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At the same time, the investment firm sold 72,803 Alphabet shares worth roughly $24 million through ARKK and another 11,589 shares valued at about $3.8 million through ARKW. The transactions effectively saw $ARK buy about $27.9 million of Meta stock while selling approximately $27.8 million of Alphabet shares. The move comes as Meta shares climbed to a two-month high on Wednesday, buoyed by the launch of its Muse AI assistant and the acquisition of Swedish AI firm Stilla.ai, which is expected to strengthen the company’s push into AI-powered business agents. Meta gains momentum with Muse launch Meta shares closed about…
The release also removes the GetRange object service method, completing a multi-release deprecation that began in Node v0.53.0. SDK RC22 previously removed GetRangeHash, and applications must now use parameterized Get for all range operations. Container revisions are now supported, aligning the node with new versioning semantics in SDK RC23 and the NeoFS API. Storage nodes push URI-style endpoints into the network map instead of multiaddr format. Multiaddr is still accepted by the inner ring and storage nodes but will be removed in the next release. The neofs-adm CLI gains a fschain netmap command for fetching current and historical network maps.…
Trading Complaints and Price Manipulation Attempts Test Papertrade After its first full day of trading, Papertrade responded to a series of user grievances concerning the platform’s operations. Among the complaints, some traders expressed frustration that smaller transactions were not afforded the same priority as larger orders. While open interest and TVL has dropped, trading volume has been massive on Papertrade. Image source: paperdash.xyz. Papertrade defended the approach, explaining that indiscriminate transaction prioritization would have opened the door to thousands of minuscule orders overwhelming the system and exacerbating processing delays. Second, Papertrade acknowledged attempts by traders to manipulate bitcoin and ethereum…
Comparing signatures for deviations ECDSA allows a signer choices while creating a valid signature, including the nonce, a temporary value used in signing. Malicious firmware can exploit that freedom to hide key material in signatures that still pass verification, and BIP461 fixes those choices through a specified deterministic procedure. Bitcoin’s acceptance of a signature cannot establish that its creation kept the key safe. A common specification supplies an expected output against which the signer’s behavior can be checked. The comparison requires identical inputs and the exact same standard, including access to the secret key on another independent signer. That extra…
Market Snapshot Currently, Aave’s price stands at $0, with no trading volume reported in the past 24 hours. This lack of volume indicates thin market activity, yet the approval of incentives for tokenized stocks could potentially stimulate interest in Aave’s offerings. As the DeFi sector continues to adapt and grow, the focus on innovative products like tokenized stocks might draw new investors, changing the current market dynamics. Aave is a decentralized finance protocol that allows users to lend and borrow cryptocurrencies. The platform facilitates the use of tokenized stocks, which represent shares of traditional companies on the blockchain. The approval…
BlackRock has announced its collaboration with Ondo to tokenize model portfolios, a significant step in the evolving landscape of asset management. This partnership will utilize Ondo’s tokenization platform to enhance the accessibility and liquidity of investment products. The implications for the broader crypto market are substantial, as it signals an increasing institutional interest in tokenized assets. source What Went Down The crypto market just witnessed a significant development as BlackRock collaborates with Ondo to bring model portfolios onchain. This partnership aims to leverage Ondo’s tokenization technology, which converts real-world assets into Ethereum-based tokens, facilitating 24/7 trading and management. This move…
London’s trading industry is coming home! A broker license from Cyprus, the UK or Australia is not on that list. In June the CFTC fined two firms $2.5 million for a white-label service that let offshore brands offer leveraged trades to US retail clients. The figures come from a new FM Intelligence analysis of the CFTC’s monthly FCM filings, covering the 24 months to August 2026. Crypto Firms’ Futures Brokers Passed Forex in January Coinbase Financial Markets held $346.9 million in August and Robinhood Derivatives $234.5 million. Together they crossed the retail forex total in January 2026. Kraken owns two…
Bitcoin entered July near $58,600 after three consecutive quarterly declines, then accelerated through August and September as institutional demand returned and sellers who had spent much of 2026 underwater were absorbed at progressively higher prices. Traditional markets barely kept pace. Over roughly the same three-month period through Sept. 29, the Nasdaq Composite gained about 5%, the S&P 500 roughly 4% and gold less than 2%, according to StatMuse data. Meanwhile, Ethereum was the notable exception, outperforming Bitcoin as the crypto rebound broadened beyond the market leader. Bitcoin’s outperformance accelerated after Aug. 19, even as a Treasury initiative to improve liquidity…
Uniswap has announced a comprehensive deep dive into its new StablePair Hook, emphasizing its innovative capabilities and potential impact on liquidity strategies. This analysis is crucial as it coincides with the launch of $USDG liquidity on Arbitrum, which could reshape how traders approach asset yielding on the platform. For more details, check the full announcement here. The Key Development The broader crypto market is currently reflecting mixed signals, which could influence traders’ sentiment as they consider Uniswap’s latest developments. The deep dive into the StablePair Hook not only showcases its functionalities but also aligns with recent liquidity expansions such as…
Most tokenized equity products hand holders price exposure and nothing else. Nasdaq’s design puts issuers at the center instead, and it has been building a gateway with Kraken to move tokenized equities between regulated and on-chain venues. Kraken already offers them through Payward Services, its business-to-business arm. Myriad: ETH above 4K when Bitcoin goes above 100K? Click to make your prediction. Exchanges are buying in Nasdaq is the latest established operator to take a crypto exchange stake this year. Intercontinental Exchange, which owns the New York Stock Exchange, invested in OKX in March at a $25 billion valuation, taking a…