Hostplus, one of Australia’s largest and most prominent pension funds, is actively exploring the addition of Bitcoin and other digital assets to its investment suite. The move signals a potential watershed moment for institutional crypto adoption within Australia’s rigidly regulated $4.5 trillion superannuation sector. Managing over A$150 billion ($105 billion USD) in assets for nearly
Regulated prediction market Kalshi announced a sweeping expansion of its market integrity rules on Monday, deploying new technological guardrails that preemptively ban political candidates, athletes, and league officials from trading on events in which they are directly involved. The move represents the platform’s most aggressive attempt to date to stamp out insider trading and market
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has released a series of pivotal publications outlining a comprehensive future vision for the world’s second-largest blockchain network. Through a detailed technical roadmap and a newly issued 38-page governance mandate, the Foundation has formally articulated a strategic shift in the division of labor between Layer 1 (L1) and Layer 2 (L2)
A second federal civil lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California names Cere Network CEO Fred Jin, Lime co-founder Brad Bao, and several related individuals and entities as defendants in a dispute involving the blockchain project Cere Network. The new complaint was filed by investor Josef Qu and seeks
Crypto platforms across Africa are showing improved fraud prevention performance, with verification-related fraud rates declining by 28 percent year-on-year, according to new data released by Sumsub. The findings point to a shift in how digital asset firms across the region balance compliance, onboarding, and operational controls as regulatory frameworks take shape. The report, based on
Mesh has announced that it has joined Canton Network as a Super Validator, marking a step deeper into institutional blockchain infrastructure as tokenized finance continues to expand. The partnership positions Mesh within a network designed to connect traditional financial assets, collateral, and payments with blockchain-based systems. Canton Network operates as a public, permissionless blockchain focused
What Happened in the Resolv Exploit? Resolv Labs has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the attacker behind a $25 million exploit that resulted in the minting of 80 million unbacked USR tokens. The incident occurred early Sunday, March 22, when the exploiter used a vulnerability in the protocol’s USR Counter contract to generate tokens without
How Is BitGo Bringing Prediction Markets to Institutional Clients? Crypto custodian BitGo is expanding its institutional offering to include over-the-counter access to prediction markets through a partnership with Susquehanna Crypto, the digital asset unit of the global quantitative trading firm. The service will be integrated into BitGo Prime, allowing clients to trade event-based contracts directly
Gold and silver prices declined sharply alongside a drop in Bitcoin, which fell below the $68,000 level, marking a rare synchronized move across asset classes that are often viewed as uncorrelated. The parallel selloff highlights a broader repricing of risk as macroeconomic pressures and liquidity conditions weigh on both digital and traditional markets. Bitcoin’s move
Hyperliquid has recorded approximately $15 billion in trading volume over the past seven days, highlighting accelerating activity on the decentralized derivatives platform and underscoring the growing role of commodity-linked markets. The milestone reflects a structural shift in trading behavior as participants increasingly seek exposure to real-world assets through on-chain infrastructure. Data from on-chain analytics platforms