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Vanguard clients can trade funds holding crypto like Bitcoin, XRP and Solana starting this week: Bloomberg

Vanguard clients can trade funds holding crypto like Bitcoin, XRP and Solana starting this week: Bloomberg

Vanguard's platform services more than "50 million brokerage customers" who manage "over $11 trillion," Bloomberg said.

Kalshi tokenizes ‘thousands’ of its prediction markets using Solana

Kalshi tokenizes ‘thousands’ of its prediction markets using Solana

Kalshi has tapped Solana to move its prediction markets onchain and enable permissionless monetization of its "global liquidity pool."

The Daily: Bitcoin faces ‘late-cycle fragility,’ Strategy establishes new $1.44B USD reserve, Sony Bank plans US stablecoin, and more

The Daily: Bitcoin faces ‘late-cycle fragility,’ Strategy establishes new $1.44B USD reserve, Sony Bank plans US stablecoin, and more

The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

Changpeng Zhao-backed YZiLabs launches boardroom coup at BNB treasury firm BNC

Changpeng Zhao-backed YZiLabs launches boardroom coup at BNB treasury firm BNC

YZiLabs says BNB Network’s rollout has faltered, citing sluggish investor updates and a gap between the stock and its underlying BNB holdings.

Tom Lee’s Ethereum DAT BitMine now holds 3% of the total ETH supply

Tom Lee’s Ethereum DAT BitMine now holds 3% of the total ETH supply

Chairman Tom Lee said the firm acquired 96,798 ETH in the past week alone, a 39% weekly increase, despite market turbulence.

White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks rejects fresh conflict of interest claims

White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks rejects fresh conflict of interest claims

Sacks' legal team claimed the outlet ignored ethics guidance and relied on debunked allegations to sustain a predetermined narrative.

Kalshi and Polymarket post strongest months yet with nearly $10 billion in combined November volume

Kalshi and Polymarket post strongest months yet with nearly $10 billion in combined November volume

Market share data shows the pair now dominates sector-wide flows, forming a fast-consolidating duopoly amid growing capital formation.

Strategy purchases another 130 bitcoin for $11.7M as total holdings hit 650,000 BTC; establishes new $1.44B dividend reserve

Strategy purchases another 130 bitcoin for $11.7M as total holdings hit 650,000 BTC; establishes new $1.44B dividend reserve

Strategy's holdings account for more than 3% of the total 21 million bitcoin supply — worth around $56 billion.

Crypto operating businesses ‘look strong,’ despite weak price action: Bernstein

Crypto operating businesses ‘look strong,’ despite weak price action: Bernstein

Analysts pointed to Coinbase's expanding product lines, token launches, and new consumer apps as examples of "transformative" shifts.

Bitcoin faces ‘late-cycle fragility’ as whale accumulation slows, retail interest surges: analysts

Bitcoin faces ‘late-cycle fragility’ as whale accumulation slows, retail interest surges: analysts

Bitcoin’s drop to $86,000 has coincided with slowing whale accumulation and rising retail buying — a late-cycle pattern that, analysts say, heightens fragility.