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Goldman Sachs, Jane Street, and Millennium Management led disclosed spot XRP ETF holdings in second-quarter filings. Bloomberg Intelligence data showed known filers held $183.5 million in fund exposure representing about 176.4 million XRP. Goldman Sachs Leads XRP ETF Holder Rankings Institutional investors held $183.5 million across U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) at the
Top XRP ETF Holders Revealed: Goldman, Jane Street Lead the List
Need to get up to speed with SEA’s M&A scene? This one’s for you.
A cheat sheet of M&As in Southeast Asia
Tokenized equity trading reached nearly $3 billion in weekly volume during August, with Robinhood Chain, BNB Chain, and Solana handling most activity. However, only about 5% of the market is deployed in onchain financial applications. Tokenized Equity Trading Reaches New High Tokenized equity trading climbed to new highs in August as blockchain-based stocks attracted activity […]
Grayscale: Robinhood Chain, BNB, Solana Lead $3B Weekly Stock Trade
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan has boiled the whole crypto market down to three stories, i.e., bitcoin, zcash and tokenization. Three Stories, One Portfolio Matt Hougan isn’t typically one to pick individual assets, as the Bitwise chief investment officer spends most of his airtime on structure, be it exchange-traded funds (ETFs), financial advisors, or regulation. However, […]
Bitwise CIO Calls Bitcoin and Zcash Assets to Own for the Next Decade
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This is the tech that most impressed us at IFA 2026 in Berlin.
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Cash ISA limits will change under Andy Burnham.
Over 65s and state pensioners handed Cash ISA boost under Andy Burnham
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse renewed his call for U.S. crypto leadership after joining industry executives and federal regulators at the White House. His message arrives as the CLARITY Act approaches a Senate procedural vote on federal crypto market structure legislation. Garlinghouse Renews US Crypto Leadership Call Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse renewed his support for President […
Ripple CEO Says US Crypto Capital Goal Is Now ‘Within Reach’
The DWP has waived an average of £18.50 per person.
DWP hands out free £18.50 let-off to 648,000 people
Strategy ranked fourth among the largest U.S. equity issuers in 2026 after issuing $20.9 billion in common and preferred stock, according to CEO Phong Le. The bitcoin treasury company trailed SpaceX, Alphabet, and Intel. Strategy Reaches the Top Four Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) joined some of America’s largest technology companies near the top of the […]
Strategy Joins SpaceX, Google, Intel as Top US Equity Issuers
In which case, we should expect more meltdowns.
OpenAI Says It Wants to Create a Standard for Revealing AI Alignment Meltdowns
The benefit is set for a shake-up after a report revealed the current system is "not fit for purpose".