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Metaplanet Teams Up With SBI VC Trade for Bitcoin Custody

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Brevan Howard-Backed Real-World Asset (RWA) Tokenization Firm Libre Arrives on NEAR Blockchain

Libre, a startup focused on tokenizing financial assets in partnership with Nomura’s Laser Digital, Brevan Howard’s WebN group and private markets giant Hamilton Lane, is adding several digitized funds to the NEAR blockchain, enabling tokenized real-world assets (RWA) to be transferred across multiple blockchains.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Price Returns to $59K; Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tokens Render, FET, TAO Lead Crypto Losses

The price action suggests that crypto markets are in for more consolidation as the quick recovery from the early August plunge to below $50,000 continues to fizzle. The largest crypto has stuck in a downtrend since its all-time record of $73,000 in March, making lower highs and lower lows ever since.

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BTC Regains $60K Following Slide This Week

Bitcoin rose above $60,000 during the late European morning following a sharp decline earlier this week. The largest cryptocurrency was trading around $60,350, nearly 6% below its $64,000 starting level Monday. The downward trend may now have halted ahead of another short-term rally. The broader digital asset market has fallen around 0.45% in the past 24 hours, according to CoinDesk Indices data. Ether rose about 1.35% to around $2,550 after spot ether ETFs registered inflows of $5.9 million on Wednesday, ending a nine-day losing streak.

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Solving Fragmentation Is Next Blockchain Race as Layer 2s Multiply, ZKsync Developer Says


Solving Fragmentation Is Next Blockchain Race as Layer 2s Multiply, ZKsync Developer Says

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Advocates at Stand With Crypto Seek to Turn U.S. Crypto Enthusiasts Into Swing-State Voters

Its first stop in Arizona will feature U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and a top Republican state legislator, Arizona House Speaker Pro Tempore Travis Grantham, along with crypto businesspeople, according to the organization. After that event in Phoenix, Stand With Crypto will hit several other potential tossup states in the election, hosting similar events in Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.