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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A Protos report says Ripple co-founder and executive chairman Chris Larsen stands to wield significant influence over Evernorth, an XRP treasury company headed for a Nasdaq listing through blank check firm Armada Acquisition. The report argues that a web of nonprofit, trust, and Ripple-linked contributions gives Larsen outsized sway while creating clear conflicts for prospective public shareholders. At the center of the story is RippleWorks, the IRS-registered nonprofit Larsen co-founded. According to the report, RippleWorks invested $500,000 in cash plus 211,319,096 XRP into Arrington XRP Capital Fund,…
Kalshi Inc. raised more than $1 billion in a funding round led by Coatue Management, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.The round valued the prediction market platform at $22 billion, Bloomberg said, double the valuation of the previous round in December, when it also raised $1 billion. That funding round was led by Paradigm, with participation from veteran venture capital firms including Sequoia Capital, ARK Invest, Andreessen Horowitz and CapitalG, Alphabet’s growth-equity arm.The New York-based company declined to comment when approached by CoinDesk.The new investment highlights investor interest in the fast-growing market despite criticism from legislators regarding…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure US financial regulators have issued a clarification on how federal securities laws apply to crypto assets, and Dogecoin and Shiba Inu are among the direct beneficiaries. The joint guidance, which was published by the SEC and CFTC, formally established five categories for digital assets and explicitly named both meme coins as digital commodities, placing them in the same regulatory class as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP. Dogecoin And Shiba Inu Officially Classified As Digital Commodities An interesting decision from US regulators is now setting the stage for a…
The SEC’s fresh approval of Nasdaq’s tokenized securities framework marks a key turning point for how stocks could trade in the future: it brings blockchain into the core of U.S. equity markets, but on Wall Street’s terms.The regulatory green light allows Nasdaq to test a system where certain stocks and ETFs can be issued and settled as blockchain-based tokens while trading alongside traditional shares. In practice, investors could hold tokenized versions of securities in digital wallets, with clearing and settlement handled by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC).However, the effort isn’t a sweeping overhaul of market operations; rather, it…
For six straight weeks, Bitcoin was losing the battle against gold. That streak has now reversed — and it has held for two weeks running, with Bitcoin up more than 4% against the precious metal this week alone. Related Reading A Parallel Decline Reshapes The Debate The timing of that rebound is striking, given that both assets are deep in correction territory right now. Bitcoin dropped from a weekly high of $76,000 to below $70,000, a slide of roughly 8.7%. Gold fared no better, shedding 8.5% in the same period, pushing the price down to around $4,616 per ounce —…
Web3 has always been cyclical, yet it has never stopped building. Markets rally and retrace, narratives rotate and evolve, but founders continue to ship products and search for their moment to be seen.In an ecosystem where launching a protocol or token can happen quickly, standing out is harder than ever. That is where CoinDesk PitchFest has found its role within Consensus.CoinDesk PitchFest does not replace due diligence, nor does it guarantee funding. What it offers is structured exposure to investors, operators, and ecosystem leaders who are actively shaping the industry. Over the past few years, judges have included representatives from…
They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that’s not just a metaphor, it’s a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits take a more mechanical (and sometimes philosophical) turn. Christian’s journey with the written word began long before the age of Bitcoin. In the hallowed halls of academia, he honed his craft as a feature writer for his college paper. This early love for storytelling paved…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin’s quantum risk is real, but the network is not sleepwalking into it. That is the core conclusion of a March 19 research note from Galaxy Digital, which argues that while a sufficiently powerful quantum computer could one day threaten exposed Bitcoin wallets, developers are already doing substantial work on mitigation and migration. Will Owens, a research analyst at Galaxy, frames the current debate as more polarized than the underlying facts justify. On one side are those who argue quantum computing is still decades away. On the…
Only weeks ago, the interest rate debate in the U.S. centered on just how many Federal Reserve rate cuts there would be in 2026. But as the economy shows only faint signs of slowing, inflation remains above the central bank’s 2% target, and oil prices are up 50% in three weeks, rate traders are beginning to contemplate a rate hike as soon as April.According to CME FedWatch, the chances of the Fed tightening policy at its next meeting in April have risen to 12%. That’s up from 0% one week ago and an even sharper reversal from two months ago,…
The Bitcoin price has broken below a legendary support level that had stood strong for 14 years, marking a major moment for the cryptocurrency. Market expert Crypto Tice has released a new analysis detailing the significance of this breach, warning of potential risks and a possible price shift. The recent downturn follows BTC’s latest surge after it cleared previous resistance levels, which pushed its price back toward the $75,000 region. Bitcoin Price Falls Below 14-Year Support Level Sharing a price chart clearly illustrating the 14-year support on X, Crypto Tice emphasized that this trendline was far more than just another…