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Uniswap (CRYPTO: UNI) spiked 15% after BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) on Wednesday integrated its $1.8 billion BUIDL token onto UniswapX, purchasing an undisclosed amount of UNI tokens.
The BlackRock DeFi Entry
According to a press release, BlackRock will bring its Treasury-backed digital token BUIDL onto Uniswap, where institutional traders can buy and sell it through UniswapX technology.
The world’s largest asset manager also purchased UNI tokens as part of the deal.
Uniswap Labs partnered with tokenization firm Securitize to enable on-chain trading of BUIDL.
The integration creates near-instant liquidity between BUIDL and USDC for investors through 24/7 trading, 365 days per year.
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Standard Chartered and B2C2, a global provider of institutional liquidity for digital assets, announced a strategic partnership in hopes of improving institutional access to crypto markets. The collaboration brings together Standard Chartered’s global banking infrastructure with B2C2’s liquidity across spot and options trading, according to a note shared with Bitcoin Magazine.
Under the agreement, B2C2 will provide its institutional clients like asset managers, hedge funds, corporates, and family offices with direct connectivity and liquidity access to Standard Chartered’s banking network and settlement services.
The partnership is designed to deliver a streamlined…
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The bitcoin price extended its steep decline today after a multi-month long slide that erased more than half of its value from its October peak, with the bitcoin price now trading near $66,000 following a sharp sell-off that pushed prices toward $60,000.
Since roughly December 2025, the bitcoin price has followed a pretty straightforward downward trajectory, falling from levels above $100,000 into a volatile range that has kept traders focused on whether the market has reached a durable floor.
Bitcoin price dropped below the psychological mark of $70,000 on Feb. 5, triggering intense selling pressure across spot and derivatives markets. The decline has been driven by…
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Ripple on Wednesday partnered with Aviva Investors to tokenize traditional fund structures on the XRP Ledger, yet XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is down 1%.
The Aviva Partnership
Aviva Investors, the asset management arm of UK insurer Aviva, will work with Ripple to bring traditional financial assets to the XRP Ledger, according to a press release.
This marks Ripple’s first partnership with a European investment management firm.
The XRP Ledger enables Aviva to issue and manage tokenized funds using fast, secure, low-cost blockchain transactions.
The network requires no mining to settle transactions, supporting energy efficiency.
Since 2012, XRPL has processed over 4 billion transactions, supports 7…
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DDC Enterprise Limited ($DDC) announced it has acquired an additional 100 Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 1,988 BTC as the company continues to expand its corporate treasury strategy.
The purchase marks the fifth consecutive week of Bitcoin acquisitions for DDC, which said the transaction was executed following a recent pullback in BTC prices rather than as a response to short-term market moves.
The company reported an average cost basis of $85,756 per Bitcoin. The current price of bitcoin is roughly 21% lower than an $85,756 cost basis.
The company also disclosed a year-to-date BTC yield of 40%, alongside a metric of 0.055648 BTC held per 1,000 DDC shares….
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Denmark-based Danske Bank will now allow customers to invest in cryptocurrency-linked products tied to Bitcoin, marking a shift for Denmark’s largest lender after years of resistance to the asset class.
The bank said customers using Danske eBanking and Danske Mobile Banking can now gain exposure through exchange traded products, or ETPs, that track the performance of Bitcoin or Ethereum. The offering includes three products at launch, with two linked to Bitcoin and one linked to Ethereum.
Danske Bank framed the move as a response to growing customer demand for access to digital asset markets through traditional financial channels. The bank said the products are intended for…
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Brian Armstrong, the CEO and co-founder of the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), has dropped out of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which ranks the world’s 500 wealthiest individuals.
Armstrong’s departure from the list of the world’s 500 wealthiest coincides with a steep crypto market decline, as Bitcoin drops below $70,000 for the first time since late 2024. His fortune remains heavily linked to his roughly 14% stake in Coinbase.
Per the Bloomberg index, Armstrong’s net worth is currently estimated at $7.5 billion, a drastic fall from the $17.7 billion recorded last summer.
Over the past month, Coinbase stock suffered a decline on 33.12% amid…
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Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) is down 8% in premarket after reporting crypto revenue decreased by 38% to $221 million in Q4.
The Earnings Miss
Total revenue rose 27% to a record $1.28 billion in Q4, but crypto dragged performance.
Cryptocurrency transaction revenue fell 38% year-over-year to $221 million, down from $268 million in Q3.
Moreover, total crypto notional volume reached $82 billion, but most came from Bitstamp, the exchange Robinhood acquired mid-2025.
Trading volumes on the Robinhood app itself dropped 52% year-over-year, reflecting weaker retail participation.
Meanwhile, other segments performed. Options revenue rose 41% to $314 million while equities trading climbed 54% to $94…
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