ETF
XRP ETF filing raises questions over Ripple escrow
A Cryptex ETF filing discusses additional XRP escrow releases, but Ripple has not confirmed a change and existing time locks remain fixed.
ETF
Bitcoin
BlackRock cuts IBIT bitcoin swap minimum to $1M
BlackRock reportedly cut its Bitcoin-to-IBIT swap minimum from $25 million to $1 million as demand for in-kind conversions grows.
Binance
Binance launches 5 stock perpetuals with 20x leverage
Binance launched five USDT-settled TradFi perpetuals tied to DJT, Moderna and leveraged semiconductor ETFs with up to 20x leverage.
ETF
Zcash price hits 8-year high before retreating below $820
Zcash price surged more than 70% over the past week to an eight-year high near $885 before retreating below $820, as Grayscale’s ETF conversion plan and…
Bitcoin
Ethereum price rises 29% as Tom Lee says rotation has begun
Ethereum gained 29% in one week and outperformed Bitcoin as Tom Lee argued that an ETH rotation has begun, while setting a $10,000 target.
asset tokenization
Franklin Templeton gets SEC clearance to add BENJI to ETFs
Franklin Templeton has secured U.S. regulatory clearance that could place its $726 million tokenized money-market fund inside conventional mutual funds and ETFs as early as the…
Bitcoin
The Treasury buyback trade: how $4 billion in bond operations moved Bitcoin 8% in a day
The U.S. Treasury doubled its long-end buyback operations on Aug. 19, compressing yields and triggering the largest single-day crypto rally since March. This is the plumbing…