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Altcoins Aren’t Dead; Long Live Altcoins
Opinion by: Kamal Mokeddem, General Partner at Finality CapitalThe prevailing institutional narrative surrounding altcoins is as follows: If you want crypto…
JPMorgan Rolls Out JPM Coin Deposit Token for Instant Payments
JPMorgan Chase & Co — the world’s largest bank by market capitalization — has begun deploying a token representing deposits held at the bank, called JPM…
UAE Completes First Digital Dirham Transaction in CBDC Pilot
The United Arab Emirates has made the first transaction with its central bank digital currency in the first major update to the project since it was announced in…
SoFi Bank Introduces Crypto Trading for Customers
US bank SoFi Technologies has launched crypto trading services to its customers, as clearer rules have allowed the crypto market to court greater interest from…
Coinbase and BVNK Cancel $2 Billion Acquisition Deal
Coinbase and stablecoin startup BVNK have reportedly parted ways on a $2 billion acquisition deal that would have been among the largest crypto company deals ever…
JPMorgan, DBS To Develop Tokenization Framework For Interbank Deposits
Leading financial institutions are continuing to explore blockchain technology to facilitate cheaper and faster institutional payments, signaling a growing…
Quantum Threat Makes Encryption Urgent, Researcher Warns
Gianluca Di Bella, a smart-contract researcher specializing in zero-knowledge proofs, said the danger posed by quantum computing isn’t a distant concern; it’s a…
PrizePicks Joins Polymarket in US Prediction Market Push
PrizePicks, one of North America’s largest daily fantasy sports operators, has partnered with Polymarket to expand into the prediction-markets space — a move that…
IRS Rules, Tax Limits and Compliance Guide
Key takeaways:Bitcoin gifts aren’t immediately taxable. The IRS treats cryptocurrency as property, so recipients generally don’t owe income tax on the gift.Stay…