Analysis Archive – Page 7
Morgan Stanley Plans to Build Its Own Bitcoin Custody and Exchange Platform While E-Trade Prepares to Offer Spot Crypto to 5 Million Accounts
Morgan Stanley confirms plans for native Bitcoin custody, trading, yield, and lending. E-Trade spot crypto launches H1 2026 via Zerohash for 5 million users.
Three US Lawmakers Want to Stop Prosecuting Developers for Writing Code, and Tornado Cash Is the Reason
The bipartisan Promoting Innovation in Blockchain Development Act of 2026 would narrow Section 1960 to protect non-custodial software developers from criminal charges.
MetaMask Launches Its Self-Custody Mastercard Across 49 US States, and New York Finally Made the Cut
MetaMask Card goes live in 49 US states with 1-3% mUSD cashback, a $199 Metal tier, and self-custody that keeps funds in your wallet until the moment you tap.
American Bitcoin Posts a $59 Million Q4 Loss and a 90 Percent Stock Crash Nine Months After Its IPO, and the Trump Family Owns 20 Percent
ABTC lost $153 million in its first full year as a public company. New FASB mark-to-market rules turned a 23 percent BTC price drop into a $227 million write-down.
Indiana Passes a Crypto Rights Bill That Bans Discriminatory Taxes and Opens State Pensions to Bitcoin
Indiana's HB 1042 cleared both chambers 59-33, banning crypto-specific taxes, protecting self-custody, and requiring state pensions to offer digital asset options by 2027.
Gate Secures a Malta PSD2 License Four Days Before the EU Stablecoin Payment Deadline That Could Lock Out Unprepared Exchanges
Gate obtains a PSD2 payment institution license from Malta's MFSA, unlocking EU-wide stablecoin payments under MiCA just before the March 2 EBA enforcement date.
Bitcoin ETFs Snap a Five-Week, $3.8 Billion Outflow Streak With $507 Million in Single-Day Inflows as BlackRock IBIT Flips Positive
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $507 million in net inflows on Feb 25, breaking a five-week outflow streak that drained $3.8 billion. BlackRock IBIT led the reversal.
Ethereum Drops a Seven-Fork Strawmap Through 2029, and Vitalik Wants 2-Second Slots With Quantum Resistance Baked In
The Ethereum Foundation published a Strawmap plotting seven hard forks through 2029 targeting 10,000 TPS, 2-second slots, native privacy, and post-quantum cryptography.
Vitalik Buterin Wants Ethereum Slots Down to 2 Seconds and Finality Under 16 Seconds, and the Strawmap Lays Out Seven Forks to Get There by 2029
Vitalik backs Ethereum's Strawmap roadmap targeting 2-second slots, sub-16-second finality, 10,000 TPS, and quantum resistance across seven forks through 2029.
Aave Crosses $1 Trillion in Cumulative Lending Volume and Is Now Coming for the Banks
Aave hits $1 trillion in DeFi lending volume with $27.2 billion locked. The protocol is pushing for bank and fintech integrations through Aave Horizon.
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