Sam Bourgi

Unto Labs, Optimum, Octane, Inco, Towns Protocol, and Colb highlight the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s venture capital roundup.

Bitcoin and crypto experienced a significant momentum shift this week as ETF inflows reached four-month highs.

According to Ava Labs' Morgan Krupetsky, Axiym abstracts the blockchain layer, allowing users to interact with the platform much like they would with a traditional financial service.

The cryptocurrency exchange is offering a portfolio management feature that’s commonly used in traditional futures and securities markets.

BTC reserves on cryptocurrency exchanges have fallen to the lowest level since November 2018.

The Theo network is among several blockchain companies seeking to bridge Wall Street and retail.

The Bitcoin mining company holds 19,223 BTC currently valued at nearly $1.8 billion.

A senior Fed official believes markets are still functioning properly, but said the central bank would "absolutely" step in if financial conditions become disorderly.

The Ripple-owned Hidden Road is now a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority member, which expands its broker-dealer capabilities.

The Federal Reserve has traditionally operated independently in setting monetary policy, but US President Donald Trump has signaled a desire to challenge that longstanding convention.

Since at least 2023, Bit Digital has been expanding into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing to diversify its revenue beyond crypto mining.

“Stablecoins are a digital product that could actually have fairly wide appeal and should contain consumer protections,” Powell said.

The tokenization company has issued $3.3 billion in onchain assets, including BlackRock’s tokenized US Treasury fund, BUIDL.

The Ontario Securities Commission, a provincial regulator, approved 3iQ’s SOL Staking ETF earlier this week.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman could be on a collision course with Elon Musk amid reports of the AI company's social network ambitions.

The German financial regulator in March froze USDe token offerings over alleged compliance breaches and potential securities law failures.

Elsewhere, an industry panel told Cointelegraph that the crypto bull market probably hasn't even started yet.

Central bank tools that spurred rising global liquidity and a recovering business cycle have historically been strong indicators of Bitcoin’s price movements.

The brief convergence in S&P 500 and Bitcoin volatility reflects the ongoing turmoil in traditional markets.

The approval means HashKey can provide “ETH staking services for spot ETFs,” said HashKey’s managing director, Terence Pu.

The New York Department of Financial Services determined that Cash App was in violation of consumer protection laws and failed to monitor “high-risk” BTC transactions.

The startup, which is regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority, offers whole life insurance denominated in Bitcoin.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has granted regulatory approval for exchanges to list and trade options contracts on Ether exchange-traded funds.

“It is clear that the current securities regulatory framework is not a viable option to regulate crypto,” said Rodrigo Seira, special counsel at Cooley LLP.

A weaker yuan could mean a lot of Chinese capital flow into Bitcoin, according to Bybit’s Ben Zhou.

Factors such as team commitment, development activity, and responsiveness to Binance’s due diligence requests were considered during the evaluation process.

Following the acquisition, the XRP Ledger could become a major venue for tokenized real-world assets, said David Schwartz.

Messari CEO Eric Turner says the crypto bull market will ramp up in the third quarter of 2025.

The Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) was established in March to oversee the adoption of blockchain technology and digital assets.

The Japanese company has become one of the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holders following a series of major acquisitions this year.