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After years of debate on digital assets, a leading german pension fund has quietly completed a multi-year test of cryptocurrencies within its broader portfolio. Doctors scheme in North Rhine-Westphalia enters crypto market Two-pronged strategy and test-phase performance NAEV keeps satellite crypto allocation while limiting risk International context and institutional crypto tests German pension landscape: cautious stance on crypto Regulation, Spezialfonds and packaged exposure Doctors scheme in North Rhine-Westphalia enters crypto market The pension fund for doctors in North Rhine-Westphalia, Nordrheinische Ärzteversorgung (NAEV), has made its first structured move into crypto after a two-year testing phase. The first-pillar institution, which manages…

Custodiy is working with Vita Inu (VINU) to create a unique on-chain ecosystem using Custodiy’s smart contract-based stablecoin technology which will transform VINU from a meme-driven community to a place where customers can utilize real-world financial products in their daily lives. Together, they intend to build an entirely new platform for users of digital assets that provide access to the latest innovations in digital currency while making those innovations part of a seamless and integrated consumer experience. Merging the Payment Infrastructure with Established Networks Custodiy focuses on creating a Payment Agency that has on-chain Payment infrastructure. Custodiy’s model utilizes Smart…

Throughout the past week, the NFT landscape has been seeing notable sales. In this respect, CryptoPunks has emerged as the dominant NFT collection when it comes to weekly sales. As per the data from Phoenix Group, out of the top-10 NFT sales of the week, Bored Ape Yacht Club has gained only 1 position while CryptoPunks obtained all the others. Overall, this NFT sale surge denotes the growing market expansion amid the bullish investor sentiment. TOP #NFT SALES IN THE LAST 7DAmong the largest sales in the last 7D are:#CryptoPunks#BoredApeYachtClubLargest Sale: CryptoPunk #7892 – $529.58K pic.twitter.com/MZdsFJJMZ9 — PHOENIX – Crypto…

The right-back queue, which has been straining the staking ecosystem on the Ethereum (ETH) network for months, has finally been completely cleared. The congestion that has lasted since September has ended after almost four months, marking a “return to normalcy” for staking protocols and the DeFi ecosystem. The security mechanism in question was disabled when Kiln, a major Ethereum staker, withdrew all validators from the network after hackers exploited a vulnerability in its staking infrastructure. This development led to weeks-long delays in staking withdrawals, creating significant operational problems, particularly for platforms that stake ETH on behalf of users. Kirill Kutakov,…

Moon Pursuit Capital, a crypto-focused investment firm, is launching its second fund, a $100 million market-neutral vehicle designed to deliver what it said are consistent, risk-adjusted returns across digital asset cycles. The new fund is built around an algorithmic trading strategy that aims to stay market-neutral and generate alpha without taking a strong directional view on prices, the company said in a press release Wednesday. A market-neutral strategy is an investment approach designed to generate returns that are largely independent of broad market movements. The goal is to eliminate or greatly reduce exposure to overall market direction (beta) so that…

Walmart (WMT) and Google announced plans to integrate AI-driven shopping directly into Google’s Gemini assistant, signaling a deeper push toward a future built around autonomous “agentic” systems, rather than traditional search. In a press release issued on Sunday, Walmart announced that the new experience will enable customers to discover and purchase Walmart and Sam’s Club products directly within Gemini, Google’s flagship AI model. The system is designed to surface relevant items during conversations, recommend complementary products and connect purchases to Walmart’s existing delivery and membership infrastructure, according to the statement. Walmart framed the partnership as part of a broader shift…

Ethereum price has pulled back after a steady recovery that began in mid-December. Despite falling over 4% in the past 24 hours, ETH is still up roughly 5% on the week and has mostly traded flat over the past month. That sideways behavior reflects a market stuck between buyers and sellers. The latest rejection near resistance highlights this imbalance. Buyers keep stepping in, but they are not pushing hard enough to force a breakout. As a result, Ethereum now sits at a critical decision point where one level could decide whether the pullback stays shallow or deepens further. Symmetrical Triangle…

The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points last week, but that may not have been the biggest news to bitcoin BTC$87,491.03 bulls. The real surprise was the central bank’s announcement to start buying $40 billion in short-term U.S. Treasury bills. That sparked a bullish frenzy in the crypto community, and why not? These purchases will expand the Fed’s balance sheet, much as the 2020 Covid-era quantitative easing (QE) program and the post-global financial crisis maneuvers that fueled unprecedented risk-taking across financial markets, including in digital assets. Not so fast, suggests popular pseudonymous observer Conks, known for…

After a strong start to 2026, Ethereum (ETH) is facing downside pressure, with its price dropping nearly 3% over the past 24 hours. Amid this, an analyst highlighted a key bearish signal that Ethereum must overcome before a confirmed breakout above the $3,300 level becomes likely. Ethereum Encounters a Critical Test as Market Conditions Weaken BeInCrypto Markets data showed that ETH closed 2025 down 10.9%. Nevertheless, green candles mostly dominated the chart at the beginning of the new year, with the altcoin rising 11.3% between January 1 and January 6. However, since Wednesday, ETH has reversed its trajectory. Over the…

Uniform Labs, a blockchain infrastructure company founded by former Standard Chartered, UniCredit and other digital banking executives, has put its institutional liquidity protocol Multiliquid into production following build, audit and testing phases, the company said in a press release Wednesday. Multiliquid is designed to allow institutions to swap instantly, around the clock, between blue-chip tokenized money market funds and stablecoins, aiming to remove the days-long redemption lags and liquidity constraints that have made many tokenized assets difficult to use in traditional treasury workflows. The protocol currently supports integrations with leading tokenized Treasury products issued or managed by firms including Wellington…