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Franklin Templeton is acquiring 250 Digital to establish its crypto division, Franklin Crypto, integrating the team's investment strategies. The deal will utilize BENJI tokens as payment, marking a shift to on-chain transactions in M&A.

In brief CFTC Chairman Michael Selig is concerned that driving prediction markets offshore into unregulated space could cause FTX-style “implosions.” Prediction markets are facing scrutiny over insider trading on their platforms. Selig warned against states “regulating by litigation and e

The cryptocurrency market is going through a time of intense consolidation right now; BTC has been the main gauge of the overall investor sentiment. After having multiple large price swings, BTC is starting to seem like it’s taking a breath, and traders and analysts are looking for what will be the

The Solana Policy Institute, a Washington-focused nonprofit launched in late 2025 to advance blockchain-specific legislative and regulatory strategy, has characterized the current U.S. crypto policy environment as entering a materially new phase – one defined by implementation rather than

Ripple’s developer team has freshly introduced Confidential Multi-Purpose Tokens (CMPTs), pushing for more privacy-focused features on the XRP Ledger. These MPTs enable masking of crypto account balances & transaction amounts. This keeps the total supply publicly verifiable, thanks to EC-ElGamal

Franklin Templeton is launching a cryptocurrency division, Franklin Crypto, by acquiring 250 Digital to enhance its digital asset offerings. Led by Christopher Perkins, the division aims to provide institutional investors with active crypto strategies and includes a novel payment using BENJI tokens, signaling a trend toward tokenized transactions in financial acquisitions.

The CoinDesk 20 Index has risen to 1968.28, up 1.0%. Eighteen assets increased, with AVAX and HBAR leading gains, while BCH and BNB lagged behind.

Bitcoin’s reputation has historically been built on extreme boom-and-bust cycles, with steep drawdowns of up to 90% following all-time highs. This cycle, however, the decline has been closer to 50%, a shift that analysts said reflects the maturation of BTC as an asset class. “Bitcoin’s drawdowns c

Stablecoin payments are no longer experimental. Transaction volumes crossed $1.78 trillion in February 2026. Visa, Stripe, and PayPal have all moved into the space. The question for fintech companies isn’t whether stablecoins matter. It’s how to integrate them without spending two years on

Oobit, the Tether-backed cryptocurrency payments app, is expanding its platform with a feature designed to make spending and sending crypto simpler for users worldwide. The company’s Send Crypto to any bank account feature allows users to move digital assets directly from self-custodial wallets to b

OpenAI has raised $122 billion at an $852 billion valuation, marking it as the most valuable startup ever. Key investors include Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank. OpenAI boasts significant revenue growth, massive user engagement, and plans for a unified AI superapp.