Category: Altcoin News
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BlackRock’s Staked ETH Fund Pulls $15 Million on Day One — Wall Street Now Earns Yield on Ethereum
BlackRock didn’t tiptoe into this one. The world’s largest asset manager launched its iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB) and watched it pull in roughly $15 million in trading volume on its very first day. The product does something no previous BlackRock fund has done: it holds Ethereum and stakes a portion of those assets directly on the network, passing…
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Alpine F1 Drivers Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto Gear Up With Ledger Hardware Wallets
Two more high-profile names just joined the “not your keys, not your coins” club. Alpine F1 drivers Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto have been equipped with sponsored Ledger hardware wallets, courtesy of an ongoing partnership between Ledger and the BWT Alpine F1 Team. The move puts cold storage devices alongside helmets, race suits, and steering wheels as standard-issue equipment for two…
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Ripple Executive Declares XRP the Missing Link in Blockchain Finance — Here’s Why That Matters
Ripple just made its boldest pitch yet. According to Markus Infanger, a senior Ripple executive, XRP isn’t just another altcoin competing for market share — it’s being positioned as the foundational connective tissue that could bind together the entire blockchain financial system. The claim is audacious: XRP as the “glue” that holds fragmented altcoin markets, institutional platforms, and cross-border settlement…
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20 Million Bitcoin Mined: Only 5% of the Supply Remains — And It’ll Take Over a Century to Unlock
A quiet milestone just reshaped the math underpinning the entire altcoin ecosystem. The total number of mined Bitcoin has officially crossed 20,000,000 BTC. That leaves just 1,000,000 BTC — a mere 5% of the maximum supply — still waiting to be mined. And here’s the part that makes this truly extraordinary: that final million won’t enter circulation quickly. It…
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Kalshi and Polymarket Chase $20 Billion Valuations — Prediction Markets Are Becoming Serious Business
Two platforms that let users bet on real-world outcomes are quietly plotting their next moves, and the numbers involved are staggering. Kalshi and Polymarket have entered preliminary discussions with investors about new funding rounds that could value each company at approximately $20 billion — roughly double where they stood just months ago. Let that valuation sink in.…