Solana Scores Twin Institutional Wins With $1B Raise and First Public Liquid Staking Strategy

Solana’s SOL SOL got a double dose of institutional adoption this week as two publicly traded firms revealed major initiatives centered on the blockchain’s ecosystem — one targeting liquid staking, the other aiming to raise up to $1 billion for direct investment. Canada-listed Sol Strategies filed a preliminary base shelf prospectus on Tuesday to offer … Read more

Ether Only Crypto Major in Green, XRP Muted After Mammoth Treasury Plans

Ether ETH led major tokens with a modest gain, jumping above $2,700 early Thursday as broader crypto markets remained range-bound despite a flurry of macro and corporate headlines. Ether-based spot ETFs recorded net inflows, reinforcing institutional appetite for the asset even as bitcoin BTC flows slowed, traders said. XRP’s price remained largely unchanged after Nasdaq-listed … Read more

Asia Morning Briefing: All Eyes on TON as Elon Musk Pours Cold Water on xAI Deal Talks

Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Telegram’s blockbuster deal with xAI, which would see Elon Musk’s AI … Read more

Saifedean Ammous: “Nothing Stops This Train” – Tether, Bitcoin, and the Endgame for the Dollar

Bitcoin MagazineSaifedean Ammous: “Nothing Stops This Train” – Tether, Bitcoin, and the Endgame for the Dollar Saifedean Ammous, CEO of Saifedean.com and author of The Bitcoin Standard, delivered a data-driven keynote at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference, warning of inevitable U.S. dollar decline and positioning Bitcoin as the only rational hedge. “Default, devaluation, or default by … Read more

Pakistan to Establish a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, Allocate 2000 Megawatts of Energy for Crypto Mining

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The government of Pakistan has plans to establish a strategic bitcoin BTC reserve and support bitcoin mining, the country’s Minister of State for Blockchain and Crypto Bilal Bin Saqib announced at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas on Wednesday. Bin Saqib said that Pakistan’s plans for a strategic bitcoin reserve were inspired by … Read more

Adam Back Presents Blockstream’s Bitcoin-First Infrastructure Vision at Bitcoin 2025 

Bitcoin MagazineAdam Back Presents Blockstream’s Bitcoin-First Infrastructure Vision at Bitcoin 2025  Adam Back, Co-founder and CEO of Blockstream, took the stage at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference with a clear message: Bitcoin is becoming the foundation of global finance—and Blockstream is building the infrastructure to support it.  “So I think Bitcoin is still early,” Back began, … Read more