MEXC’s Insurance Fund Account Provides $414M+ to Mitigate Traders’ Bankruptcy Losses

MEXC, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, has provided over $414 million through its Insurance Fund Account to cover deficits that occur when users’ losses during liquidation exceed their available margin as of January 23, 2025.

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MEXC Provides Over $414M As Helping Protection To Traders Through Its Insurance Fund Account

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Osprey Funds to convert Bitcoin Trust into ETF as Bitwise acquisition talks end

United States-based Osprey Funds is gearing up to convert its Bitcoin trust into an exchange-traded fund after an acquisition deal with Bitwise fell through. The investment management firm said in a Jan. 14 statement that it would file a Form…

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It’s Hard to Fund Midsize Green Assets. This Tokenization Startup Wants to Change That

Plural Energy is already tokenizing renewable energy projects; it wants these assets to permeate through the crypto ecosystem.

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BlackRock doubles down on IBIT exposure through its Global Allocation Fund

BlackRock reported holding 430,770 shares of its spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) IBIT through its Global Allocation Fund. According to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the shares amount to over $17 million as of Oct.

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Texas lawmaker proposes bill to establish strategic Bitcoin reserve

The draft legislation suggested that Texas residents could fund the Bitcoin reserve through voluntary donations.

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LongGame launches $40M fund to add 30 years to human lifespan with biotech and blockchain

Crypto investor Will Harbone has launched LongGame, a $40 million venture capital fund dedicated to advancing longevity biotechnology, according to a Dec. 12 statement shared with CryptoSlate. The initiative seeks to revolutionize human health by extending healthy lifespans over three decades through investments in innovative fields like stem cell research, gene editing, and senolytics.

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Attention shifts to this Meme Index Fund token presale as PNUT and DOGS tumble

While tokens like Peanut the Squirrel (PNUT) and Dogs (DOGS) experience significant drops in value, attention is turning toward Vantard, a Meme Index Fund offering exposure to meme coins through its Vantard Meme Portfolio (VMP).

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Metaplanet To Expand Bitcoin Holdings With $11.3 Million Bond Sale

In an announcement today, Japanese firm Metaplanet revealed plans to increase its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings by issuing $11. 3 million worth of bonds to fund the purchase. Metaplanet To Increase BTC Holdings Through Bond Issuance The Tokyo-listed company announced on November 18 that its Board of Directors had approved a debt sale with a guarantee worth 1.

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Tether’s trade finance division funds first oil deal via USDT

Tether leveraged its USDT stablecoin to fund a $45 million crude oil transaction in the Middle East through its trade finance division, marking the first such deal in the region.  According to a Tether statement, the deal consisted of 670,000 barrels of crude oil and involved a publicly traded oil “super-major” and a “top-tier commodity […] The post Tether’s trade finance division funds first oil deal via USDT appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Metaplanet Raises $66M Through Stocks Acquisition Rights Program

MetaPlanet completes its 11th series of stock acquisition rights, with Evo Fund securing a 14.9% ownership stake after exercising its stock acquisition rights.

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Metaplanet Raises $66 Million Through Stocks Acquisition Rights Program

MetaPlanet completes its 11th series of stock acquisition rights, with Evo Fund securing a 14.9% ownership stake after exercising its stock acquisition rights.

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Grayscale запустит первый фонд на XRP

Управляющий цифровыми активами Grayscale Investments анонсировал запуск закрытого фонда на основе XRP. We are proud to announce the creation of a new single-asset crypto investment fund, Grayscale $XRP Trust, which will be available through private placement.

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Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund Increases Crypto Holdings, Giving Every Citizen an Indirect $27 Bitcoin Stake

The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund, also known as the Government Pension Fund Global,  has increased its indirect exposure to Bitcoin in 2024. However, this increase is not due to direct investment in cryptocurrencies, but rather through investments in companies that hold significant Bitcoin assets.

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FBI will use NFTs to contact victims of crypto fraud scheme Clucoin

The FBI will notify victims of a $1.1 million fraud scheme through NFTs after the founder pleaded guilty to using the funds to fund his online gambling habit. 

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Grayscale запустит траст на базе MKR

Управляющий цифровыми активами Grayscale Investments анонсировал запуск закрытого фонда для MakerDAO (MKR). We are proud to announce the creation of a new single-asset crypto investment fund, available through private placement: Grayscale MakerDAO Trust $MKR.

