Base, a Coinbase-incubated Ethereum layer-2 blockchain, was launched as an OP Stack chain, then incorporated a diverse range of software in collaboration with various partners, including Optimism, Flashbots, and Paradigm. According to the Base announcement, they introduced a single unified stack called base/base for accelerating upgrades and additional security, and
Barry Sternlicht, who was the founder and CEO of Starwood Capital, says his company is ready to tokenize real-world assets, but U.S. regulations are blocking it. His company manages more than $125 billion in assets. He shared his plans on RWA and made comments on the current U.S. rules on
David Solomon, Goldman Sachs CEO, attended the World Liberty Forum, where he said that he was watching bitcoin closely. His statement comes at a time when BTChas dropped below $67k and is likely to make little movements in the next 3 months. However, a couple of bullish sentiments from notable
Hyperliquid has stepped into Washington’s policy arena with the launch of a new advocacy arm focused on decentralized finance. The Hyperliquid Policy Center officially opened in Washington, DC, aiming to shape US regulation at what its leaders describe as a critical moment for crypto legislation. The organization appointed Jake Chervinsky
Crypto investments are still an integral part of Harvard University, as filings reveal that the university has bought Ethereum. The Ivy League school purchased around $87 million in BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA), as per the filing with the SEC released on February 13. The buying came along with the
Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has said the cryptocurrency market is in a “crypto winter,” acknowledging the sustained downturn after earlier statements that such a phase would not return. In a Tuesday interview on Fox Business, Saylor described the current market drawdown as a significant correction, marking what he called
El Salvador, Brazil, and Argentina are the major Latin American countries that are taking a different approach to cryptocurrency regulations and digital finance. Their recent decisions show how their governments are using crypto in experimental ways. El Salvador and Brazil consider cryptocurrency. El Salvador has launched a $100 million investment
Russia could begin a large-scale blocking of crypto exchange and major digital asset platform websites that are not officially registered in Russia as early as this summer. This move would restrict access for Russian users to foreign crypto services operating without local authorization, because of the tightening digital asset market
Ark Invest has increased its Coinbase exposure, signaling renewed confidence in the crypto exchange’s long-term outlook. The Cathie Wood-led investment firm purchased 41,453 Coinbase shares across three exchange-traded funds on Tuesday, according to its latest trade disclosures. The total buy amounted to approximately $6.9 million. The firm allocated 29,689 shares,
Arthur Hayes, an American entrepreneur and the founder of BitMEX, thinks that Bitcoin is indicating that markets are underrating a coming credit shock. Hayes posted a Substack essay, “This is Fine”, in which he claims that Bitcoin acts as a global fiat liquidity fire alarm. Its acute fall from $126,000
