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
RegulationESMA launches consultation to define crypto advisor standards across EuropeESMA aims to set educational and experience guidelines for crypto advisors to ensure consistent professionalism and client protection throughout the EU. 1 year ago
MarketSolana, XRP buck trend as investors pull $415 million from crypto amid Fed’s hawkish stanceCoinShares reported that concerns over US monetary policy prompt investors to withdraw $415 million from digital assets. 1 year ago
TradingXRP trading booms on US exchanges as ETF speculation heats upXRP reclaims spotlight with 14% contribution to Coinbase revenue amid rising liquidity and potential ETF news. 1 year ago
RumorsCZ refutes Binance sale rumors but open to minority stake offers over timeCZ attributed Binance sale rumors to competitor misinformation, acknowledges potential small investor participation. 1 year ago
StablecoinsStanChart, Animoca Brands and HKT launch joint venture to develop Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoinBoth firms, along with telecom company HKT, have been in Hong Kong Monetary Authority's stablecoin sandbox since July 2024. 1 year ago
ETFInstitutional investors hold $27B in Bitcoin ETF shares, controlling over 25% of total AUM13F forms revealed that institutional exposure to Bitcoin via ETFs grew 113% between Q3 and Q4. 1 year ago
AdoptionHK Asia’s symbolic 1 Bitcoin purchase sparks nearly 93% stock surgeThe purchase aligns with the company's new leadership's vision to embrace financial innovation and explore digital assets like Bitcoin. 1 year ago
RumorsUser burns 600 ETH to send sci-fi message warning of Chinese use of brain control devicesAnother 591 ETH was donated to Wikileaks along with another message from the alleged whistleblower. 1 year ago
MemecoinsArgentina’s stock market plummets amid President Javier Milei’s LIBRA memecoin scandalArgentina's economic landscape shaken as Milei's LIBRA endorsement turns into multi-billion dollar fiasco. 1 year ago
BankruptcyPhishing attempt strikes FTX creditors on the brink of repaymentsFTX data leak fuels phishing scams as creditors brace for long-awaited repayments. 1 year ago
CryptoMetaplanet makes first Bitcoin purchase in 2025, buys 269 BTCMetaplanet leverages capital market strategies to boost BTC yield by 15.3%, setting a quarterly target of 35%. 1 year ago
FeaturedNow is a great time to consolidate Bitcoin UTXOs to avoid wasting BTC in feesLeveraging Bitcoin's current low fees for UTXO consolidation could save costs amidst future fee spikes. 1 year ago
AnalysisBitcoin still en route to $1 million amid focus shift to memecoinsBitwise CEO believes institutional support and clearer regulations bolster Bitcoin as contrasting memecoin frenzy debates its speculative nature. 1 year ago
AdoptionThe killer use case everyone loves to hate is a blueprint for retail adoptionKiller crypto apps succeed by prioritizing emotional connection and cultural relevance over mere utility. 1 year ago
PrivacyBusiness cannot thrive on radically transparent blockchainsFor millennia, businesses have relied on a careful balance of confidentiality and transparency to operate, unless we fix that balance, enterprises won’t adopt blockchains, says Matthew Niemerg of Aleph Zero. 1 year ago
TechnologyStandards for zero-knowledge proofs will matter in 2025NIST's 2025 deadline for zero-knowledge proofs aims to standardize privacy technology for a secure web3 era. 1 year ago
Web3Why web3 needs to think like AmazonMicroservices offer web3 the chance to scale like web2 giants while preserving user empowerment and innovation. 1 year ago