Telegram is opening up to decentralized finance (DeFi) on Ethereum with the mainnet launch of Tac, a third-party blockchain bridging apps on the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) to The Open Network (TON). Tac mainnet has launched with a mission to bring EVM decentralized apps (DApps) to TON and Telegram ecosystems, the team behind the network announced on…
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with $11.5 trillion in assets under management, reported a massive increase in cryptocurrency fund inflows in the second quarter of 2025. According to BlackRock’s quarterly earnings released on Tuesday, Q2 inflows into its crypto iShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs) surged 366% to $14 billion, up from $3 billion in the previous quarter. The crypto inflows…
The top Ethereum treasury companies scooped up at least $1.6 billion worth of Ether in the past month, while institutional buying surged over the past week as Ether rallied. Corporate Ether treasury companies accumulated more than 545,000 ETH over the past 30 days, according to recent purchase announcements. On Monday, BitMine Immersion Technologies, chaired by…
Bitcoin has become the world’s fifth-largest asset, overtaking Amazon by market capitalization. Bitcoin price rose to a new all-time high of $122,600 on Monday and has soared nearly 13% over the past week, as Cointelegraph reported. These gains allowed Bitcoin to surpass a $2.4 trillion market capitalization, overtaking Amazon’s $2.3 trillion, Silver’s $2.2 trillion and Alphabet’s…
Key takeaways With no personal income or capital gains tax and recent VAT exemptions on crypto transactions, the UAE provides an unmatched financial incentive for crypto investors. Dubai’s VARA and Abu Dhabi’s FSRA lead with retail and institutional frameworks, while RAK, Sharjah and others are developing tailored zones and policies for Web3 innovation. Free zones…
The Czech National Bank adjusted its US investment portfolio in the second quarter by increasing its stake in Palantir Technologies and initiating a new position in cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global. These moves were disclosed in a Form 13F filing, which is a quarterly report filed by investment managers to the Securities and Exchange Commission that discloses their…