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In today’s newsletter, Joshua De Vos, head of research at CoinDesk, summarizes their latest crypto ETF report covering U.S. adoption, the speed at which it’s happening and asset concentration. In Keep Reading, we link to the U.S. and Global ETF reports for those who want to do a deeper dive. – Sarah Morton Digital assets exchange-traded product landscape: past, present and future Crypto for Advisors – February – Digital Asset ETPs Digital asset Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) are now one of the clearest signals of how quickly crypto is being integrated into traditional portfolio infrastructure. As presented in CoinDesk’s latest research…

A significant policy step regarding Bitcoin’s position within the US banking system has emerged. The Fed announced that next week it will release a new draft of publicly available regulations on how the country’s largest banks should implement Basel risk weighting rules. Under current Basel banking regulations, Bitcoin is classified as a very high-risk asset for banks. The 1250% risk weighting assigned to $BTC in the regulations means a stricter capital requirement than almost all other asset classes. This makes it significantly more difficult for banks to hold $BTC on their balance sheets or provide financial services to Bitcoin-related companies.…

Meta said Tuesday it is partnering with Arm to develop a new class of CPUs designed to support growing AI workloads and general-purpose computing across its expanding data center footprint. The first product, called the Arm AGI CPU, is being positioned as a more efficient alternative to legacy server processors for AI-optimized infrastructure. Meta said the chip is meant to improve performance per rack and support large gigawatt-scale AI deployments, which the company sees as central to its push toward more advanced AI systems. The Arm AGI CPU will work alongside Meta’s custom MTIA silicon, adding another layer to the…

Bitcoin BTC$66,988.52 has fallen back to the low end of its recent trading range during late-morning U.S. trading hours on Thursday as the tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbles 1.6%. Trading at $65,700, bitcoin is now lower by 1.5% over the past 24 hours, while ether ETH$1,961.10, just above $1,900, is down more than 2%. The bitcoin price action — uncorrelated with the Nasdaq when that index is headed higher, but perfectly correlated when it heads lower — has become all too familiar for the crypto sector. And the failure to hold any sort of sustained bounce from last week’s panicky plunge has…

Key Highlights: Binance announced that it has sued Wall Street Journal for defamation. Austin Campbell, founder of Zero Knowledge, thinks that the lawsuit is a “terrible decision.” Back in 2022, the exchange had also sued Bloomberg Businessweek’s Chinese edition. A legal fight is brewing between crypto giant Binance and major newspaper The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). But according to the founder of Zero Knowledge, Austin Campbell, the exchange is probably making a “terrible” mistake with this particular lawsuit. Campbell posted his views on social media platform X today, March 11, 2026, and stated all the reasons why he thinks that…

New York — Bitcoin BTC$65,503.53 isn’t just a hedge against inflation, according to ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood, but against something more disruptive: deflation driven by technological acceleration. In a conversation with Anthony Pompliano at Bitcoin Investor Week in New York, Wood argued that traditional financial systems are unprepared for a coming “productivity shock” powered by artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and other exponential technologies. That shock, she said, will push prices down rapidly, upend legacy business models, and create what she called “deflationary chaos.” “If these technologies are so deflationary, it’s going to be tough for the traditional world —…

Tether’s $USDT stablecoin has become a means of payment in the illicit trade of gold into Venezuela, according to a new report from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC). In the report, titled “Shifting Amazon Gold Flows,” the Geneva-based GI-TOC describes how Venezuela has become “a regional destination” for illegally traded Amazonian gold over the past two years, reversing earlier trends that saw the precious metal move out of the country towards Brazil and Guyana. Illicit gold flows in the Amazon Basin are shifting. Over the past 2 years, Venezuela has emerged as a regional destination for illicit…

Key takeaways Blockchain technology has the potential to fundamentally improve traditional financial systems. The blockchain enables 24/7 trading and instant settlement of assets, unlike traditional stock trading. Robinhood is opting for an open developer ecosystem, contrasting with closed, siloed systems. Emerging markets offer substantial yields that DeFi has yet to access, presenting growth opportunities. BRX bridges DeFi with institutional-grade tokenization and real-world yields. Tokenized assets are expected to play a crucial role in the future of financial applications in crypto. Robinhood’s certification process ensures compliance with customer protection and regulatory requirements. The company aims to expand on-chain capabilities while allowing…

U.S. equities traded mixed midday Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average edging higher while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite remained under pressure as investors recalibrated rate expectations and rotated out of high-growth technology shares. Wall Street Splits as Dow Grinds Higher While Tech Drags Nasdaq Lower As of late morning Feb. 12, the Dow hovered near 50,145, up roughly 23 points, or 0.05%, while the S&P 500 slipped about 28 points, or 0.41%, to around 6,913. The Nasdaq Composite fell 216 points, or 0.94%, to approximately 22,850. The NYSE Composite outperformed, gaining about 18 points to 23,498. Nasdaq…

Binance exchange has won two major legal cases in two weeks, after a U.S. federal court in Alabama dismissed all claims against it in a lawsuit under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). The two courts dismissed all claims against the exchange, finding them lacking in merit. Two U.S. courts have cleared the exchange of claims under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). The U.S. federal court in Alabama is the latest court to dismiss all claims against the cryptocurrency exchange in a lawsuit under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Binance announced on Thursday that it will not “tolerate attempts to misuse the legal system” against…