New York Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne Harris will leave the regulator next month, she announced Monday. Harris, a former White House special assistant under former President Barack Obama, will depart NYDFS on Oct. 17, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement. NYDFS Executive Deputy Superintendent of Research and Innovation Kaitlin […]

A sharp rally which began late in the weekend continued into U.S. Monday morning trading hours, with bitcoin (BTC) re-taking the $114,000 after having tumbled below $109,000 last Friday. The move suggests crypto traders are responding to the same macroeconomic factors — namely lower interest rates across the West — that’s been driving gold and […]

Crypto credit firm Maple Finance and Elwood Technologies are joining forces to make it easier for large financial institutions to enter digital asset credit markets. The companies announced Monday that Maple’s on-chain lending and asset management platform will link up with Elwood’s execution, portfolio management, and risk tools. Maple, founded in 2021, specializes in structured […]

The world of Digital Asset Treasury (DATs) has entered a new era, after Strive (ASST) announced an all-stock deal to acquire Semler Scientific (SMLR) this week. The deal marked the first merger of two publicly traded bitcoin treasuries, and according to a Wall Street banker familiar with the situation, this is just the start of […]

Stablecoin giants like Tether and Circle are profiting from the current high-interest rate environment while stablecoin holders see none of the returns, said Wormhole’s co-founder, Dan Reecer, at Mercado Bitcoin’s DAC 2025 event. Speaking as a panelist, he said the companies are effectively “printing money” by keeping the yield from the U.S. Treasuries backing their […]