DZ Bank, one of Germany’s largest banking groups by assets, secured a license under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), clearing a key regulatory hurdle to operate crypto services within the jurisdiction. DZ Bank announced Wednesday that it had received approval from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to operate its crypto platform,…
Cryptocurrency investment products pulled in roughly $47 billion of inflows in 2025, just shy of 2024’s total amid new crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) launches in the US. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) logged $47.2 billion in inflows last year, just 3% below 2024’s record of $48.7 billion, according to European crypto asset manager CoinShares. Bitcoin (BTC)…
Asset manager Bitwise says its Solana staking exchange-traded fund has tallied $55.4 million in trading volume on its debut trading day on Tuesday, alongside the launch of two other altcoin ETFs from Canary Capital. The trading volumes on the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) were the largest out of all crypto ETFs launched in 2025,…
Today in crypto, analysts say Canary Capital’s Litecoin and HBAR funds are set to go after the US government reopens, BitGo secured a VARA license as Dubai’s regulator announces a wave of enforcement actions and NYSE parent Intercontinental Exchange backs Polymarket with a $2 billion investment at a $9 billion valuation. Canary’s Litecoin, HBAR ETFs…
Canary Capital’s spot Litecoin exchange-traded fund is in limbo after the US Securities and Exchange Commission took no action on Thursday, the original deadline for it to make a decision. The SEC’s silence has left the crypto community uncertain about how the regulator will function amid a federal government shutdown and how its new generic…
A playful spat between the official social media account of cryptocurrency Litecoin and crypto influencer Benjamin Cowen has grabbed the attention of the broader crypto community heading into the weekend. “Your head reminds me of the great recession,” Litecoin, the 21st-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, said in an X post on Friday, firing back at…
A crypto influencer has been sentenced to just over a year in prison for what US prosecutors called a large-scale cryptojacking operation that defrauded two major cloud computing providers. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Friday that a Brooklyn federal court sentenced Charles O. Parks III, who also went by “CP3O,” to one year…
Bitcoin is facing selling near $115,000, but LTC, CRO, ENA, and MNT are bucking the trend and showing strength on the charts. Source link
Key points: XRP struggles to break above the $2.35 resistance, pointing to a lack of demand at higher levels. Rising odds of an XRP ETF approval could catalyze the next leg of a XRP rally. Bloomberg’s exchange-traded fund specialists Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart project a 95% possibility of XRP (XRP), Solana (SOL), and Litecoin…
Key takeaways: SOL’s futures open interest surged to a 2-year high, reflecting growing institutional interest. Rising competition from other blockchains and neutral funding rates continue to dampen SOL’s bullish momentum. Solana’s SOL (SOL) failed to hold its bullish momentum after gaining 10% between Monday and Thursday. The cryptocurrency has shown weakness after testing the $180…