Author: Crypto Insider

Real-world asset (RWA) platform Tradable has tokenized $1.7 billion in private credit on ZKsync, signaling growing demand for institutional-grade assets. According to a Jan. 16 announcement, Tradable has tokenized nearly 30 “institutional grade credit positions,” which refers to bonds that are rated highly for their credit quality. According to Tradable’s website, its portfolio opportunities target yields…

US President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly expected to sign an executive order designating crypto as a national priority that could come as soon as he re-enters office on Jan. 20. Bloomberg reported on Jan. 17, citing people familiar with the plans, that the order would mean regulatory agencies would be guided to work with the industry. It…

Asset manager VanEck submitted an application to the US Securities and Exchange Commission for the “Onchain Economy” exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Jan. 15, a now-deleted social media comment from VanEck’s head of digital assets research, Matthew Sigel, revealed. According to the filing, the fund will invest in crypto firms across the industry, including software developers, mining companies,…

Republican Senator Tim Scott, recently elected chair of the US Senate Banking Committee, announced that developing a regulatory framework for digital assets would be one of the body’s priorities in the 119th Congress. In a Jan. 15 notice, Senator Scott said the Banking Committee intended to focus on policies for financial inclusion that “create opportunity” in the…

The decentralized launch of the Hyperliquid (HYPE) token may usher in a “new era” for onchain fair launch cryptocurrencies following some disappointing token launch events on centralized exchanges. After staging the most valuable airdrop in crypto history, the Hyperliquid token came into the spotlight for its decentralized distribution, which excluded venture capital (VC) firms and early investors. During…

In the last year, Bitcoin has gained such popularity that lawmakers and regulators across five continents now consider it a potential reserve asset — a transferable store of value held by a central bank that can be used to settle transactions. Czechia has become the latest country to make headlines for considering such a move….