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BlackRock has sharpened the staking posture for its iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB), outlining a plan to keep most of the fund’s ETH staked and earning rewards rather than held in custody.In its latest amended filing, the sponsor said that under normal market circumstances, it would seek to keep 70% to 95% of the fund’s ETH staked.The remainder would sit in what it calls a Liquidity Sleeve, an unstaked buffer designed to handle day-to-day creations, redemptions, and expenses.The change clarifies the product’s intent. ETHB packages spot ETH exposure into an exchange-traded fund while also incorporating Ethereum staking within the…

Quantoz Payments became a principal Visa member, allowing it to issue virtual debit cards backed by its regulated USDQ, EURQ, and EURD e-money tokens across Europe. The partnership enables Quantoz to act as a BIN sponsor, letting third-party fintechs embed stablecoin-linked card issuance directly into their own platforms. While Visa is expanding infrastructure through integrations like BVNK, both Visa and Mastercard recently noted that stablecoin demand remains largely limited to trading. Dutch payments firm Quantoz Payments has become a principal member of Visa, a move that lets it issue Visa-branded virtual debit cards backed by its regulated e-money tokens and…

Poland’s President has, for the second time since December, vetoed legislation intended to align Poland with the EU’s MiCA crypto regulatory framework. President Nawrocki refused to sign the bill that was passed by Polish lawmakers, saying it was “practically identical” to the earlier version of the bill and was still likely to stifle innovation. Work is currently underway to prepare a third, more crypto-friendly version of the bill, with hopes it’ll pass into law before the July 1 MiCA deadline The President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, has vetoed a second bill designed to align the European nation with the EU’s…

Conditional federal approval would allow Bridge to operate as a national trust bank overseeing stablecoin issuance, custody and reserves. The move follows Stripe’s US$1.1 billion (AU$1.55 billion) acquisition and aligns with implementation of the GENIUS Act. Bridge joins a cohort of crypto firms seeking federal trust status, though final authorisation has not yet been granted. Stablecoin infrastructure provider Bridge has secured conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to form a national trust bank, advancing its plans to operate under direct federal oversight. Bridge was purchased by Stripe in 2024 for US$1.1 billion (AU$1.55 billion)…

BlackRock seeded its proposed iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF with US$100,000 (AU$141,000), advancing plans for a staking-enabled Ethereum fund. The ETF intends to stake 70%–95% of its Ether, targeting around 3% annualised yield under early 2026 benchmarks while preserving redemption liquidity. An 18% share of gross staking rewards will go to BlackRock and Coinbase, alongside a sponsor fee, setting ETHB apart from its existing spot Ethereum ETF. BlackRock has advanced plans for a yield-focused Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) after allocating US$100,000 (AU$141,000) in seed capital to its proposed iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF, according to an amended S-1 filing. A…

Monero usage remains above 2022 levels despite being delisted by major exchanges and banned in regulatory hubs like Dubai. Darknet adoption is rising with 48% of new 2025 marketplaces supporting Monero exclusively, while Bitcoin remains the primary choice for ransomware payments. Researchers identified that specific node clusters could potentially monitor transaction propagation, posing a risk to user anonymity despite on-chain encryption. Monero is still being used at scale, even after years of delistings, regulatory bans, and a high-profile attempt to disrupt the network, according to new research from TRM Labs. TRM said Monero transaction activity in 2024 and 2025 stayed…

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has become the public market’s most widely traded Bitcoin proxy, using equity, convertible notes, and preferred stock to build a balance sheet dominated by the top crypto.However, as Bitcoin trades near $68,000 and Strategy shares hover below $130, investors are paying closer attention to the mechanisms that allow the company to continue buying BTC without becoming a forced seller.Industry experts such as Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone have warned that Bitcoin could decline to $10,000.While this drawdown scenario presents challenges for the firm, the Michael Saylor-led firm appears confident in its ability to navigate these issues even…

Russia’s recent messaging crackdown is the cleanest real-world stress test of decentralization in years, and it produced an awkward result.Roskomnadzor began throttling Telegram on Feb. 10, citing “non-compliance.” Two days later, authorities fully blocked WhatsApp, removing its domains from Russia’s national registry and forcing users toward VPNs or MAX, a state-backed messenger that critics describe as surveillance infrastructure disguised as a chat app.The Kremlin had already mandated the preinstallation of MAX on all devices sold in Russia, effective Sept. 1, 2025.The move seemed tailor-made to vindicate decentralized messaging. Here was textbook censorship playing out in real time, consisting of DNS…

Monad price moved within the $0.020 and $0.23 range on Tuesday. The layer 1 project eyes traction as $100 million in private credit becomes verifiable on-chain. MON price could retest resistance at $0.030. Monad’s native token, MON, was trading near $0.021 after falling about 7% over the past 24 hours. Data from CoinMarketCap showed the decline followed renewed profit-taking after prices revisited the $0.025 level. Continued weakness in Bitcoin and other major altcoins could add further pressure on MON in the near term. However, some analysts see potential for a rebound as Monad positions itself as a platform for institutional-grade…

The Bitcoin “buy zone” meme just got real again, here’s what it means in the ETF eraA certain kind of Bitcoin post shows up right on schedule. It usually arrives right after price stops feeling fun.This week it came from PricedinBTC, dressed up as a neat table titled “Forward Returns by Drawdown Level.”The headline numbers do the heavy lifting, buying at a 50% drawdown supposedly delivers around a 90% win rate over the next year, with average returns near 125%. The caption ends with “LOCK IN,” the kind of line that sounds like advice and reads like a challenge.Bitcoin returns…