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Digital asset manager CoinShares has quietly filed an amendment to register three new ETFs that track Bitcoin volatility. The Valkyrie ETF Trust II filed a post-effective amendment with the SEC for the CoinShares Bitcoin Volatility ETF, CoinShares Bitcoin Volatility Leveraged ETF, and CoinShares Bitcoin Volatility Inverse ETF. The filing was first flagged by Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas on X. “Currently we know of no ETF that exists that will provide investors, institutions, and advisors exposure to the volatility of Bitcoin,” a person familiar with the filings told Decrypt. “This suite of ETFs seeks to profit from increased or…

DeFi users are still chasing yield while most of their capital remains exposed to hacks, phishing attacks, and private key failures. According to Nexus Mutual founder Hugh Karp, less than 2% of DeFi’s total value locked has insurance coverage, even as billions continue moving through lending markets, bridges, and staking protocols. The gap has become harder to ignore after years of major exploits. DeFiLlama data cited in the report shows uninsured lending protocols have lost $7.7 billion to attacks over six years, while April 2026 alone saw more than $600 million lost in security events. DeFi Cover Remains Thin DeFi…

Ether has continued to lag behind Bitcoin during the latest crypto market recovery, with analysts at JPMorgan saying weaker network activity and fading confidence across the altcoin market have kept institutional demand tilted toward Bitcoin. According to a report from JPMorgan led by managing director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, Bitcoin has recovered much faster than Ethereum following the recent market turbulence linked to the Iran conflict. The bank said institutional investors have rebuilt exposure to Bitcoin across both spot exchange-traded funds and CME futures markets at a pace not seen with Ether. Spot Bitcoin ETFs have already regained nearly two-thirds of the…

New York, NY – January 22, 2025 – Digital asset management firm Grayscale has issued a stark warning about the growing trend of digital asset companies issuing preferred stocks. The firm specifically highlighted instruments like Strategy’s STRC, calling them a risky bet on Bitcoin’s price direction. Grayscale’s analysis suggests these preferred stocks carry a risk equivalent to a CCC credit rating. Grayscale Warning on Preferred Stocks Risk Grayscale’s report focuses on the mechanics of these financial products. Preferred stocks, unlike common shares, promise fixed dividend payments. However, Grayscale points out a fundamental problem with Bitcoin-linked preferred stocks. Bitcoin itself does…

$NEAR has added $USDC and Confidential Intents to its AI agent marketplace, allowing AI agents to make private stablecoin payments onchain. The integration allows AI agents on the $NEAR AI Agent Market to send and receive $USDC without publicly showing payment amounts or who is involved in the transaction, according to a Thursday, 14 May announcement. $NEAR’s AI Agent Market is a decentralized marketplace on which AI agents can transact with full economic agency. $USDC, issued by Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL), is the second-largest stablecoin by market capitalization, at around $77bn, per DeFiLlama. $NEAR AI said the integration uses…

Hong Kong-listed cryptocurrency exchange HashKey has announced the listing of Hyperliquid ($HYPE), a token associated with the decentralized perpetual exchange platform. The exchange also confirmed it will provide over-the-counter (OTC) trading services for the token, targeting professional investors. Listing Details and Market Context HashKey, which operates under a regulated framework in Hong Kong, added Hyperliquid to its trading roster as part of its strategy to expand offerings for institutional and accredited investors. The exchange’s decision to include OTC trading for $HYPE signals demand from high-net-worth individuals and funds seeking to execute large block trades without impacting market prices. Hyperliquid is…

Leopold Aschenbrenner, the former OpenAI researcher who became known for warning that China could steal advanced AI models, sharply increased his bets on bitcoin miners and AI infrastructure companies while building multibillion-dollar positions against semiconductor stocks. In his latest 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Aschenbrenner expanded disclosed equity exposure from $5.5 billion at the end of 2025 to $13.67 billion by March 31. Some of his largest long positions were tied to companies supplying electricity, data center capacity and compute infrastructure to the AI industry. The filing disclosed stakes in bitcoin miners and related infrastructure firms…

The convergence of decentralized science (DeSci) and artificial intelligence is causing an unprecedented shift regarding how specialized research is brought together and used on-chain. Recently, the DEX protocol NanoVita announced a strategic partnership with Claw Intelligence. This partnership will create an interconnected intelligence hub dedicated to analyzing the complexities of nanotechnology research and creating and delivering actionable “bio-driven alpha” to the Web3 community. Fueling On-Chain Bio-Alpha via Nanotech Analysis NanoVita is a decentralized blockchain platform tailored towards the development of new applications for advanced nanomaterials. These applications are designed for the improvement of human health, enhancement of recovery from medical…

An unusual development has attracted attention in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoins that were thought to have been lost for about 10 years have reappeared, and a significant transfer was made from wallets belonging to an Irish criminal. According to on-chain data, a person named Clifton Collins deposited 500 $BTC (approximately $35.44 million) into Coinbase about 13 hours ago. It was thought that these Bitcoins had been inactive for many years and might have been lost. It is known that Collins purchased a total of 6,000 $BTC between 2011 and 2012 with proceeds from illegal activities and divided these assets across…

With bitcoin cementing itself as institutional crypto’s reserve asset, a new wave of infrastructure projects is looking to answer a longstanding question: What exactly should people do with it? VerifiedX, a decentralized layer-1 blockchain and Bitcoin sidechain project, said the key to the answer lies in making the largest cryptocurrency programmable while preserving the core ethos that made it valuable in the first place. “Bitcoin needs to be left alone,” Jay Pollak, head of strategy and business development at the VerifiedX Foundation, told CoinDesk in an interview. “People need to build around it and build utility with it.” VerifiedX positions…