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Franklin Templeton Brings Tokenized Money Market Fund to Arbitrum

Franklin Templeton and Arbitrum partner to launch a tokenized fund, expanding TradFi's presence in the DeFi ecosystem through blockchain technology. The post Franklin Templeton Brings Tokenized Money Market Fund to Arbitrum appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Credbull – reDeFining Private Credit

Jason Dehni is CEO and co-founder at Credbull, the first licensed on-chain private credit fund. Through its on-chain fund, Credbull allocates capital to established Lending Originators offering loans to creditworthy small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) such as working capital, trade receivables, and invoice factoring.

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DWF Labs Web3: Unveils $20M Cloudbreak Fund for Projects in China

DWF Labs, a Web3 investor and market maker, has announced the launch of the $20 million USD Cloudbreak Fund. This initiative aims to empower promising projects and founders in Chinese-speaking regions through investments and strategic resources, highlighting DWF Lab’s ambition to foster growth in the Web3 ecosystem.

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Decentralized Science: A Better Way to Fund and Grow Breakthrough Ideas

Imagine if the next blockbuster medication could be funded through a decentralized, transparent process? This would not only democratize the funding of critical research, but also ensure that rewards and recognition are fairly distributed among all contributors, says Azeem Khan.

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Bybit card users can now use Apple Pay to fund transactions

One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges is now integrating Apple Pay into its platform. Bybit integrated Apple Pay into its platform in hopes of providing users with a safer, more secure, and private way to purchase crypto through the…

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Arbitrum’s $215 Million Gaming Catalyst Program Receives Community Approval

Arbitrum DAO approves a $215M fund to support gaming development through the Gaming Catalyst Program, aiming to enhance blockchain gaming on the Arbitrum network. The post Arbitrum’s $215 Million Gaming Catalyst Program Receives Community Approval appeared first on NFT News Today.

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Pump.fun platform on Solana faces potential exploit

Ongoing investigations reveal that Solana-based platform Pump.fun, which facilitates token launches, has reportedly been exploited through flash loans to manipulate its bonding curve. The Gotbit Hedge Fund flagged concerns on social media, stating, “Pumpfun might be under attack. This wallet:…

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Ark Invest, 21Shares drop staking from spot Ethereum ETF proposal

Ark Invest and 21 Shares dropped staking plans in their updated spot Ethereum ETF proposal on May 10. The firms’ previous Feb. 7 filing added a clause detailing that the sponsor — 21 Shares — intended to stake a portion of the fund’s assets through third-party providers.

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Harvest Plans To Open Hong Kong Bitcoin ETF To Mainland China

Harvest Global Investments, a Chinese fund house and one of the issuers of Hong Kong’s first spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), has confirmed plans to potentially open these funds to mainland Chinese investors through the Hong Kong Stock Connect.

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Bitcoin’s Borderless Power: IMF Recognizes Positive Impact On Global Finance

Amidst economic turmoil and stringent regulations, citizens in countries like Argentina and Venezuela have turned to Bitcoin as a lifeline. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) examines how individuals in these nations are leveraging Bitcoin to manage their finances, bypassing capital controls through off-blockchain transactions.

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Will Binance's latest moves be bad for Bitcoin, BNB, and USDC?

Binance transfers BTC, BNB and USDT to USDC for its Secure Asset Fund for Users. Ther price of BTC plummeted, while BNB's price remained the same. Binance [BNB] has been through an array of The post Will Binance's latest moves be bad for Bitcoin, BNB, and USDC? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Binance enhances SAFU fund stability through USDC amid regulatory progress in Dubai and India

Binance has completed the conversion of its Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) into Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin, according to on-chain data. In an April 18 statement, Binance confirmed transferring 100% of SAFU’s assets to the USDC stablecoin.

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Ethena (ENA) And Tensor (TNSR) Fall Behind ETFSwap (ETFS) Ahead Of Binance Listing

Ethena Labs (ENA) is a decentralized blockchain protocol that is revolutionizing hedge fund practices through tokenization, and Tensor (TNSR) is a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace on the Solana (SOL) ecosystem.

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US, UK initiate joint probe into $20 billion moved via crypto to evade Russian sanctions

The US and UK governments have launched a joint investigation into crypto transactions worth over $20 billion that may have violated Russian sanctions, Bloomberg News reported on March 28. The transactions, suspected of being routed through the Russia-based crypto exchange Garantex, aim to evade international sanctions and potentially fund military activities in Ukraine.

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BlackRock Teams Up With Coinbase For Its Tokenized Investment Fund

BlackRock's venture into blockchain through the BUIDL fund, facilitated by Coinbase, offers investors a novel path to earn US dollar yields, underpinned by a significant stablecoin transaction, and backed by a consortium of leading financial technology firms.

