Institutional Crypto

An asset manager names the AI channel

BlackRock argues the demand AI could create for stablecoins and programmable payment rails is underappreciated, and points at tokenised compute as a second route.

2026-09-23·2 min·Source: Cointelegraph

Two hundred and forty filers above a million

The first UK tax year with a dedicated crypto section puts numbers on a population that was previously a matter of estimate.

2026-08-28·2 min·Source: The Block

Thirty-nine associations, no partner yet

Thirty-nine US state banking associations announced BankChain, a shared network for tokenised deposits and settlement, targeted at 2027.

39state banking associations

2026-08-26·2 min·Source: Cointelegraph

A chain that chose to stop

MANTRA halted its network at 00:47 EDT on 21 August while it investigates an incident it has not described. All endpoints and transactions are frozen.

$0.004406▼ −9.9%MANTRA (OM), 24h

2026-08-21·2 min·Source: The Block

Perpetuals move from bitcoin to copper

Kalshi has filed perpetual futures on a US large-cap index and on copper, while CME's suit over the first such approval is still live.

2026-08-18·2 min·Source: The Block

An industry group argues against a 2005 rule

The Blockchain Association backs scrapping Reg NMS order protection, and asks the SEC to accept onchain execution as meeting best-execution duties.

2026-08-18·2 min·Source: The Block

An exchange exit does not close the file

Binance left the Russian market in 2023. Records it held were handed to Russian authorities and used in a prosecution over $700 in donations.

2026-08-17·2 min·Source: CoinDesk

MSCI proposes a test that flags Strategy

A two-step screen for non-operating companies would remove treasury vehicles from the indices. JPMorgan puts one case at $2.8B in passive outflows.

2026-08-14·3 min·Source: The Block

Allocators stopped treating it as a trade

Position sizes are small and the holding periods are not. That combination says more than the headline price.

3.8%▲ +1.1ppmedian allocation, surveyed funds

2026-08-12·10 min

Custody concentration is the quiet risk

Diversified exposure held through a very undiversified set of custodians.

71%▲ +4ppassets at top three custodians

2026-08-08·6 min

Correlation with equities broke again

The diversification argument keeps being right for reasons nobody predicted in advance.

0.21▼ −0.3490-day correlation to equities

2026-08-04·7 min

Mining economics now follow power contracts, not price

Operators with long-dated energy agreements are running a different business from those without.

$0.041▲ +6.2%median contracted power, per kWh

2026-07-31·5 min