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New financial products bring with them familiar risks, and blockchain-issued investment funds are not immune. Assets in blockchain-based funds have nearly tripled in a year – from $11.1 billion to nearly $30 billion. New entrants VanEck, Fidelity, BNP Paribas, and Apollo recently launched on-chain investment funds. Others are coming.Blockchain-based and digitally-native securities products have the potential to be the next big investment trend, leveraging the technology to create lower cost, faster, and more efficient financial products. But as history shows, investors need to be vigilant not to succumb to the same trappings that defined past manias.The SPAC boom, non-traded REITs craze,…

2025 is proving to be a critical year for crypto adoption. Before, we had meme coins, but every token that goes live on Pump.fun risks plunging to zero as soon as it launches. The meme coin mania soon shifted to stablecoins, and out of this, early supporters, including Coinbase who are behind USDC, are deep in green. The big boys, including BlackRock and politicians, including Donald Trump, are watching and stealthily investing billions. Plasma immediately took off, but the network is not suited for AI payment agents; however, Coinbase has a plan. The new global financial system is here. pic.twitter.com/pkpXia30FS…

Major rally or the end of the bull run: what is next for BTC? The price of the leading digital asset has lost some steam after hitting a new all-time high above $126,000. However, one crucial indicator suggests a new parabolic move could be knocking on the door. Major Move in the Next 100 Days? The technical analysis tool in question is Bitcoin’s weekly Bollinger Bands, which consist of upper and lower boundaries that show how far the price moves away from its average. According to X user Tony “The Bull” Severino, the lines have recently tightened to record…

Hedera Hashgraph’s HBAR token came under heavy institutional selling pressure over the 24-hour trading period ending October 10, with prices fluctuating within a volatile 6% range between $0.21 and $0.22. Despite early resilience that saw HBAR climb toward intraday highs near $0.22, the digital asset reversed sharply in the final trading hour, as institutional investors initiated broad-based selloffs that erased earlier gains.Trading data pointed to exceptional activity during this selloff, with volumes surging to 262.49 million—nearly six times higher than the session’s 47.32 million average. Analysts identified the 3:00 PM hour on October 10 as the inflection point, where the…

Quick take: The company plans to use some of the capital to expand its offering beyond the U.S. to more than 140 countries. The $5 billion valuation at the close of the funding is more than double the amount mentioned in the previous round, when it raised $185 million. The announcement comes just days after rival platform Polymarket revealed a $2 billion investment from NYSE owner, Intercontinental Exchange, at $8 billion valuation. Kalshi has raised $300 million in a funding round backed by Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz (A16z), Paradigm, CapitalG, and Coinbase Ventures. The fundraising values the prediction markets startup…

Standard Chartered’s recent research warned that stablecoins could drain up to $1 trillion from emerging market (EM) banks over the next three years as savers flock to digital dollar assets.While that figure represents only around 2% of total deposits across the most vulnerable economies, the structural implications could be historic.Experts Weigh in on Standard Chartered’s $1 Trillion Stablecoin WarningThe report, led by Geoff Kendrick, Global Head of Digital Assets Research, and Madhur Jha, Head of Thematic Research, flagged Egypt, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka as the most exposed.Their findings indicate a growing migration of banking functions to the non-bank digital…

On Thursday, a single user on the decentralized trading platform Hyperliquid lost about $21 million after a private key leak led to an exploit involving the platform’s Hyperdrive lending protocol.According to blockchain security company PeckShield, the attacker targeted 17.75 million DAI (DAI) and 3.11 million SyrupUSDC, a synthetic version of the USDC stablecoin used within Hyperdrive, and subsequently bridged the stolen funds to Ethereum.PeckShield has not confirmed how the private key was compromised.Source: PeckShieldAlertThe exploit comes amid rapid growth for Hyperliquid, which has attracted significant attention due to its points-based rewards program designed to boost liquidity and user participation. The…

A group of banks is in the process of exploring the launch of stablecoins focused on some of the world’s biggest fiat currencies, including the US dollar, euro and Japanese yen.According to a Friday statement from BNP Paribas, banks including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and Citi said that they had launched a project to explore the “issuance of a 1:1 reserve-backed form of digital money that provides a stable payment asset available on public blockchains” linked to currencies from the Group of Seven (G7) countries: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Japan.…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Quick Facts:1️⃣ Coinbase and Mastercard are vying to acquire BVNK, a UK-based firm that integrates stablecoins into payments, cross-broder transfers, and treasury operations.2️⃣ According to Fortune, purchasing BVNK could cost Coinbase or Mastercard anywhere between $1.5B and $2.5B.3️⃣ The takeover talks come on the heels of the GENIUS Act being passed in June, which has helped propel the stablecoin market cap to $309.5B.4️⃣ Developments like these attract more attention to crypto, so now might also be an opportune time to check out trending altcoins. Coinbase and Mastercard…

The Salib Suci Foundation, one of the country’s oldest and most respected K-12 education networks, has announced it will use Space and Time, a blockchain-based data platform, to securely store and verify English-language fluency test credentials for about 14,000 students across 70 schools.  This move comes as more institutions across Indonesia are adopting blockchain technology to enhance the management of academic credentials. The initiative builds on a partnership between Indomobil Group, one of Indonesia’s largest business conglomerates, and the Space and Time Foundation, which recently launched a program allowing students to record proof of course completion directly on the blockchain.…