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Wintermute Ventures reviewed approximately 600 companies last year and funded only 4% of them. The venture arm of algorithmic trading firm Wintermute completed 23 deals in 2025, with only 20% of the companies that were reviewed reaching proper due diligence and fewer securing investment. The firm’s founder and chief executive officer, Evgeny Gaevoy, sees the selectivity as evidence of how far the company has grown since the industry’s speculative peak. “Pretty stoked how far we went from 2021-2022 days of ‘Spray and Pray’ to 4% acceptance rate,” Gaevoy wrote on X. The disclosure, posted on Thursday, January 8, 2026, offered…

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has stated that there is an 80% chance that the Clarity Act will be passed by the end of April. Garlinghouse urged the industry to accept a compromise rather than holding out for an ideal bill. Clarity, not chaos A deadlock in the Senate Banking Committee has persisted since January, after the legislation was on the verge of passing. Coinbase, the leading US exchange, famously withdrew its support for the key legislation after failing to find an acceptable compromise on stablecoin yield and other key issues. “We were pretty darn close to the Clarity Act going…

Binance has once again captured global attention. This time, the spotlight falls on its rapidly growing Binance gold and silver derivatives market. Within just weeks of launch, trading activity across XAUUSDT and XAGUSDT perpetual contracts has surpassed $70 billion. That number signals more than hype. It reflects a shift in how traders approach precious metals exposure in the digital era. Investors now seek flexibility, speed, and round the clock access. Traditional commodity markets operate within fixed hours. Crypto markets never sleep. Binance gold and silver derivatives bridge that gap by offering 24 by 7 exposure to gold and silver price…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Enso announced live production deployments of cross-chain minting and execution flows powered by Chainlink, enabling assets to move across chains. Enso today announced live production deployments of cross-chain minting and execution flows powered by Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). With this integration, issuers and asset strategy platforms can move capital across chains and deploy it into live strategies, atomically and pre-simulated, in a single transaction. The integration is live in production with launch partners including Reservoir, World Liberty Financial…

A few years after the collapse of FTX nearly took it down by association, Solana’s core builders say the network’s next phase will be defined not by survival, but by scaling into global finance. Resilience built from the debris of 2022 is now shaping the Solana ecosystems future, leaders from Jupiter, Backpack, Kamino and DoubleZero argued at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 on Thursday. “When FTX collapsed, it was the most brutal possible experience you can imagine,” said Armani Ferrante, founder of Backpack Exchange. Many startups in the ecosystem lost significant portions of their treasuries. Yet despite the shock, Solana retained…

In a significant strategic consolidation, the prominent $NFT marketplace Magic Eden has announced the imminent shutdown of its Bitcoin and EVM-based marketplaces, a decisive move that underscores the platform’s commitment to its Solana foundation. This development, first reported by Blockspace on March 15, 2025, signals a major shift in the competitive landscape of digital collectibles, prompting analysis from industry observers worldwide. Magic Eden Announces Major Platform Restructuring Magic Eden confirmed it will discontinue operations for its dedicated Bitcoin Ordinals marketplace and its marketplace supporting Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chains, which include networks like Ethereum, Polygon, and Avalanche. Consequently, the platform…

More than 30% of $ETH’s circulating supply is now locked in staking contracts, per data from Validator Queue. The percent of supply staked continues to break new highs this month, climbing over 30% for the first time at the end of January. As of today, Feb. 17, data shows that about 36.9 million $ETH, or roughly 30.4% of total supply, is currently staked across nearly 967,000 active validators. Supply of $ETH staked. Source: Validator Queue Meanwhile, the price of $ETH rallied to new highs this summer, reaching nearly $5,000 in late August, but has since given back much of those…

Stablecoins quietly crossed a milestone in 2025, cementing their role as the plumbing of global digital finance as transaction volumes surged to levels that rival major payment networks. Summary Stablecoins—cryptocurrencies pegged to assets such as the U.S. dollar—benefited from regulatory clarity after the Trump administration pushed through dedicated legislation under the Genius Act in July. Adoption among banks, retailers, and tech giants spiked. Firms including Standard Chartered, Walmart, and Amazon exploring stablecoin launches. Regulators such as the IMF have warned that stablecoins could disrupt traditional finance. Total stablecoin transaction volumes jumped 72% last year to $33 trillion, fueled by growing…

SEC eases crypto rules amid political clash. Clear regulations could boost institutional confidence and spark the next Bitcoin rally. U.S. crypto policy shifts toward clarity, not crackdowns. If lawsuits fade, investor confidence and market momentum may surge. A political clash is heating up over the U.S. SEC’s new approach to crypto regulation. Congresswoman Maxine Waters has criticized SEC Chair Paul Atkins, accusing the agency of easing oversight and favoring large financial institutions. Her comments come as the SEC, now operating with an all-Republican commission, rolls back several proposals from the previous administration and moves away from aggressive enforcement actions against…

SEOUL, South Korea – March 2025: South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges demonstrate remarkable legal effectiveness, securing favorable outcomes in 90% of civil lawsuits filed to recover mistakenly transferred customer funds, according to recent court data analysis. This impressive success rate emerges against the backdrop of high-profile incidents like Bithumb’s substantial Bitcoin distribution error, highlighting the robust legal framework governing digital assets in one of the world’s most active crypto markets. The findings provide crucial insights for investors, regulators, and exchange operators globally, showcasing how established jurisdictions handle transactional disputes in the volatile digital economy. South Korean Crypto Exchanges and Their Legal…