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With the launch of VLONE DTF, Europe's first decentralized token portfolio (DTF) combines institutional index methodology with DeFi. The Venionaire Layer-1 Select Index (VLONE) was developed by the Austrian investment company Venionaire Capital in collaboration with Compass Financial Technologies from Switzerland.…
Crypto startup Lighter has reportedly raised $68 million in a funding round, according to Fortune. At the same time, data from DeFiLlama shows that the Hyperliquid competitor briefly became the world's most widely traded derivatives protocol. In the last 30 days,…
An unknown Kraken customer has boosted the balance sheet of the mining pool MARA. For a BTC transaction worth a mere 10 US dollars, the customer paid a whopping 0.99 BTC as a fee. BTC transaction fees do not go to…
Institutional and professional investors are increasing their crypto allocations until the end of the year, but anticipate a cooling of momentum in 2026. This is shown in the “Future Finance 2025” report from Sygnum Bank. According to the survey, 61 percent…
The Bitcoin treasury company Strategy has acquired 487 BTC for nearly $50 million. The average price is $102,600. This was announced in a press release published today, November 10th. Because the Bitcoin price has recently risen again, Strategy has already made…
In this article you will learn: Why using crypto casinos is a criminal offense in Germany What are the legal consequences of participating in crypto gambling? Why illegal gambling winnings can be disastrous not only from a tax perspective. What methods…
A significant portion of the trading volume on the popular betting platform Polymarket consists of artificially inflated transactions, according to a recent study by Columbia University. Researchers examined all trading data between November 2022 and October 2025. In doing so, they…
Rockstar Games has once again delayed the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA6). The studio confirmed this on Thursday via its official channels and in the latest financial report from its parent company, Take-Two Interactive. The new release date is…
Google is opening up to the world of prediction markets: As a recent post from the tech giant reveals, it plans to integrate data from Polymarket and Kalshi directly into search results in the coming weeks. This will allow users to…
On November 6, 2025, the Dutch crypto company Coinmerce received its MiCAR license from the Dutch Financial Markets Authority (AFM). This makes Coinmerce one of the few platforms in Europe to hold full authorization under the new EU regulation “Markets in…
Kraken, the crypto exchange founded in 2011, has appointed Nazli Visne as Head of Growth for the DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland). This newly created role underscores the company's goal of further expanding its strong market position in Europe. Against…
Blockchain company Pi Squared released its Devnet 2.0 on November 5, 2025. The new version of the company's proprietary FastSet protocol is designed to process transactions in near real-time, thereby overcoming the scaling limitations of previous blockchains. According to the company,…