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FalconX and Standard Chartered Partner to Advance Digital Asset Ecosystem for Institutional Clients

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Bengaluru-headquartered digital assets prime brokerage firm, FalconX, has entered into a partnership with Standard Chartered. This strategic alliance is FalconX’s first collaboration with a global traditional bank, noted a Reuters report on 14 May 2025. Does this signal a growing institutional demand for digital assets through traditional finance channels? Big News for Crypto! FalconX Standard … Read more

Ex-Goldman Sachs Executive Raoul Pal Favors One Surging Layer-1 Asset Over Solana (SOL) – Here’s Why

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Ex-Goldman Sachs Executive Raoul Pal Favors One Surging Layer-1 Asset Over Solana (SOL) – Here’s Why

Former Goldman Sachs executive Raoul Pal says one Solana (SOL) competitor is his “favored child.” Pal tells his 1.1 million followers on the social media platform X that if he had to “have a favorite,” the layer-1 chain Sui (SUI) would look preferable to Solana. The Real Vision chief executive shares a chart comparing the SUI/USD … Read more

Interoperability Protocol Asset Surges After a16z Acquires $55,000,000 Worth of the Project’s Native Asset

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Interoperability Protocol Asset Surges After a16z Acquires $55,000,000 Worth of the Project’s Native Asset

An under-the-radar altcoin witnessed a mild jump in price on Thursday after the venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) announced it was investing $55 million in the token. Ali Yahya, a general partner at a16z crypto, announced the investment in ZRO, the native token of the omnichain interoperability protocol LayerZero. LayerZero aims to move data … Read more

Mantra Blockchain Launches $108M RWA Fund: Best Tokenized Asset Gems To Buy On The Dip

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With Mantra launching a 9-figure RWA ecosystem fund, could it lead to investment in tokenization gems Landshare (LAND) or Clearpool (CPOOL)?

Layer-1 blockchain, Mantra, has launched a $108,888,888 ecosystem fund aimed at accelerating the growth of startups focused on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and decentralized finance (DeFi). The launch of this fund, named the Mantra Ecosystem Fund (MEF), comes amid the rising demand for stable, asset-backed digital products. Today, we’re announcing the launch of the MEF … Read more

BlackRock Secures FCA Approval as a Crypto Asset Firm in the UK

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BlackRock FCA approval for crypto asset firm in the UK

On April 1, 2025, BlackRock became the 51st company approved by the FCA to register as a crypto asset firm. The company now joins well-known names like Coinbase, PayPal, and Revolut, which have also met the regulator’s strict compliance requirements. BlackRock can now operate its iShares Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Product (ETP) in the UK thanks to … Read more