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Ash Pampati, SVP and Head of Ecosystem at the Aptos Foundation, says blockchains need to stop treating quantum computing as a distant threat. Aptos is a Layer 1 blockchain originally incubated at Meta, where engineers spent three years and hundreds of millions of dollars building decentralized infrastructure before spinning out as an independent network. Quantum computing is fundamentally a highly advanced stage of computing that could one day break the cryptography securing most blockchain networks, potentially exposing the private keys that control users’ funds. When asked by TheStreet Roundtable whether the threat was five years out, ten years, or longer,…

Morgan Creek Capital CEO Mark Yusko has said that bitcoin’s fair value is $105,000 based on Metcalfe’s Law. Speaking on Bitcoin Magazine TV on Wednesday, the investment management firm said that now was the best time to buy the leading cryptocurrency as it is “on sale.” Metcalfe’s Law, an observation by Internet entrepreneur Robert Metcalfe, states that the value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of users. Bitcoin touched a high in October 2025 of $126,080 but was recently trading 40% lower than that, at $75,701. JUST IN: Morgan Creek Capital CEO Mark Yusko says…

Coinbase’s stock is on a tear again, and the reason is no secret: Bitcoin just pushed past $80,000. But the more interesting story sitting underneath that rally is how tightly — or loosely — Coinbase shares actually track the world’s largest cryptocurrency. The Coinbase Bitcoin correlation turns out to be real, but far from perfect, and that gap is exactly where investors need to pay attention. Key takeaways Coinbase (COIN) shares rallied as Bitcoin’s price surpassed $80,000, extending a monthly gain of roughly 16%. PortfoliosLab data puts the long-run Coinbase Bitcoin correlation at a moderate 0.61. COIN’s long-run volatility runs…

Mike Novogratz has voiced strong criticism regarding the failure of Congress to advance the Clarity Act. His recent tweet highlights how bipartisan efforts fell apart, particularly over ethics concerns. This breakdown not only reflects political divisions but also casts doubt on the future of crypto regulation in the US. As the industry awaits clarity, this situation may hinder investor confidence in the market. source What Happened The broader crypto market has been showing mixed signals, with varying momentum across major assets. Mike Novogratz pointed out that after 18 months of negotiations, a compromise on the Clarity Act was within reach,…

Perpetual futures linked to traditional-market assets made up 37% of Binance’s perp volume in August. In one recent 24-hour snapshot they took 10 of the 15 highest-volume contracts on the venue, withSNDK ranking ahead of BTC-USDT, per Binance Research. Source: Binance Research Exposure to US-listed companies is now a meaningful share of what a crypto exchange trades. None of it came off an exchange floor. The objection, stated properly The zero-sum reading of on-chain equities actually makes sense, and pieces that dismiss it usually dismiss a weaker version. Liquidity is rivalrous. Fragmentation carries a real cost. Every venue that has…

Arbitrum regained attention in the past month, as its native token $ARB rallied near its higher range for 2026. Arbitrum is quickly becoming one of the main venues for RWA trading. Arbitrum, one of the busiest L2 chains on Ethereum, is regaining attention and usage. The network is now carrying significant traffic based on real-world asset tokenization and trading. Arbitrum is close to Solana in terms of trading tokenized assets and is becoming one of the main liquidity hubs for RWA trading. Arbitrum benefits from the trend of on-chain trading for RWA, which has been competing with centralized exchanges. As…

The Federal Reserve unanimously voted to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, bringing the new target range to 3.75% to 4.00%. Bitcoin dropped to an intraday low of $75,242 earlier today on the Bitstamp exchange. BTC/USD via TradingView According to the central bank, this move is specifically designed to support a timelier return to their long-standing two percent inflation target. Furthermore, the Federal Open Market Committee’s latest median forecast indicates that policymakers anticipate one additional 25-basis-point rate hike before the end of 2026 to ensure those economic pressures are fully brought under control. A major headwind The…

South Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group has signed a strategic agreement with Visa to build stablecoin payment infrastructure while expanding its work into AI-powered payments and business transactions. Shinhan Financial Group said Wednesday that the partnership will initially focus on testing the infrastructure needed to issue, transfer and redeem stablecoins using Visa’s existing stablecoin technology, with the two companies also planning to design a model suited to South Korea’s financial system. Shinhan Visa stablecoin partnership puts infrastructure first Under the agreement, Shinhan and Visa will examine how stablecoins can be integrated into financial services operated by the Korean group, moving beyond…

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has called on $ADA holders to unite behind efforts to restore the cryptocurrency’s competitive edge and return it to a winning position. Speaking during his latest livestream, which primarily focused on Blockfrost before expanding to broader Cardano ecosystem issues, Hoskinson compared the network’s current state with where it stood in 2024. Hoskinson Vows to Get $ADA to Winning Again He argued that Cardano is significantly stronger from a technological standpoint today than it was two years ago. However, he acknowledged that the project’s market position, brand strength, and industry reputation have deteriorated over the same period.…

Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) president, Carlos San Basilio, thinks the EU’s regulation on distributed ledger technology (DLT) is restrictive. According to Basilio, the current EU DLT regulatory ecosystem focuses more on testing than on growth. Basilio made the statement while speaking at the 9th edition of the ‘Digital Assets’ Forum organized by ‘El Confidencial’. He noted that DLT use in the region is marginal, citing only five firms registered under the current EU DLT system, one of them being Spanish. Basilio further noted that the EU’s regulatory framework caps the total market value of tokenized instruments on a…