Cryptonews

In a thrilling Thursday announcement, Caliber’s board decided that it would be absolutely splendid to allocate a chunk of its funds into acquiring LINK tokens. Ah, digital assets, the new flavour of the month. And in a move that screams “we’re serious,” the board has also appointed a crypto advisory team to, presumably, guide them through the whole confusing mess of digital policy and asset strategies. One imagines the advisory board is quietly thinking, “If we can’t help them make money, at least we can make them look interesting.” 🤔

In today’s delightful edition, our very own Samantha Bohbot, partner and chief growth officer from RockawayX, takes us on a merry jaunt through the land of decentralized finance, where Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana frolic and play. 🐰💸

A group of former Jump Trading, Coinbase (COIN), and Citadel Securities engineers said they raised $20 million in new funding for trading infrastructure startup aPriori, bringing the total capital raised to $30 million. (Because who doesn’t want to fund a startup that’s basically a robot with a calculator?)

According to the big shots at JPMorgan, Bitcoin’s six-month rolling volatility has dropped faster than a hot potato-down from a wild 60% to a much tamer 30%. In plain English, that means Bitcoin’s having a chill moment.

Spot ETFs are investment tools that allow investors to gain exposure to an underlying asset, like ETH, without directly owning it. Imagine buying a ticket to a concert without actually having the band’s album. 🎵🔥

By Shayan (who else?)

Shinawatra met with a group of digital asset investors in Bangkok to discuss the proposal of a regional hub for digital assets, including cryptocurrency in Thailand. If the proposal gets approved, Thailand will become Southeast Asia’s digital asset tokenization and crypto hub. 🚀

On the digital stage known as X (formerly Twitter, for those living in the past), Schwartz did not so much as type as illuminate the masses on the delicate art of forking. As he explained-with the patience of a man who has said this approximately 47 times before-yes, any public blockchain might theoretically change its spots, but no, it’s not exactly a walk in the park.

If this trend keeps up, BTC might dip below the $110,000 mark faster than you can say “HODL.” And trust me, no one wants to be caught holding the bag when that happens. 😅

At some secret fancy-schmancy seminar (CF40, if you care to Google it), Zhou dropped some major side-eye on yuan-backed stablecoins. His exact words? “Be wary of the risk of stablecoins being over-used for asset speculation.” Translation: stop playing Monopoly with real money, people.