Retail traders have started moving money from crypto into stocks, flipping the old pattern where both were bought together. The change began in late 2024 when data from JPMorgan and Wintermute showed that buying stocks now often means staying away from crypto. One reason is the way prices move. C
Private wealth teams closed the year with a mix of bold moves and cautious bets. Some went big on sports, others on tech or crypto, showing how varied their strategies can be. One firm raised its stake in a famous English football club. Although the news drew attention, the owners say their share i
A major crypto trader faced a steep hit of about $8. 2 million after a risky move on the ARC perpetuals market went south on Lighter, a platform that handles decentralized derivatives. The trader had piled up a huge long position over several days, which pushed the total open interest in ARC to roug
GD Culture, a company known for AI and livestreaming services, has decided to liquidate part of its Bitcoin stash. The move is aimed at raising money for a new share repurchase plan that can reach up to $100 million over the next half‑year. The firm holds about 7, 500 Bitcoins—acquired when it bo
The year 2022 saw two huge blows to the crypto world, each led by a different bad actor. In May, Terraform Labs’ UST stablecoin broke its $1 promise and spiralled into hyperinflation. The crash wiped out roughly $40 billion in market value and pushed several crypto firms into bankruptcy, including V
AI‑focused coins surged late on Wednesday after Nvidia posted a record quarterly haul and saw its data‑center sales hit new highs. The top performer was NEAR, the token that fuels the AI‑ready blockchain NEAR Protocol, which leapt more than 16 %. FET, a collaborative AI token, climbed 8. 20 %,
The new wave of financial firms is turning to a shortcut called Crypto‑as‑a‑Service (CaaS). Instead of building their own exchanges, they keep the customer touch while outsourcing wallets, custody, and transaction tools to a specialist. This lets them focus on compliance, fraud prevention, and smoot
Circle, the second‑biggest issuer of stablecoins, saw its shares jump after announcing a 72 % rise in USDC supply from the previous year, pushing its market value to roughly $75 billion. This growth signals that stablecoins keep attracting users even when the wider crypto market falters. The compan
The blockchain incubator founded by billionaire Alan Howard has closed, ending a few years of support for new crypto companies. The studio had funded several projects such as tokenization firm Libre (now KAIO), staking shop Twinstake, infrastructure provider TruFin, and privacy‑focused startup Geome
Bitwise, a well‑known crypto asset manager, has taken a bold step by acquiring Chorus One, a company that manages more than $2. 2 billion in staked tokens. With this move, Bitwise can widen its line of staking products and offer clients more ways to earn passive income from their digital holdings.
