The Daily: Crypto industry cheers 'historic' stablecoin bill progress, Microsoft adds real-time blockchain data to Fabric, and more ...

MK Manoylov has been a reporter for The Block since 2020 — joining just before bitcoin surpassed $20,000 for the first time. Since then, MK has written nearly 1,000 articles for the publication, ...

CME Group launched XRP futures trading earlier this week, generating more than $19 million in notional trading volume. Solana futures hit the exchange in March and generated a little over $12 million ...

Daniel Kuhn is a Senior Journalist and Editor at The Block, where he covers the crypto industry with a particular focus on tech. He previously served as deputy managing editor of opinion/features at ...

James Hunt is a reporter at The Block and writer of The Daily newsletter, keeping you up to speed on the latest crypto news every weekday. Prior to joining The Block in 2022, James spent four years as ...

U.S. Senate progress on landmark stablecoin legislation could pave the way for a multi-year crypto bull market, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan. Aside from the approval of spot bitcoin ETFs, it ...

Government entities increased their Strategy (MSTR) holdings in Q1, including first-time buys by Saudi Arabia and France, Standard Chartered said, citing SEC 13F filings. The bank says this growing ...

RT Watson is a senior reporter at The Block who covers a wide array of topics including U.S.-based companies, blockchain gaming and NFTs. Formerly covered entertainment at The Wall Street Journal, ...

South Korea has announced additional know-your-customer requirements for crypto exchanges and banks in preparation for easing the ban on institutional crypto investment. Non-profit organizations and ...

Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, disclosed it had purchased a little over $1 million worth of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF. The manager oversees more than $1 trillion in ...

Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of the second-largest stablecoin, is reportedly courting buyers at a valuation of at least $5 billion, according to Fortune. The alleged sales talks — reportedly ...

Despite the rise in users, monthly DEX volume remains flat at $15 billion, with Uniswap capturing 97% of traders—highlighting both its dominance and the relatively small size of trades driving the ...