Tokenized versions of U.S. Treasuries grew nearly seven-fold so far in 2023 as competition between investment offerings and blockchain venues intensified.Source
The foundation, formed in November 2022 after the initial developer StarkWare minted 10 billion STRK tokens, is now awarding early contributors to the Ethereum layer-2 network – even though they’re locked for trading at least until next April.Source
The Republic of the Marshall Islands has passed legislation that takes its already advanced law for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) a step further.Source
With a notional open interest (OI) of $3.54 billion, CME is now the second-largest bitcoin futures exchange.Source
The move continues a trend of Thailand’s major traditional financial institutions moving into crypto.Source
“I believed the funds came from Alameda’s operating profits” as well as third-party lenders, he testified Friday at his fraud and conspiracy trial.Source
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the week of Oct. 16-22, with live updates throughout.Source
Bitcoin’s advance this week coupled with gains across all digital asset sectors, highlighting the breadth of the crypto rally.Source
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has sued lending firm Genesis Global over 60 million GBTC shares that were pledged as collateral for Gemini’s Earn users.Source