Gen Z traders on Binance have increased the ETF share of their equity trading volume to 25% in early August as their allocation to individual stocks has declined. Summary ETFs accounted for 21.9% of Gen Z net equity inflows in July, up from 18.5% in June. Individual stocks received 74.2% of July inflows, compared with…
Institutional XRP exposure remains steady despite the choppy price action. XRP has shed more than 10% over the past week as its struggle near $1 continues. This downward pressure has pushed the crypto asset’s yearly losses to almost 70%. Despite the negative sentiment, institutional participation appears to be intact, as several firms continue to…
The Iran conflict grounded flights, cratered Maldives tourism arrivals by double digits, and forced the Trump family’s crypto venture to shelve what was billed as the world’s first tokenized luxury hotel development. The episode exposes a structural question the real-world asset market has avoided: what happens to a token when the real world breaks? Summary…
Ever since bitcoin started to lose value rapidly and consistently in Q4 last year, the main question within the cryptocurrency community is how low it can go. The next one was: when and where it will bottom out. Analysts began speculating after each leg down. At first, it was $60,000 when BTC dipped to that…
Ireland has introduced its first national anti-money laundering strategy through 2030, placing enhanced checks on private-wallet transfers and overseas crypto firms among its main digital-asset controls. Summary Ireland’s first national AML strategy will guide financial crime policy through 2030. Crypto firms must apply enhanced checks to certain transfers involving self-hosted wallets. Ireland ended its 12-month…
Further increase or a move south: what’s next for CRO? The cryptocurrency market is another sea of red today (August 14), with Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Cardano (ADA), and many more posting losses. However, Cronos (CRO) has defied the ongoing pullback, and some analysts believe its price could pump even higher if it clears…
BNB Chain has scheduled its Pasteur hard fork for Aug. 25, introducing three changes intended to strengthen cross-chain transfers, tighten validator controls, and raise tested transaction capacity from 1,237 to 2,324 transactions per second. Summary Pasteur will activate on BNB Smart Chain at 2:30 a.m. UTC on Aug. 25. Node operators must install BSC software…
SpaceX has completed its $60 billion stock-based acquisition of Anysphere, bringing the Cursor coding platform into its SpaceXAI business as SPCX shares fell during Friday trading. Summary Cursor has become a wholly owned SpaceX subsidiary after the merger took effect on Aug. 14. Cursor investors will receive 389.3 million SpaceX Class A shares under the…
XAO DAO has not yet disclosed the final mechanics or timetable for implementing all the proposed governance changes. XAO DAO is preparing a series of governance changes for the XRP Ledger over the next two to three months, according to Fabio Marzella, the organization’s co-founder. The planned changes would let members delegate voting power,…
Coinbase and Ripple executives have been named among the expected attendees at an Aug. 19 White House meeting involving at least six crypto and prediction market companies. Summary Six crypto and prediction market firms are expected to have representatives at the White House meeting. Coinbase, Ripple, a16z, Chainlink, Paradigm, and Kalshi are among the reported…
