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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Strategy CEO Phong Le is calling for a rethink of how banks are required to capital-charge bitcoin exposure under Basel-style rules, arguing that current risk-weighting treatment materially shapes whether regulated institutions can engage with digital assets at all. The catalyst was a chart shared on X that labels bitcoin “unsecured crypto exposure” with a “typical risk weight” of 1,250% under an “Illustrative Basel III-Style” standardized approach, alongside 0% weights for cash, physical gold, and US Treasuries. A Capital Penalty For Bank Bitcoin Exposure Le framed the issue…

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continue to hold billions in assets despite bitcoin’s brutal price crash, but that staying power isn’t necessarily the bullish signal that many have come to believe.According to one analyst, the resilience stems from market makers and arbitrageurs who trade in and out rather than die-hard long-term holders betting on price appreciation.Bitcoin’s BTC$67,937.65 price peaked above $126,000 in early October and recently crashed to nearly $60,000. Despite the price halving, the 11 spot bitcoin ETFs listed in the U.S. have cumulatively registered just $8.5 billion in net outflows. These funds still hold $85 billion in assets under…

What is Espresso (ESP)? You’ve probably seen many investors ask how new blockchain projects plan to fix slow confirmations, weak coordination, and fragmented networks. Espresso focuses on solving that exact challenge by helping blockchains agree on transactions faster and more securely, without adding extra complexity. Rather than replacing existing systems, Espresso acts as a supporting infrastructure that strengthens communication and finality across decentralized networks. In this article, we explore how Espresso works, what the ESP token does, how supply is structured, and whether it’s a project to invest in. Espresso (ESP) at a GlanceFeatureDetailsTokenESP (ERC-20 on Ethereum)NetworkEspresso NetworkLaunch Year2026Total Supply3.59 billion ESPCirculating Supply520.55…

In this patch of your weekly Dispatch:Institutional ETF allocations growTokenized gold adoption surgesBitcoin’s key price bandsMarket castBTC: From stabilization to recovery? Following a period of heightened volatility and sharp positioning shifts, Bitcoin’s price action is beginning to show signs of stabilization across higher and lower timeframes. On the weekly chart, Bitcoin continues to trade near the lower Bollinger Band – a volatility indicator, appearing to find support around $68,000. Momentum indicators remain mixed: the Relative Strength Index (RSI), a momentum oscillator, is still in oversold territory, while the MACD histogram, a trend-following momentum indicator, remains negative, reflecting lingering downside pressure. However,…

In brief Bitwise, Roundhill, and GraniteShares have filed for election-linked prediction market ETFs. Experts say demand and liquidity could be strong from hedge funds, but warn that political event markets also raise manipulation and insider information risks. The filings land as U.S. midterms approach and the CFTC moves to assert federal authority over prediction markets. Wall Street’s latest push into political prediction markets is drawing both strong liquidity expectations and warnings of manipulation from industry experts, as major ETF issuers race to launch election-linked funds ahead of the U.S. midterms.Fund managers Bitwise Asset Management, Roundhill Investments, and GraniteShares are seeking…

Executives at Coinbase used a recent company ‘AMA’ call to address growing scrutiny around Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, defending the firm’s dominant role as a custodian and pushing back against claims that spot Bitcoin ETFs are backed by “paper Bitcoin” rather than real assets. Responding to a question from Bloomberg’s James Seyffart, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the company holds a commanding share of the U.S.-listed Bitcoin ETF custody market, estimating Coinbase’s share at more than 80%. He framed that concentration as a competitive advantage rather than a risk. “We do have pretty dominant market share in terms of custody for…

📊No votes yet – Be the first to vote The Financial Conduct Authority slapped Dipesh Kerai and Bhavesh Hirani with penalties totaling £108,731 for insider trading in Bidstack Group shares. Hirani worked as interim CFO at Bidstack back in December 2021 when he got his hands on confidential info about a big deal with a major video game publisher. He didn’t keep it to himself. Instead, Hirani shared the sensitive details with Kerai before anyone else knew about it. The two men then bought 1.3 million Bidstack shares, pretty much betting the farm on information that wasn’t public yet. When…

In brief Bitcoin’s decline is diverging from Nasdaq’s sideways movement, flashing a warning signal according to Maelstrom fund’s Arthur Hayes. Hayes estimates $330 billion in consumer credit losses if 20% of knowledge workers lose jobs to AI While experts agree with the idea, they disagree on the timeline, suggesting that disruption of that scale takes quarters, not weeks Bitcoin is signaling a warning that traditional equities have yet to acknowledge, according to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes.The leading crypto has been on a downtrend since its October 2025 all-time high of $126,080, while the Nasdaq 100 Index has remained largely flat.…

Pi Coin price surged 25% in the past 24 hours, marking its strongest single-day gain since November 2025. The move also represents the first consecutive advance in nearly six weeks. The rally comes as broader crypto market sentiment stabilizes. Unlike previous brief spikes, this uptick reflects improving technical and derivatives signals. Sponsored SponsoredPi Coin Holders And Traders Change StanceThe Relative Strength Index, or RSI, shows Pi Coin rebounded after spending nearly a month in oversold territory. RSI readings below 30.0 typically indicate heavy selling pressure. In this case, extended bearishness followed the broader market downturn.Oversold conditions did not signal an immediate reversal.…

Cardano is aggressively expanding the types of tokens that can operate on its network and raise the ceiling for its decentralized finance ecosystem over the next 12 to 18 months.On Feb. 12, the Charles Hoskinson-led blockchain announced it would integrate with LayerZero, a widely used cross-chain messaging system.This move represents the single largest interoperability unlock in Cardano’s history as LayerZero connects over 160 blockchains and has facilitated more than $200 billion in cross-chain volume.A pipeline into 400 tokens and $80 billion in omnichain assetsLayerZero’s core value proposition is its chain-agnostic messaging layer. This means that applications can send and receive messages…