The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) sees the potential for crypto-asset trading platforms (CTPs) to play a larger role in the “real” economy and society at large. It had some blunt observations about CTPs and suggestions for regulators in a paper released Sept. 28. “CTPs should welcome a degree of…

Valkyrie Investments is set to become the first provider of a U.S.-based ETF that includes Ethereum futures, according to reports from FOX Business on Sept. 28. A separate tweet from Eleanor Terret, the author of that piece, suggests that the fund will make the relevant change on Sept. 29. Valkyrie…

Asset management firm Valkyrie will begin offering exposure to Ether (ETH) futures to United States investors through its existing Bitcoin Strategy exchange-traded fund, or ETF. A Valkyrie spokesperson told Cointelegraph on Sept. 28 that the firm’s Bitcoin (BTC) Strategy ETF will allow investors access to ETH and BTC futures “under…

Quick Take Hash Index data, presented by Jamie Coutts, reveals that public miners constitute 28% of Bitcoin’s global hashrate. This data point offers a fresh perspective to the centralization versus decentralization debate surrounding Bitcoin mining. While it is a misconception that miners have central control over the network – an…

As they exist today, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) will not scale to the masses.  Sure, shining examples like PleasrDAO, Uniswap DAO, Synthetix’s group of DAOs, and Maker DAO exist, thriving in their respective niches. Still, none of these have gotten anywhere close to being household names. Why, you might ask?…

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AlphaSense, a B2B artificial intelligence (AI) platform specializing in business intelligence and search, announced the successful completion of a $150 million Series E funding round led by BOND and joined by Google parent company Alphabet’s investment arm, CapitalG, as well as Goldman Sachs and Viking Global. The latest round saw…

In a familiar refrain, Sam Bankman-Fried has been denied release on bail ahead of his criminal trial scheduled to begin next week. Judge Lewis Kaplan explained that the former CEO may face a “very long sentence” if convicted at his fraud trial set to commence next week. Reuters quoted Judge…

As digital asset options continue to gain attention and acceptance from investors, traditional financial institutions may be considering adding digital assets to their offerings and/or portfolios. As with any other industry, “standing still” isn’t an option in the financial sector, and tapping into the potential of digital assets can help…

Despite some concerns within the web3 community about the Federal Reserve’s understanding of the evolving digital landscape, recent evidence suggests that these fears may be unfounded. The Fed has been diligently studying the intricacies of the web3 ecosystem and the technology underpinning it. As the central bank formulates its perspectives…