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VistaShares launched the BTYB ETF, offering a hybrid product that aims for double the annual yield of the US Treasury bond, with 5-year terms, while providing exposure linked to Bitcoin price movements.

HYPE rose approximately 20% after the Hyperliquid team confirmed its support for HIP-4, a proposal to add prediction market outcome contracts and options-style derivatives to the platform. Traders boosted the token’s value amid the prospect of new, lower-risk products and greater compatibility with existing Hyperliquid and HyperEVM margin features.

World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin reached a market capitalization of $3.4 billion in January. It also began trading through World Liberty Markets, a new on-chain lending platform launched in January.

IG Group Holdings has completed its acquisition of the cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve, taking an initial 70% stake for $109.6 million. IG Group’s objective with this acquisition is to offer regulated trading products in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions.

MetaMask has launched an integration with Ondo Global Markets, allowing its users to invest in tokenized US stocks, ETFs, and commodities. Trading, it was announced, will be done through MetaMask Mobile.

The Spanish Red Cross has introduced RedChain, a blockchain-based aid distribution platform designed to offer auditable transparency for donors while preserving the privacy of recipients, using cryptographic proofs and zero-knowledge credential technology.

Violence against investors reached a structural turning point in 2025, according to the latest report from the blockchain security firm CertiK. So-called physical attacks on crypto holders, technically known as “wrench attacks,” soared by 75% year-on-year, solidifying 72 verified incidents that resulted in financial losses exceeding 40.9 million dollars globally. The cybersecurity firm, led by co-founder Ronghui Gu, warns that physical coercion is no longer an edge case but an intrinsic risk of digital asset ownership. During the last year, the most common methods included violent kidnappings and home invasions, recording an alarming 250% increase in direct assaults against owners…

The exchange Binance has formally started the SAFU fund conversion to Bitcoin, executing an initial purchase of 1,315 units of the cryptocurrency for an approximate value of 101 million dollars. According to data from Blockchain.com, the operation was carried out at an average price of $77,409.89 per coin, taking advantage of the recent market correction. This financial maneuver marks the beginning of a 27-day plan to move the 1 billion dollars of the emergency fund, originally stored in stablecoins, toward digital reserve assets. In this way, the platform seeks to guarantee a solid and decentralized backup that acts as a…

The recent volatility in the crypto market has led the MicroStrategy Bitcoin investment into unrealized loss territory, following the asset’s price drop below $76,000. As reported by Lookonchain this Monday, the firm led by Michael Saylor now faces a negative book balance of approximately 900 million dollars. Impact of average price and new corporate acquisitions The shift toward unprofitability occurred when the value of the leading cryptocurrency fell to $75,314, placing it below the company’s average acquisition cost, which is estimated at $76,037 for each unit stored. Despite this technical setback, the organization recently expanded its treasury by acquiring an…

Visa and MasterCard stated that there is no clear path forward for stablecoins and their use in everyday payments, so they moderated their positions despite having an annualized settlement rate with stablecoins of $4.6 billion in the case of Visa.