Gemini has officially filed for its IPO, a step that could bring the decade-old platform to Nasdaq under the ticker symbol GEMI.
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Gemini has officially filed for its IPO, a step that could bring the decade-old platform to Nasdaq under the ticker symbol GEMI.
The market for tokenized gold has reached new all-time highs, crossing $2.57 billion in market cap, as spot gold itself approaches its April peak. The rally shows renewed demand for gold-backed crypto tokens as investors seek safe haven assets amid global uncertainty.
Hyperliquid’s rapid growth in decentralized derivatives is turning heads as its trading activity edges closer to rival Binance.
Coinbase’s Layer-2 blockchain Base has taken a big leap in the NFT market, securing the third spot in global 30-day NFT trading volume.
SharpLink Gaming has continued its aggressive Ethereum accumulation strategy, disclosing another major purchase of $252 million in ETH last week. The move brings its total Ethereum treasury to nearly 800,000 ETH, valued at around $3.7 billion, while leaving the company with $200 million in cash reserves for additional buys.
Ethereum’s liquid staking ecosystem has seen a serious surge over the past three months, with roughly 690,000 ETH, valued at $3.2 billion, entering protocols since mid-May. The rapid inflows highlight both investor demand for staking yields and the consolidation of power among leading protocols.
Onchain analytics platform Bubblemaps has published a detailed investigation suggesting that crypto figure Hayden Davis (also known as Kelsier) may have been behind a coordinated snipe of the newly launched $YZY token, allegedly generating $12 million in profits.
Hyperliquid has just smashed a world record that redefines the meaning of efficiency. The young decentralized exchange is now generating $1.127 billion in annual revenue, with only 11 contributors. That comes out to a staggering $102.4 million per employee. No company, crypto or traditional, has ever reached this level of productivity.
Starknet governance has approved SNIP-31, a proposal that will allow Bitcoin to be staked on the Ethereum Layer 2 network. With 93.6% of voters backing the measure, the upgrade introduces Bitcoin into Starknet’s consensus process alongside its native token, STRK.
China is reportedly weighing whether to authorize yuan-backed stablecoins. It would be a major reversal of its restrictive crypto stance. According to Reuters, sources familiar with the matter say the State Council will review a roadmap later this month that could open the door to stablecoin issuance tied directly to the Chinese yuan.
Bitcoin giant Strategy has added another 430 BTC to its balance sheet, according to a fresh SEC filing. The company spent $51.4 million at an average price of $119,666 per coin, raising its total holdings to 629,376 BTC, worth more than $72 billion at current market prices.
Bitcoin is showing signs of slowing momentum. BTC trading volume fell by 28% this week, even as the price climbed modestly to around $117,582. Is capital quietly rotating into altcoins?
Cardano posted one of its strongest single-day performances of 2025, jumping more than 17% in 24 hours as speculation swirled over a possible Cardano-focused ETF from Grayscale Investments. The rally left Bitcoin and Ethereum trailing and pushed ADA to the number two spot among the day’s top gainers in the crypto market.
The T3 Financial Crime Unit, a coalition between Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs, is expanding its reach by bringing Binance on board as its first T3+ partner, aiming to combat an increasingly fast-paced wave of crypto hacks. Since launching in September 2024, the unit has frozen more than $250 million in illicit crypto assets, more than double the $100 million reported in its first six months. The group works alongside law enforcement agencies worldwide to disrupt money laundering, investment fraud, blackmail, terrorism financing, and other blockchain-based crimes.
OKB, the native token of OKX, has jumped nearly 160% in a single day after the platform announced sweeping changes to its blockchain ecosystem and tokenomics, including a massive one-time token burn and a fixed maximum supply. The price of OKB jumped from around $45 to as high as $135 on Wednesday, following news that OKX will permanently remove 65,256,712 OKB from circulation. The burn, which comes from historical repurchases and treasury reserves, will leave the total supply capped at 21 million tokens.