Public firms are raising hundreds of millions in capital for cryptocurrency strategies, reinforcing investor expectations of another historic altcoin market cycle.
Zoltan Vardai
Zoltan Vardai is a breaking news reporter at Cointelegraph, covering Bitcoin, institutional cryptocurrency adoption trends, and Web3 regulatory developments. He co-hosts Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction daily X spaces show. He joined Cointelegraph in 2024. Zoltan holds a master’s degree from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and has previously worked as a crypto journalist for Forkast News. His work was also published by Yahoo Finance and the International News Media Association (INMA). Zoltan holds BTC, ETH, AVAX, and SOL above Cointelegraph’s disclosure threshold of $1,000.
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Institutional demand grows with new crypto treasuries and SEC reforms: Finance Redefined - News
EU targets crypto platforms in latest Russia sanctions package The European Union is looking to block Russian crypto transactions, marking the first time that sanctions have directly targeted cryptocurrency platforms.
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Bhutan transfers $107M in Bitcoin as whales stir after Fed cut Analysts are warning of a potential investor “recalibration” for short-term market volatility, which has historically occurred after US interest rate cuts.
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Trump-backed World Liberty votes for token buybacks and burns The proposal seeks to create more value for long-term WLFI tokenholders, while exploring additional protocol revenue sources for token buybacks.
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‘Diamond hand’ investor turns $1K into $1M as BNB tops $1,000 An early BNB investor turned $1,000 into $1 million as the token hit the $1,000 price level for the first time, highlighting long-term holding strategies in crypto markets.
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CZ sounds alarm as ‘SEAL’ team uncovers 60 fake IT workers linked to North Korea Binance co-founder warned about North Korean hackers after the white hat SEAL team uncovered the profiles and fake names of 60 impersonators.
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SEC approves first US multi-asset crypto ETP, from Grayscale The SEC approved Grayscale’s Digital Large Cap Fund, the first US multi-asset crypto ETP offering exposure to Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Solana and Cardano.
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Privacy is ‘constant battle’ between blockchain stakeholders and state Blockchain stakeholders may still negotiate with policymakers on the EU AML framework’s upcoming ban on privacy-preserving tokens, set to go into effect in 2027.
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Bitcoin whale awakens after 12 years, transfers 1,000 BTC before US Fed meeting A dormant Bitcoin whale moved $116 million of the cryptocurrency ahead of the Fed’s key interest rate decision as crypto traders braced for volatility in global markets.
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Swiss banks complete first blockchain-based legally binding payment UBS, Sygnum Bank and PostFinance completed a blockchain study proving the technology’s efficacy for bank deposits and institutional payment infrastructure.
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EU crypto regulation tested as France weighs ‘passporting’ block While some legal experts see France’s threat as legally feasible, others argue that it’s only a warning for crypto firms looking for licensing loopholes in the EU.
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Standard Chartered venture arm to raise $250M for digital asset fund: Report SC Ventures plans to launch a digital asset fund in 2026, with a focus on global digital asset investment opportunities.
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Nasdaq-listed Helius announces $500M funding for Solana treasury Helius said it will explore staking and lending opportunities to further leverage its SOL treasury, which it plans to build over the next 24 months.
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France says it may block crypto companies licensed in other EU countries France’s securities regulator is considering attempting to ban European license “passporting” over concerns related to MiCA regulation enforcement gaps in other EU countries.
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SEC chair promises notice before enforcement for crypto businesses: FT Atkins signaled a departure from the enforcement-first approach of the SEC during Gensler’s leadership, including preliminary notices prior to enforcement actions.
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London Stock Exchange launches blockchain platform for private funds The London Stock Exchange launched a Microsoft-powered blockchain platform for private funds, marking the first such initiative by a global exchange.
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Trump-linked WLFI’s 40% decline causes millions in losses for crypto whales: Finance Redefined Whales are losing millions of dollars on the decline of the Trump-linked WLFI token, but most of the pre-sale participants are still holding the coin.
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Justin Sun urges Trump-linked WLFI to unlock ‘unreasonably’ frozen tokens Sun said his WLFI pre-sale allocation was “unreasonably frozen” in a move that could damage the reputation of the Trump-family-linked decentralized finance platform.
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RWAs: new institutional ‘trust’ layer to boost tokenized ESG investment RWAs may bring billions in climate investments onchain by offering a new blockchain-based “trust” layer for institutional investors.
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Mantle 2.0 to accelerate DeFi-CeFi convergence: Delphi Digital Mantle’s growing utility within the Bybit exchange’s ecosystem may inspire a new wave of convergence between the industry’s decentralized and centralized stakeholders.
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Whales lose millions on Trump-linked WLFI’s 40% dip, despite 47M burn The WLFI token became the ninth-most-bearish by investor sentiment, as whales lost millions on its more than 40% post-launch decline.
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Avalanche activity driven by DEXs, trading bots, whale memecoin speculation Growing decentralized trading and memecoin speculation from big investors are driving Avalanche’s blockchain activity, according to Nansen analysts.
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DeFi lending rises 72% on institutional interest, RWA collateral adoption DeFi lending is poised to capture more institutional interest as tokenized RWAs are increasingly accepted as collateral for stablecoin loans, according to Binance Research.
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KuCoin targets 10% of Dogecoin mining capacity via new mining platform KuCoin’s new cloud-mining platform is aiming to control 10% of Dogecoin mining capacity, while offering investors new opportunities to invest in hashrate.
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Avalanche, Toyota Blockchain designing autonomous robotaxi infrastructure Tokenizing mobility and autonomous robotaxis may be among the next emerging blockchain trends with fully onchain business models.
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Ethereum L2 Starknet suffers 2nd mainnet outage in 2 months A sequencer failure froze Starknet block production for nearly three hours, forcing transaction resubmissions and raising new doubts about network reliability.
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Andrew Tate’s WLFI bet fails, opens new long despite $67K loss Tate is back in the Hyperliquid trenches, betting on the WLFI token despite his account nearing $700,000 in total losses.
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Crypto is one ‘growth cycle’ away from mainstream adoption, 5B users The Web3 industry is on track to surpass 5 billion cryptocurrency users, driven by blockchain usability and speculation during the next bull market cycle, according to industry insiders.
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$11B Bitcoin whale surpasses SharpLink with $4B Ethereum bet A mysterious mega-whale is rotating billions from Bitcoin into Ether, signaling a broader shift as corporate and institutional investors boost ETH holdings.
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Bitcoin whales rotate into Ether, despite record $5B ETH validator exit queue: Finance Redefined Crypto markets are seeing a “natural rotation” into Ether and altcoins with more potential upside, Nansen’s research analyst told Cointelegraph.