The $1.7 trillion asset manager will absorb the 250 Digital team and all liquid crypto strategies previously managed by CoinFund, targeting pensions and sovereign wealth funds. Franklin Templeton has agreed to acquire 250 Digital, an active crypto investment management firm spun out of venture firm CoinFund in January, establishing a dedicated division called Franklin Crypto…
Changpeng Zhao addressed quantum computing concerns, stating the crypto industry can upgrade to quantum-resistant algorithms to mitigate threats. Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao posted on X on April 1, 2026, addressing growing concerns about quantum computing’s threat to cryptocurrency. CZ stated that the crypto industry can upgrade to quantum-resistant, or post-quantum, cryptographic algorithms to neutralize the…
Caltech researchers estimate a working quantum computer could be operational before 2030 using far fewer qubits than previously thought, as crypto industry assesses vulnerability exposure. Researchers at Caltech announced that a functional quantum computer may be feasible by 2030, requiring only 10,000 to 20,000 qubits rather than the millions previously estimated. The revised timeline comes…
Solana’s non-USD stablecoin adoption surged nearly threefold in the past year, driven by EURC and BRZ growth alongside institutional integrations from Visa, Stripe, PayPal, Mastercard, and Western Union. Unique senders of non-USD stablecoins on Solana nearly tripled year-over-year, according to data from Dune released April 1, 2026. The growth is being driven by adoption of…
Bitcoin’s reputation has historically been built on extreme boom-and-bust cycles, with steep drawdowns of up to 90% following all-time highs. This cycle, however, the decline has been closer to 50%, a shift that analysts said reflects the maturation of BTC as an asset class. “Bitcoin’s drawdowns compressing to about 50% is a sign of a…
Tokenization has become one of crypto’s favorite buzzwords, but Grayscale head of research Zach Pandl said investors should think about it less as a single trade and more as a long roadmap with different winners at different stages. Speaking at EthCC conference in Cannes, France, Pandl said that the trend is still in its infancy….
Crypto markets rallied on Wednesday as oil momentarily slipped below $100 per barrel after U.S. President Donald Trump said the war in Iran will end in “two to three weeks.” Bitcoin BTC$68,686.69 trades at $68,500 having risen by 0.4% since midnight UTC and 3.1% over the past 24 hours, while ether (ETH) is back at…
U.S.listed spot bitcoin ETFs ended March with $1.32 billion in net inflows to record their first monthly inflows since October, SoSoValue data shows. This follows four consecutive months of net outflows, which coincided with bitcoin declining by as much as 50% from its October all time high of $126,000. November saw $3.5 billion in outflows,…
CoinShares, a leading European digital asset manager with over $6 billion under management, is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol CSHR. The listing follows a $1.2 billion merge with Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp., a U.S.-based special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The deal forms CoinShares PLC, and makes…
Strategy, the world’s largest publicly traded Bitcoin holder, has held the 11.5% dividend rate on its perpetual preferred stock, Stretch (STRC). This marks the first time the product has not seen a dividend increase since the product launched in July 2025. STRC debuted in July 2025 with a 9% dividend and has since undergone seven…