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What's Driving HBAR's Roller-Coaster Ride?
What's Driving HBAR's Roller-Coaster Ride?
Hedera’s native HBAR token surged by over 107% on Tuesday, then slipped 25%, as investors believed that BlackRock was involved in a fund tokenization project on the Hedera blo...
What's Driving HBAR's Roller-Coaster Ride?

Hedera said "BlackRock fund is tokenized," Crypto Twitter heard "BlackRock has tokenized fund." (Wikimedia Commons)
Hedera's HBAR Doubles on Misinterpretation of BlackRock Announcement, Then Falls 25%
The market gave back some of its earlier gains after realizing BlackRock wasn't directly involved in the tokenization on Hedera's blockchain.
Hedera said "BlackRock fund is tokenized," Crypto Twitter heard "BlackRock has tokenized fund." (Wikimedia Commons)

Inflows into the spot bitcoin ETFs have recently been unable to keep up with the still speedy pace of exits from Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust. (Jim Wilson/Unsplash)
Spot Bitcoin ETF Hype Dies Down, Normalcy Sets In
It's hardly unusual for ETFs of any ilk to go through periods of seeing no fresh money on a net basis, explained an analyst.
Inflows into the spot bitcoin ETFs have recently been unable to keep up with the still speedy pace of exits from Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust. (Jim Wilson/Unsplash)

Investment pros gathered here in Miami, and many trashed bitcoin. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
There Are Many Bitcoin Critics Left in Finance, Despite BlackRock's Newfound Love
At a recent gathering of investors in Miami, skepticism remained high even after finance titan BlackRock's shift toward touting the original cryptocurrency.
Investment pros gathered here in Miami, and many trashed bitcoin. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Ondo price on April 11 (CoinDesk)
Ondo Spikes 8% as Ondo Finance Tests Instant Conversion From BlackRock's Tokenized Fund to USDC
Stablecoin issuer Circle introduced a new smart contract function earlier Thursday to allow near-instant, around-the-clock redemptions from BlackRock's BUIDL fund for USDC sta...
Ondo price on April 11 (CoinDesk)

BlackRock's corporate office in New York, New York. (Jim.henderson/Wikimedia Commons)
BlackRock Adds Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, UBS as APs for Bitcoin ETF
Authorized participants in ETFs are responsible for the creation and redemption process of the fund through which they create liquidity.
BlackRock's corporate office in New York, New York. (Jim.henderson/Wikimedia Commons)

BlackRock headquarters (Shutterstock)
Where BlackRock Goes, Liquidity Flows
BlackRock and Securitize’s new digital assets fund is a game-changer for tokenization and the wider regulated market, says Peter Gaffney, head of research at Security Token Ad...
BlackRock headquarters (Shutterstock)

Crypto Is 'Waking Up' to Real World Assets: Securitize CEO
Crypto Is 'Waking Up' to Real World Assets: Securitize CEO
Asset management giant BlackRock (BLK) partnered with Securitize to launch its tokenized asset fund on the Ethereum network. Securitize founder and CEO Carlos Domingo joins "F...
Crypto Is 'Waking Up' to Real World Assets: Securitize CEO

Bringing Real World Assets on Chain Makes Them 'More Productive,' Securitize CEO Says
Bringing Real World Assets on Chain Makes Them 'More Productive,' Securitize CEO Says
Securitize founder and CEO Carlos Domingo answers five questions from CoinDesk, including his crypto genesis story, why he is bullish on real-world assets, and details about B...
Bringing Real World Assets on Chain Makes Them 'More Productive,' Securitize CEO Says

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is now a leader in tokenization. (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)
BlackRock's Tokenized Fund Quickly Rakes in $245M, Right Behind Franklin Templeton's Older Offering
The tokenized U.S. Treasury market is poised to reach $1 billion "very soon" given the growth of BlackRock's BUIDL, an analyst noted.
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is now a leader in tokenization. (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)