Ex-Citadel employees raised $17M for Fin, a stablecoin-based app offering instant, large-value cross-border transfers, positioning it as a user-friendly challenger to big banks. Summary Ex-Citadel employees Ian Krotinsky and Aashiq Dheeraj secured $17 million led by Pantera, with Sequoia and Samsung Next backing Fin. Fin uses stablecoin rails for near-instant, lower-fee transfers between users, bank…
1&1 deal to acquire Versatel for €1.3b consolidates German fixed-line and mobile infrastructure, tightening its grip on fiber backhaul and B2B connectivity. Summary Deal covers Versatel’s fiber, mobile backhaul, and B2B assets, plus a €950m loan that stays at Versatel but carries a 1&1 guarantee. Versatel’s fiber expanded from 37,000 km in 226 cities to…
American Bitcoin price (American Bitcoin Corp, NASDAQ) has spent the last 24 hours grinding higher in a volatile post-crash bounce, trading in a wide intraday range but ultimately sitting roughly mid-range after yesterday’s lock-up‑driven wipeout. Summary American Bitcoin price fell nearly 40% after pre‑merger private placement shares came unlocked and early investors sold. Eric Trump…
Citadel urges SEC to regulate DeFi like TradFi, prompting Hayden Adams to accuse the firm of attacking open, peer-to-peer finance. Summary Hayden Adams accused Citadel and founder Ken Griffin of attacking DeFi developers by asking the SEC to treat them as traditional intermediaries and claiming the firm has quietly lobbied on this for years. Citadel’s…
Chorus One and Bitget launch institutional-grade Monad staking for 120m users, locking $6m in a week and targeting secure crypto adoption in emerging markets. Summary Chorus One partners with Bitget to offer institutional-grade Monad staking and restaking to over 120 million exchange users. Monad mainnet, launched in November 2025, offers high-throughput, Ethereum-compatible smart contracts and…
Brian Armstrong and Larry Fink debate Bitcoin, tokenization, regulation and AI, sketching a crypto‑infused, tech‑driven future for global finance. Summary Fink recasts Bitcoin as “an asset of fear” and a long‑term hedge, while Armstrong dismisses the Buffett‑Munger “zero” thesis. Both see 2025 as a regulatory turning point, with U.S. law shifting crypto from gray zone…
Pepe Coin rose 14% on mostly retail buying, while whales cut longs and technicals show hidden bearish divergence and a possible head-and-shoulders pattern capping upside. Summary PEPE gained about 14% in 24 hours, but large holders and the top 100 wallets did not add to positions, with some outflows suggesting profit-taking. Derivatives data show whales…
A ChatGPT-powered trading bot highlights Chainlink, Toncoin, and Kaspa as altcoin opportunities, citing tokenization demand, Telegram integrations, and blockDAG tech as markets stabilize. Summary Chainlink benefits from its role in real-world asset tokenization and cross-chain settlement via CCIP, drawing institutional pilots and research backing. Toncoin leverages Telegram’s user base through TON Wallet, payments, USDT transfers,…
Binance made Yi He co-CEO as Donald Trump’s pardon of Changpeng Zhao raises fresh uncertainty over how strictly U.S. authorities can enforce his three-year management ban. Summary Zhao pleaded guilty in 2023, agreed to step down as CEO, and to stay out of Binance’s global management during a three-year U.S. monitorship. Yi He, Zhao’s partner…
CME Group launched new crypto benchmarks for Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and XRP, including a VIX-style Bitcoin volatility index to give institutions standardized pricing and risk gauges. Summary Benchmarks provide reference prices and volatility metrics, with Bitcoin vol indices built from options and Micro Bitcoin futures to estimate 30-day implied moves. Products are non-tradable and meant…
