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Deutsche Börse said Tuesday it will invest $200 million in Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, deepening a partnership between the two companies as the German exchange operator expands further into digital assets.The investment, which is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the second quarter, will give Deutsche Börse a 1.5% fully diluted stake in Kraken through a secondary share purchase.The investment is another sign of growing interest in the cryptocurrency industry from traditional finance (TradFi) institutions. The deal is part of the Frankfurt-headquartered stock exchange operator’s plans to offer access to a wider…

The first Hyperliquid ETF in the U.S. could launch soon, as crypto ETF issuer Bitwise has filed an amended S-1 registration statement with the SEC. This move comes as the perpetual decentralized exchange (DEX) continues to gain ground, with its HIP-3 markets attracting significant interest. Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF Could Launch Soon Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas noted that the HYPE ETF launch could be imminent, given that Bitwise has filed an amended S-1 with the SEC that includes key details such as the fund’s ticker and fees. Bitwise w another update to Hyperliquid ETF includes ticker $BHYP and fee 67bps. Typically…

Grayscale has narrowed its list of crypto assets under review for potential inclusion in future investment products in the second quarter of 2026. The firm trimmed the roster to 30 tokens from 36 in the prior quarter and dropped an entire category tied to consumer-facing crypto projects. The asset manager’s updated “Assets Under Consideration” list spans four segments: smart contract platforms, financial assets, artificial intelligence, and utilities and services. Grayscale Q2 Update Focuses on Crypto AI Projects In the first-quarter version, the firm had grouped 36 names across five segments, including a separate Consumer & Culture category that no longer…

XRP price may be poised for a volatile week ahead as the US Congress reconvenes on April 13 after a two-week recess. Speculation is rife that Congress will likely deliberate on the CLARITY Act once again after top US financial chiefs, White House economists, and some legislators drummed up support for the bill. CLARITY Act Enters “Make it or Break It” Week The week between April 13 and April 20 is likely to be eventful for XRP price and the crypto market due to the Senate Banking Committee markup. During this period, the Senate could debate any changes to the…

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis dropped a warning bomb. The company says shipping companies paying Iran with cryptocurrency could face serious sanctions risks, and the scrutiny is getting pretty intense. Recent reports from Chainalysis show increased monitoring of crypto transactions with Iran, which has shipping executives worried about potential violations. The firm’s analysis points to a clear rise in crypto deals involving Iranian entities, putting international shippers in a tough spot. And the transparent nature of blockchain tech cuts both ways – it can expose sanction-dodging attempts but also makes it easier for bad actors to try bypassing restrictions. The geopolitical…

Bittensor’s TAO crypto is trading at $334 after the successful completion of Covenant-72B – a 72.7-billion-parameter model trained across more than 70 anonymous, distributed nodes without a single data center or nine-figure budget behind it. The 90% rally TAO posted through March 2026 is not a narrative trade; it’s a direct market response to a technical milestone that decentralized AI has been chasing for years. But the milestone deserves precise framing. Covenant-72B proves that permissionless networks can coordinate large-scale model training. It does not dissolve the hardware physics that still favor centralized clusters for frontier pretraining. The more commercially urgent…

KuCoin Introduces PROOF, a Trading Competition Focused on Verifiability and Fair Play – Chainwire HomeNewsroomKuCoin Introduces PROOF, a Trading Competition Focused on Verifiability and Fair Play We use cookies to make Chainwire’s website a better experience. Cookies help us provide a more personalized experience and relevant advertising for you, and web analytics for us. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. The…

A free-mint NFT collection built entirely on Dogecoin just hit an all-time high floor price of approximately 44,900 DOGE — roughly $4,100 per piece — making it the only major NFT project across any blockchain at record prices in 2026. That number deserves a second look. While most NFT markets have struggled to recapture 2021 momentum, Doginal Dogs quietly built something that’s now worth real money. The story of how a zero-cost mint became a crypto millionaire factory says as much about blockchain infrastructure as it does about speculation. Doginal Dogs officially launched its 10,000-piece pixel art collection on January…

A viral footage from 2018 has resurfaced online, showing CEO Brad Garlinghouse boldly declaring that Ripple was taking over SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications). At the time, the crypto payments company was still in its early growth phase, aggressively positioning itself as a faster and more cost-effective alternative to SWIFT. Today, Ripple has evolved significantly in various aspects, including regulation, payments, global adoption, partnerships, banking, and more. Ripple CEO Makes Bold Claim To Surpass SWIFT During the 2018 Bloomberg interview, Garlinghouse was asked whether he believed Ripple could ever take over SWIFT. The CEO responded calmly, “I think…

Iran plans to require shipping companies to pay transit tolls in Bitcoin for vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Financial Times report. This links bitcoin to one of the world’s most critical energy corridors and current events. The policy would apply to oil tankers seeking passage during a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States, announced after a shift in posture from Donald Trump. The arrangement aims to reopen a route that handles a large share of global oil flows while allowing Tehran to maintain control over access. According to statements attributed to Iranian officials,…