Author: Crypto Insider

Key takeaways Grayscale has bridged traditional finance and decentralized crypto by launching the first publicly traded staking investment vehicle. Its staking-enabled ETPs allow investors to earn blockchain rewards without running validator nodes or managing complex technical and custody risks. Grayscale’s Ether and Solana ETPs are the first in the US to combine spot crypto exposure…

BlackRock has redesigned one of its flagship money market funds to meet new US stablecoin rules. The $13.5 trillion asset manager said the revamped fund, called the BlackRock Select Treasury Based Liquidity Fund (BSTBL), will help manage reserves for companies behind US dollar-pegged stablecoins, offering them a safe place to park customer funds, according to CNBC. “We…

Decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) protocol peaq has signed a memorandum of understanding with Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) to develop a regulatory framework for onchain robotics and tokenized machines. According to a Thursday press release, the memorandum centers on layer-1 blockchain peaq’s Machine Economy Free Zone, with additional areas of collaboration including guidance for projects…

Bitcoin may struggle to sustain its upward trend unless something triggers more excitement among investors, according to Glassnode. “Without a renewed catalyst to lift prices back above $117.1k, the market risks deeper contraction toward the lower boundary of this range,” Glassnode said in a report published on Wednesday. Bitcoin is trading at around 5% below the $117,000…

Franco-German banking group ODDO BHF launched a stablecoin pegged to the euro under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. According to an announcement on Wednesday, the bank will issue the EUROD stablecoin, while market-making platform Flowdesk will provide liquidity and Fireblocks will supply the tokenization infrastructure. Guy de Leusse, deputy chief operating officer at ODDO BHF, said…

A Hong Kong-based subsidiary of a major Chinese commercial bank, China Merchants Bank (CMB), tokenized its $3.8 billion money market fund (MMF) on BNB Chain. CMB International Asset Management (CMBI) has partnered with BNB Chain to bring its CMB International USD Money Market Fund onto its layer-1 (L1) blockchain, BNB Chain announced on Wednesday. The partnership builds on…