Tag: Breaking

BlackRock filed an S-1 with the SEC for the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF on Jan. 23, 2026. The fund will employ a covered-call strategy, selling options on its spot Bitcoin holdings to generate monthly income. The strategy aims for annual yields of 8-12%, though it typically caps potential upside during bull markets. BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is looking to expand its digital asset suite with a new product...

Obol’s 2025 survey reveals 85% of institutions are testing or already using Distributed Validators (DVs). The data comes from over 75 major institutions, many managing billions in assets. Distributed Validators split duties across nodes to enhance resilience and reduce slashing risks. Obol’s DVs now secure billions in ETH stake, recently exceeding 700,000 ETH. Institutional adoption of Ethereum staking infrastructure is...

Solana Mobile launched the SKR token on January 21, 2026, serving as the native utility and governance asset for the Seeker smartphone ecosystem. The token price surged over 300% within 48 hours of launch, reaching a peak of approximately $0.059 before entering a consolidation phase. Approximately 2 billion SKR tokens (20% of the total supply) were airdropped to more than 100,000 Seeker users and 188 developers. Solana Mobile has...

Pierre Rochard, a board member at Bitcoin treasury firm Strive, argues that tax policy, rather than technical scaling, is the primary hurdle for Bitcoin payments. The absence of a de minimis tax exemption for small transactions creates a significant reporting burden for everyday users. U.S. lawmakers are reportedly considering exemptions for stablecoins while excluding Bitcoin, a move facing pushback from the industry. The primary...

Grayscale Investments has taken a significant step in broadening access to altcoin assets by filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking BNB, the native cryptocurrency of the BNB Chain ecosystem. The registration statement (Form S-1) outlines the creation of the Grayscale BNB Trust, which would hold BNB directly and seek to mirror its market price, minus fees and...