The company is leveraging its crypto treasury to fund a share buyback, reducing outstanding shares and potentially boosting per-share value following a six-month slide. Forward Industries, a publicly traded company with a Solana-focused treasury strategy, has launched a share repurchase program funded through a crypto-backed loan from Galaxy Digital LLC, underscoring how digital assets are...Continue Reading

Provisions in the state legislation violate the core ethos and value proposition of Bitcoin as an asset that can be held in self-custody, the trade group said. Kentucky House Bill 380, a state-level crypto regulatory bill, includes provisions that would force crypto hardware wallet manufacturers to build a “backdoor” into devices, Bitcoin (BTC) advocacy organization...Continue Reading

The SEC chair signaled that the agency would defer to a market structure bill if passed by Congress, but needed a ”bridge” to clarify crypto regulation. US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has clarified how the agency intends to approach digital asset regulation following an interpretative notice issued this week. In prepared...Continue Reading

EtherFi will integrate Plume’s Nest vaults, beginning with exposure to a Superstate-backed fund and expanding to a dedicated RWA vault within its platform. EtherFi has allocated $25 million to Plume’s real-world asset (RWA) protocol Nest, marking a move to integrate tokenized RWA yield directly into its platform as it looks to expand beyond crypto-native sources...Continue Reading

The Web3 company will provide capital, advisory support and business development to help Avalanche projects scale, with a focus on real-world assets and digital identity. Animoca Brands has made a strategic investment in Ava Labs and entered a partnership to support projects building on the Avalanche blockchain, focusing on capital deployment, advisory support and expansion...Continue Reading

The crypto exchange is offering a yield product tied to Tether Gold (XAUT), signaling a shift toward turning traditionally passive assets like gold into income-generating instruments. Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has launched a yield-bearing tokenized gold product that lets users earn interest on Tether Gold (XAUT), the latest entrant into a broader push to turn traditionally...Continue Reading

Bitcoin markets have started to turn bullish again, but data shows that a key “bull market threshold” has not been established yet. Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally to $76,000 revived market optimism for investors, but onchain data suggested that the move may still be part of an early-stage recovery defined by frequent periods of price volatility. According...Continue Reading

Bitcoin brought its latest correction from local highs to near 10% as skepticism over long-term BTC price support grew louder. Bitcoin (BTC) price support could “fail” by the weekly close in a major blow to Bitcoin bulls, analysis warns. Key points: BTC price downside versus local highs at $76,000 nears 10%. Read moreContinue Reading

The carpool and ride-sharing platform, which already accepted Bitcoin for customer payment, moves to crypto treasury despite challenges of price declines. Ryde Group, a Singapore-based ride-sharing and carpool platform, similar to Uber or Lyft, said Wednesday that it has adopted a crypto treasury strategy for its corporate reserve. The company said it will invest a...Continue Reading

The memorandum of understanding with CFTC Chair Michael Selig comes as many US state authorities are cracking down on sports event contracts on prediction markets. Major League Baseball (MLB) announced that it had signed an “integrity protection” agreement with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as it separately inked a deal with prediction markets...Continue Reading