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VanEck has made some of its digital asset exchange-traded products (ETPs) available to 401(k) holders in the United States, signaling a push to integrate crypto-focused investments into traditional retirement accounts. On Wednesday, the fund issuer said a selection of its digital asset ETPs will be offered through Basic Capital, a fintech platform that provides employer-sponsored 401(k) plans. The companies did not specify which VanEck digital asset ETPs will be available on the platform. Within crypto, VanEck is best known for the VanEck Bitcoin Trust (HODL) and the VanEck Ethereum Trust (ETHV), its spot Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether ($ETH) exchange-traded funds…

Eric Trump is no longer shown on the leadership page of Alt5 Sigma Corp., the Las Vegas company that became closely tied to the Trump family’s crypto business, World Liberty Financial Inc. His name had appeared on the company’s website as recently as March, when he was listed as an adviser and board observer. By last week, Eric was no longer there. Alt5, which now calls itself AI Financial (NASDAQ: ALTS), became part of the Trump crypto story after it agreed to hold World Liberty tokens on its balance sheet in August, and agreed to build a $1.5 billion crypto…

Phoenix Group has flagged four upcoming crypto initial listings for the last two days of April 2026. The lineup spans completely different categories: an AI compute network, a leveraged prediction market, an Ethereum Layer 2, and an RWA-focused Layer 1. UPCOMING INITIAL LISTINGS TO WATCH#Gensyn $AI isa protocol that combines global computing power into one open network for machine learning.#Space $SPC is a leveraged prediction market platform, designed to reward users for accurate insights while enabling efficient capital… pic.twitter.com/IIhhK7FV0o — PHOENIX – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp) April 29, 2026 Total raises across the four crypto projects exceed $221 million.…

Former Goldman Sachs crypto executive Oliver Harris, who has returned to the TradFi world as JPMorgan’s new blockchain chief, once said he believes tokenization alone will not fix one of finance’s core challenges, warning that putting assets on blockchain rails does not automatically make them easier to trade. “Tokenization does not equal liquidity,” Harris, who will be leading JPM’s Kinexys division, said during a panel at Consensus Toronto last year as the founder and CEO of Arda, a startup that Harris worked on for a year and a half. The comment underscores a more cautious view of one of the…

In a groundbreaking move to provide its retail customers with seamless access to decentralized financial opportunities, Veera, a global on-chain neobank, today announced a strategic partnership with Yield.xyz, a DeFi yield platform. The collaboration enabled Veera to integrate Yield.xyz’s yield infrastructure on its neobank platform to provide its retail customers with innovative DeFi opportunities. Veera is a global on-chain neobank that allows users to invest, borrow, spend, earn, and move assets in a unified self-custodial financial platform seamlessly, without having to navigate several DApps (decentralized applications). The platform is built for everyday (retail) customers, enabling them to invest across crypto,…

The odds that the Federal Reserve will cut its benchmark interest rate on March 18 have dropped to near zero as of March 11, as recession fears fade. According to data analysed by Finbold, Kalshi traders are predicting a 99% chance that the Fed will maintain its lending rate between 3.50% and 3.75%. The prediction traders believe that there is a 2% chance that the Fed will cut its rate by 25 bps next week. Why are traders pessimistic about a Fed rate cut in March The main reason why prediction traders are pessimistic about a potential rate cut in…

Vine Coin (VINE) has surged 86% on renewed “AI Vine” speculation tied to Elon Musk, with volume spiking and the meme coin still trading in overbought territory. Vine Coin’s (VINE) price has roared back into focus after a fresh wave of speculation that Elon Musk could revive the Vine short‑form video app in an “AI form” on the X platform, lifting the meme coin roughly 86% over the last 24 hours. CoinGecko lists VINE around $0.0153 today, while CoinMarketCap has it near $0.01498 with a 24‑hour trading volume of about $2.27M and a market cap close to $14.98M, though community…

The Central Bank of Kenya is reportedly actively recruiting for its first-ever dedicated virtual asset service provider supervision team. Key Takeaways: CBK opened recruitment for 4 VASP oversight roles following the passage of the 2025 VASP Act. The recruitment signals that the CBK aims to professionalize and stabilize Kenya’s growing crypto market. A 13-member committee will manage the VASP regime after the rules are gazetted. Defining Key Management Roles The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has opened recruitment for senior and managerial positions to oversee licensing and compliance for virtual asset service providers (VASPs), signaling its intent to operationalize crypto…

PayPal is preparing a significant internal restructuring that will carve out Venmo as a standalone business segment, according to a report by CNBC. The move signals a broader effort by new chief executive Enrique Lores to streamline operations and unlock value at the payments company. The reorganisation comes as PayPal faces intensifying competition in digital payments and seeks to regain investor confidence after a prolonged slump in its share price. Shares of PayPal were up by over 2.5% on Wednesday at the time of writing. Venmo to operate as independent segment Under the proposed changes, Venmo will be separated from…

Real Finance has entered a strategic partnership with Wiener Privatbank to build a regulated institutional framework for participation in blockchain-based markets, according to details shared with Finbold on April 29. The collaboration aims to integrate traditional banking infrastructure with the $REAL blockchain to allow institutional clients access to on-chain financial products within a structure aligned with European regulatory standards. Under the partnership, Wiener Privatbank will provide core banking services, including custody of client funds, reserve safeguarding, and support for asset origination. Client funds will be held in EU-regulated accounts, with compliance aligned to frameworks such as the Markets in Crypto-Assets…