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Genius Terminal has deployed its Gh0st privacy stack on $BNB Chain, introducing a trading infrastructure tool designed to obscure on-chain activity from public observers while remaining verifiable by regulators. The system routes trade execution through multiple intermediate wallets, breaking the visible link between a user’s primary wallet and their actual trading activity. Orders are fragmented and distributed across dozens of addresses, making it significantly harder for outside parties to track positions or replicate strategies through copy trading. How It Works The mechanism separates a user’s identity from their execution pathway. Rather than trading directly from a primary wallet, orders pass…
SoSoValue data show listed companies bought just $70K of bitcoin last week, a 99.93% drop, with only BHODL adding 1 $BTC as majors sat out. Bitcoin’s ($BTC) once‑relentless corporate accumulation has effectively stalled, with net purchases by publicly listed companies collapsing 99.93% week‑on‑week to just $70,000, new data from SoSoValue show. As of 8 a.m. Eastern on March 30, 2026, non‑mining listed firms worldwide added a net 1 $BTC over the period, compared with hundreds of times that figure only a week earlier. It is one of the weakest weekly prints since SoSoValue began tracking corporate treasuries, and it comes…
The institutional capital flow into Ethereum [$ETH] has not slowed. A recent report explored how the biggest corporate Ethereum holder in the world, Bitmine Immersion Technologies, which holds over 5 million $ETH, has a cleaner balance sheet for not taking on debt to acquire $ETH more aggressively. The Bitmine holdings have an average cost basis of $2,336 per Ethereum. Curiously, that was not far from the current market price of $ETH. Towards the end of April, the $ETH spot ETF flows turned negative but have flipped positive in May once more. Combined with the promise of further purchases from the…
The Bank of Italy has pointed out that the European Union may need to assess the development of a tokenized version of its existing payments framework, signaling a possible shift in how digital transactions are structured across the region. The proposal centers on adapting the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) to align with ongoing technological changes, particularly as digital forms of money and distributed ledger systems become more prominent in financial infrastructure. Speaking on the issue, Deputy Governor Chiara Scotti highlighted that innovation in financial systems is prompting renewed scrutiny of central banks’ roles in maintaining monetary stability. She noted…
The Zcash price poised for 15% drop to $194 support, as the asset witnessed renewed selling pressure at wedge pattern resistance. Morgan Stanley submitted an updated S-1 filing for a spot Zcash ETF, adding Fidelity as a custodian alongside Coinbase Custody and BNY Mellon. The coin price back below the daily exponential moving averages (20, 50, 100, and 200) indicating the market sentiment supports prolonged correction. $ZEC, the native cryptocurrency of Zcash shows low volatility trading around $236 floor on Friday March 20th. Earlier today, the coin price attempted a bullish breakout from the $250 resistance but witnessed an immediate…
Kraken will allow customers to convert cryptocurrency into cash at MoneyGram locations across more than 100 countries, addressing a longstanding gap in the digital asset ecosystem, according to an exclusive report from Fortune. The partnership gives Kraken users access to nearly 500,000 physical locations worldwide, where they can exchange crypto holdings for local currency. The move targets a key friction point in crypto markets: while digital transfers settle with speed, converting assets into cash often involves multiple steps, limited banking access, or delays. The initiative reflects rising demand for reliable cash access, driven in part by Kraken’s expanding presence in…
Stable, the blockchain network known for its focus on secure and efficient transactions, has announced a scheduled mainnet upgrade to version 1.3.0, set to take effect on May 13. The upgrade is designed to bolster network security and improve overall consistency, according to the project’s development team. Upgrade Details and Node Operator Requirements The v1.3.0 upgrade is not backward-compatible, meaning that all node operators must update their software to the latest version before the May 13 deadline to remain in sync with the network. Failure to upgrade could result in nodes being unable to process transactions or validate blocks after…
Bitcoin treasury companies are driving a new income-focused ETF as a strategy anchored by preferred securities from Strategy Inc. advances. With Strive Inc. serving as the sub-adviser, the fund offers yield and indirect bitcoin exposure through digital credit instruments. Bitcoin-Linked Income ETF Strategy Without Direct Holdings Rising demand for income tied to bitcoin-linked corporate exposure is shaping new ETF strategies, including a March 30, 2026, filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the proposed T-Strive Digital Credit ETF, trading under ticker DGCR. The fund is structured with Strive Asset Management LLC as sub-adviser, targeting yield through securities…
Bitmine vs BlackRock, two of the biggest institutional names in crypto are quietly loading up on Ethereum — and the numbers are staggering. The race to own $ETH at scale has begun. The question is who is winning it. Bitmine Is Playing an Entirely Different Game Bitmine Imersion Technologies (NASDAQ: BMNR) now holds 5.18 million $ETH — worth over $12 billion at current prices. That is 4.29% of Ethereum’s total circulating supply. The firm has staked 4.36 million $ETH, generating an estimated $352 million in annual staking rewards. Bitmine’s Overall On-chain Data. Source: Arkham Intelligence. The accumulation pace is the…
Coinbase announced a 14% reduction in its workforce on Tuesday, a decision CEO Brian Armstrong described as preparation for what he called a “new way of working” built on artificial intelligence—not a defensive reaction to market conditions. In a company-wide email, Armstrong cited two forces behind the move: the persistence of crypto market cycles and a transformation in how AI has changed the pace of internal work. Engineers at Coinbase use AI to ship in days what full teams required weeks to complete, Armstrong wrote, and the pace of that shift is an acceleration, not a plateau. Coinbase had 4,951…