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Saudi Arabia plans $40 billion AI fund: report

Saudi Arabia is eyeing a $40 billion fund that will invest in artificial intelligence (AI) startups, the New York Times reported. According to the publication, the Saudi Arabian government, through its sovereign wealth fund the Public Investment Fund (PIF), is in talks with potential partners for the AI fund.

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NAV Bridging the Gap Between TradFi and DeFi with Compliant Asset Products

NAV, a pioneering quantitative hedge fund, is making significant strides in bridging the gap between traditional finance and the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem through its suite of regulatory-compliant Structured Investment Products (SIPs).

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Grayscale amends Ethereum ETF filing, says investors ‘want and deserve’ the fund

Grayscale amended a regulatory filing through which it intends to convert its Ethereum Trust to a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF). The company’s March 15 amendment strengthens its earlier filing in multiple ways.

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Stanford Student-Run Fund Allocated 7% of Portfolio to Bitcoin, But There’s More To This BTC Venture

Blyth, a student-run investment fund at Stanford University, has recently allocated 7% of its portfolio to Bitcoin through BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT), marking the first time that the fund has invested in cryptocurrency.

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Coinbase Urges SEC: 5 Reasons For A Spot Ethereum ETF Green Light

Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, has formally responded to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the proposal for a spot Ethereum Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF). Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer, announced through social media platform X that the company submitted a comprehensive 27-page response, complete with 96 citations, to advocate for the […]

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Avalanche Foundation Plans to Support Meme Coins Through $100M ‘Culture Catalyst’ Program

The Avalanche Foundation plans to use its $100 million Culture Catalyst fund to support meme coins based on Avalanche's blockchain, although it hasn't specified which ones yet. The post Avalanche Foundation Plans to Support Meme Coins Through $100M ‘Culture Catalyst’ Program appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Bitcoin Doomer Jim Cramer Admits He Was Wrong About BTC As The Asset Smashes Through $38,000

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Japanese banking giant Nomura launches ETH fund via crypto unit Laser Digital

Japan’s largest investment bank, Nomura Holdings, is launching an Ethereum-based fund for institutional investors through its digital assets subsidiary Laser Digital Asset Management, according to a Nov.

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Is China “Monitoring” The Bitcoin ETF Scene Via Hong Kong?

According to Arthur Hayes, the former CEO of BitMEX, China could be closely monitoring how the United States navigates the spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) pressure through its “proxy asset manager,” Hong Kong.

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Bitcoin’s Surge Shakes Up ETF World: Who’s Soaring And Who’s Crashing?

A ripple of excitement has recently coursed through the crypto market, particularly on Bitcoin. Bolstered by speculation regarding the impending approval of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) —a sentiment propelled by BlackRock’s iShares ETF’s appearance on the DTCC website—Bitcoin recorded an 18-month high trading above $35,000.

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Bitcoin retracts and rebounds after BlackRock’s new ETF ticker removed from DTCC website

Intense speculation surrounds the potential approval of BlackRock’s Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) as the crypto market navigates through a roller-coaster ride of sudden price movements.

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Binance’s CEO $1 billion rescue plan fails, NuggetRush and Render keep delivering

Binance fails to implement its crypto market recovery fund, yet BNB forecasts remain bullish. Render’s (RNDR) Stable Diffusion Jobs spur high network activity. NuggetRush (NUGX) is building a community of interested miners to help support Artisanal miners through NFT gaming.

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Crypto community debates if fake approval news can hurt Bitcoin ETF chances

On Oct. 16, a false report published by major crypto-focused media outlet Cointelegraph sent shockwaves through the industry over its claim that the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had approved BlackRock’s application for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF).

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DeSci-focused DAO community funds cancer research

VitaDAO community agreed to fund early-stage cancer research through the launch of a biotech company named Matrix Biosciences.

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Bitcoin Bloodbath: Fake Spot ETF Approval Sparks BTC Surge, Obliterates $78M Shorts At $30,000

In a flurry of market activity, false news surrounding the approval of a Bitcoin (BTC) Spot Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency community.

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New $20M fund eyes blockchain gaming and NFTs

Web3 venture capitalists will look to invest in blockchain gaming and collectibles projects through a new $20 million fund.

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Double Impact: Valkyrie Files To Convert BTF To Bitcoin And Ether ETF

Asset management firm Valkyrie has moved to convert its Bitcoin Strategy exchange-traded fund (BTF) into a Bitcoin and Ether Strategy ETF. According to the firm’s website, BTF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) available through Nasdaq.

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Bitcoin And Crypto Alert: The Implications Of Bill Ackman’s 30-Year T-Bills Short

What does this mean for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market? In a surprising move that has sent ripples through the financial world, billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman recently announced that he is shorting 30-year Treasury bills.

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