproved spot cryptocurrency ETFs. NYSE Arca has filed to list and trade shares of an exchange-traded product offered by asset management firm Bitwise that would hold Bitcoin and Ether. In a Nov. 26 filing with...Continue Reading

The asset manager is extending its fee waiver until January 2026 for up to $2.5 billion in assets under management. VanEck is extending the fee waiver for VanEck Bitcoin ETF (HODL) in a bid to woo investors in the competitive Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) marketplace, according to a Nov. 25 announcement. The asset manager...Continue Reading

Starting Nov. 27, Kraken’s NFT marketplace will transition to withdrawal-only mode.  Crypto exchange Kraken is shutting down its non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace just over a year after its launch. According to an email sent to clients and seen by Cointelegraph, the NFT marketplace will transition to withdrawal-only mode on Nov. 27, initiating a three-month withdrawal...Continue Reading

The ETP will trade on Sweden’s Spotlight Stock Market, offering investors’ access to the world’s largest memecoin. Crypto fund issuer Valour has launched the first exchange-traded product (ETP) for Dogecoin (DOGE), the famed memecoin, according to a Nov. 26 announcement from Valour’s parent company, DeFi Technologies. The ETP will trade on Sweden’s Spotlight Stock Market,...Continue Reading

Bitcoin unexpectedly fell under $92,000 on Nov. 25. Do bulls still have a chance to rally to $100,000? Bitcoin (BTC) faced an 8.2% pullback over four days after reaching its all-time high of $99,609 on Nov. 22. This decline led to $250 million in liquidations of bullish leveraged positions but failed to induce panic or...Continue Reading

Central banks face mounting pressure to innovate, or risk falling behind in the digital currency race, with implications for national security and financial stability. Opinion by: Marcos Viriato, co-founder and CEO of Parfin  Recently, it was reported that Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey announced work is urgently pressing on to create a central bank...Continue Reading

The digital rial is being developed for retail purposes so far, but the integration of Iranian payment systems with Russia may foil US sanctions.  Iran will launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the near future, Central Bank of Iran (CBI) governor Mohammad Reza Farzin said at a national banking conference on Nov. 25....Continue Reading

Ondo is using LayerZero to make its yield-bearing stablecoin fully fungible across multiple blockchain networks.  Ondo Finance, a tokenized real-world asset (RWA) protocol, has tapped LayerZero to make its flagship yield-bearing stablecoin fungible across multiple blockchain networks, LayerZero told Cointelegraph on Nov. 26. Users can now access Ondo US Dollar Yield Token (USDY) “and its...Continue Reading

A majority of pro-crypto or crypto-neutral candidates won their races in 2024, many of whom were supported by media buys from PACs like Fairshake. Blockchain payments firm Ripple, one of the biggest backers of the political action committee (PAC) Fairshake, has announced another significant contribution toward efforts to influence United States elections. In a Nov....Continue Reading