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Franklin Templeton is launching a cryptocurrency division, Franklin Crypto, by acquiring 250 Digital to enhance its digital asset offerings. Led by Christopher Perkins, the division aims to provide institutional investors with active crypto strategies and includes a novel payment using BENJI tokens, signaling a trend toward tokenized transactions in financial acquisitions.

The CoinDesk 20 Index has risen to 1968.28, up 1.0%. Eighteen assets increased, with AVAX and HBAR leading gains, while BCH and BNB lagged behind.

Bitcoin’s reputation has historically been built on extreme boom-and-bust cycles, with steep drawdowns of up to 90% following all-time highs. This cycle, however, the decline has been closer to 50%, a shift that analysts said reflects the maturation of BTC as an asset class. “Bitcoin’s drawdowns c

Stablecoin payments are no longer experimental. Transaction volumes crossed $1.78 trillion in February 2026. Visa, Stripe, and PayPal have all moved into the space. The question for fintech companies isn’t whether stablecoins matter. It’s how to integrate them without spending two years on

Oobit, the Tether-backed cryptocurrency payments app, is expanding its platform with a feature designed to make spending and sending crypto simpler for users worldwide. The company’s Send Crypto to any bank account feature allows users to move digital assets directly from self-custodial wallets to b

OpenAI has raised $122 billion at an $852 billion valuation, marking it as the most valuable startup ever. Key investors include Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank. OpenAI boasts significant revenue growth, massive user engagement, and plans for a unified AI superapp.

Solana’s planned Alpenglow consensus upgrade could slash transaction finality from roughly 12.8 seconds to about 150 milliseconds, according to developer lab Anza, representing one of the most aggressive latency reductions ever attempted on a major Layer 1 blockchain. What This Evening Roundup

Tokenization has become one of crypto's favorite buzzwords, but Grayscale head of research Zach Pandl said investors should think about it less as a single trade and more as a long roadmap with different winners at different stages. Speaking at EthCC conference in Cannes, France, Pandl said that th

The crypto market shows steady momentum with a capitalization of $2.33T and a 24-hour volume increase of 28.86%. Bitcoin and Ethereum rose by 1.47% and 3.10%, respectively. Notable gainers include $TRUMP, $GROK, and $PI. DeFi and NFT markets also experienced growth, while Mercado Libre plans to phase out Mercado Coin and CoinShares aims for a Nasdaq debut.

Brazil's B3 stock exchange will launch six Event Contracts on April 27, allowing professional investors to bet on future events related to bitcoin, dollar, and the Ibovespa index. Regulated by CVM, the cash-settled contracts aim to modernize derivatives trading amidst a global prediction market boom.

Jack Dorsey's essay argues that AI is replacing middle managers by restructuring organizations. He proposes using AI-driven models to streamline operations and improve efficiency, suggesting a new structure at Block focused on individual contributors and outcomes instead of traditional hierarchy.