Beginner Why long-term crypto holders borrow against assets instead of selling A strategic guide to liquidity management, capital preservation, and the real tradeoff between selling and borrowing crypto Open guide
Part 1 Advanced The Market Maker’s Exchange Checklist (Liquidity, Latency, and Risk Controls) Market makers and HFT desks: evaluate exchanges on execution quality, liquidity, latency, fees, margin, and security — with a WhiteBIT walkthrough. Open guide
Part 2 Advanced Crypto-as-a-Service Playbook: How Banks, Telcos, and Fintechs Launch Crypto Products Fast, Safely, and Compliantly An institutional playbook for launching crypto via CaaS: architecture, phased rollout, security, compliance, payments, KPIs, and vendor diligence. Open guide
Part 3 Advanced Token Listing Playbook — How Projects Prepare for a CEX Listing and Sustain Healthy Liquidity A practical playbook for crypto teams to prepare for a CEX listing: readiness, integration, liquidity, market making, launch comms, and post-listing ops. Open guide
RegulationFDIC ends use of reputational risk criteria, Crypto Czar calls it ‘a big win’The FDIC's decision follows an identical movement by the OCC on March 20, potentially prompted by criticism from crypto industry figures. 1 year ago
StablecoinsCustodia, Vantage launch first US bank-issued stablecoin called Avit on EthereumCustodia's patent-backed stablecoin, Avit, combines fast settlements and transparency in a regulated framework. 1 year ago
HacksDeFi platform MIM Spell offers 20% bounty to hacker after $12.9 million ETH heistGMX unaffected by MIM Spell hack, clarifies isolation of breached smart contracts. 1 year ago
InvestmentsBlackRock taps Solana for BUIDL tokenized fund as Bitcoin ETP debuts in EuropeBlackRock introduces Bitcoin ETP in Europe and integrates BUIDL to Solana in strategic blockchain embrace. 1 year ago
StablecoinsWorld Liberty Financial releases USD1 stablecoin plans to ease pressure from scam clonesWLFI aims to disrupt market giants with USD1, a stablecoin boasting decentralized finance roots and traditional financial oversight. 1 year ago
RegulationBitcoin gains state-level traction in Arizona, Kentucky, and OklahomaRepublican leadership strengthens crypto-friendly initiatives across these key US states. 1 year ago
StablecoinsWorld Liberty Financial cautions about USD1 scams amid upcoming stablecoin launchWLFI has yet to issue any specific details about the impending USD1 stablecoin. 1 year ago
AdoptionTrump Media to launch crypto ETFs on Crypto.com amid CRO controversyTMTG’s ETF launch with Crypto.com could broaden crypto access, yet faces backlash from the community. 1 year ago
ExchangesBinance suspends staff, bans market maker to tackle insider trading and manipulationBinance said its efforts are designed to better protect its users from nefarious market activities. 1 year ago
ResearchBitcoin futures open interest jumps 10% as price rally ignites trading frenzy on small exchangesBinance, the largest exchange by OI, experiences moderate growth, showing that most of the activity was concentrated on mid-sized exchanges. 1 year ago
AdoptionPolymarket integrates Solana to cut costs and boost user experienceSolana's integration reduces costs and attracts traders to Polymarket's rising real-time political prediction markets. 1 year ago
PoliticsSenator Warren challenges SEC nominee Paul Atkins over FTX ties and deregulation risksAtkins faces scrutiny over past advisory roles and deregulation views as Warren calls for SEC transparency. 1 year ago
ETF21Shares launches Bitcoin, Solana, and XRP ETPs on Nasdaq Stockholm21Shares capitalizes on growing institutional interest to inroduce transparent crypto ETPs in Europe. 1 year ago
AnalysisBitcoin trading activity cools as market liquidity contracts and investor caution growsBitcoin still awaits clearer signs indicating which path the macroeconomic scenario is heading. 1 year ago
AnalysisStanChart says Bitcoin strengthening its dual role as TradFi hedge and tech stockBitcoin's performance alongside the Nasdaq highlights its growing role in investment portfolios, according to Standard Chartered. 1 year ago
RWARWA protocols cross $10B in TVL for the first time, sector leads YTD performanceBlackRock's BUIDL leads the RWA market, propelled by over $1 billion investment from Ethena Labs. 1 year ago
ExchangesKraken reportedly exploring $1 billion debt raise ahead of potential IPOThe move comes one week after the San Francisco-based exchange acquired derivatives platform NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion. 1 year ago