Giulia Ferrante

Giulia Ferrante · 2 days ago

Cardano ETF Milestone: ADA Hits 6 Months of CME Futures Today

Cardano ADA futures on the CME hit the six-month mark on August 9, unlocking the SEC's fast-track 75-day review path. But the 2023 security allegation remains…

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Giulia Ferrante · 2 days ago

EU AI Act Article 50: What Crypto Exchanges and Influencers Must Do Now

EU AI Act Article 50 took effect August 2, 2025: deepfakes, AI chatbots, and synthetic avatars must now be disclosed. Fines reach 15 million euros or 3% of…

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Giulia Ferrante · 4 days ago

BlackRock and JPMorgan Join Forces on Blockchain: $311B in Tokenized Funds

BlackRock has tokenized European money market funds worth $311 billion using JPMorgan's Kinexys blockchain platform. Two historic Wall Street rivals sharing…

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Giulia Ferrante · 4 days ago

Tokenized Real Assets Triple to $7.4B as DeFi Loses Ground

Tokenized real-world assets tripled to $7.4 billion in twelve months while DeFi deposits fell 15%, per CoinShares. Government bonds on-chain are leading the…

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Giulia Ferrante · 5 days ago

Intesa Sanpaolo Cuts Bitcoin ETF by 94% and Triples Ethereum Bet

Intesa Sanpaolo cut its BlackRock Bitcoin ETF stake by 94% in Q2 2026 while tripling its Ethereum position. Its $67 million ARK Bitcoin holding stayed intact.

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Giulia Ferrante · 6 days ago

Banca d'Italia Tests USDC: Stablecoins Don't Always Beat Bank Transfers

The Banca d'Italia sent real USDC across ten corridors and found costs from 0.30% to nearly 9%. The blockchain leg averaged just 0.4%. The last mile is the…

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Giulia Ferrante · 6 days ago

BlackRock Tokenizes U.S. Treasuries on Ethereum: the Real Play Is Stablecoins

BlackRock launched two tokenized Treasury funds on Ethereum in August 2026. The real strategy isn't bitcoin exposure: it's becoming the reserve provider for…

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Giulia Ferrante · 6 days ago

Ethereum Staking Yields Under Fire: Why EIP-8361 Divides the Community

Six Ethereum researchers propose cutting staking yields from 2.6% to 1.2% to curb centralization. Aave's founder says the plan punishes growth and could drive…

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Giulia Ferrante · 7 days ago

Russia Bans Bitcoin Mining in Moscow Until 2032: Grid Wins Over Crypto

Russia, the world's second-largest Bitcoin miner, has banned the activity in Moscow until 2032. The cause is energy, not politics: the grid can't handle the…

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Giulia Ferrante · 9 days ago

Bitcoin's Quantum Threat: The Real Enemy Is Slow Governance

Roughly $470 billion in bitcoin is exposed to quantum computing risk, per Galaxy Digital estimates. The defense already exists, but Bitcoin's governance may…

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