Author: Crypto Insider

Coinbase Global (COIN) stock extended its rally on Wednesday, setting a fresh 52-week high and coming within range of its record closing price from November 2021, as the broader digital asset industry followed Bitcoin’s lead. Shares of the crypto exchange rallied by as much as 7.1% Wednesday morning, reaching an intraday high of $369.25, according…

Aptos Labs and Jump Crypto have introduced a cloud-based storage network tailored for Web3 and decentralized applications — a system its creators say rivals traditional cloud services. Unveiled on Tuesday, the network — called Shelby — is a globally distributed platform powered by Aptos’ high-throughput technology. It is chain-agnostic, offering compatibility with Ethereum, Solana and other major…

The growing use of yield-bearing tokenized US Treasury products as collateral for leveraged crypto trading creates new pathways for risk transmission across markets, increasing the likelihood of cascading effects on decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. Tokenization is the process of converting real-world assets into digital tokens on a blockchain. In the case of US Treasurys, these…

Chainlink, a company that provides a decentralized oracle network, has partnered with payments provider Mastercard to allow the credit card company’s three billion cardholders to buy crypto onchain. The integration could spur crypto adoption by providing a new avenue for people without Web3 exposure to gain experience with digital assets. The integration is made possible…

Crypto hedge fund executives are reportedly aiming to raise $100 million to invest in Binance’s BNB token, in a move seen as mirroring Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin treasury strategy. The effort is being led by Patrick Horsman, Joshua Kruger and Johnathan Pasch, who previously served as executives to Coral Capital Holdings, Bloomberg reported Monday. Coral Capital was a…

An Ethereum developer has issued a proposal to cut the network’s block time in half — from 12 seconds to six seconds — in time for the Glamsterdam update in 2026. Ethereum Improvement Proposal 7782, discussed on June 21 by core developer Barnabé Monnot, suggests cutting the slot time — how often new blocks are created —…