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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing to Launch Crypto Index in November
HKEX said the index will provide investors with transparent and reliable benchmarks for Bitcoin and Ether pricing in the Asian time zone.

MicroStrategy’s Current Premium Relative to Its Bitcoin Stack Is Unlikely to Last: Steno Research
The launch of options on spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds will reduce the incentives to hold MicroStrategy stock over BTC ETFs, the report said.

Arthur Hayes' Maelstrom Hedges U.S. Election Uncertainty With Staked USDe; Holds Large BTC, ETH Bullish Bets
“Given the uncertainty, Maelstrom has 5% of the fund in staked USDe (Ethena USD), earning roughly 13%,” Hayes told CoinDesk.

Bitcoin Has a Lot Going for It, Except the Persistent Slide in Copper-Gold Ratio
BTC’s best years have been characterized by copper’s outperformance relative to gold.

From Smuggling Gold Out of Africa to Bridging Bitcoin and Cardano
A longtime regular on the crypto scene, Sovryn and BitcoinOS founder Edan Yago learned the importance of financial sovereignty at an early age.

Polymarket Is a Success for Polygon Blockchain – Everywhere But the Bottom Line
One of the major breakout successes this year for the team behind layer-2 blockchain Polygon is Polymarket. But according to data, Polymarket has only brought in about $27,000 of transaction fees for Polygon PoS in 2024.

Protocol Village: Lisa Neigut's Base58 Gets First-Ever Bitcoin Grant From Donor-Advised Fund

Crypto Rally Foiled by Report of DOJ Probe of Tether
Bitcoin appeared poised to make another run at $70,000, but a WSJ story of a criminal probe into the stablecoin issuer sent prices tumbling Friday afternoon.

Wall Street Financial Services Firm Lazard Plans to Create Tokenized Funds with Bitfinex Securities
Tokenization of conventional financial products is a booming sector within the digital asset industry, with BlackRock, HSBC and now Lazard among the global firms entering the space.

Aggregation Is the Only Way to Unify Web3
Blockchains are stuck in silos, fragmenting liquidity and making for a clunky user experience. It’s time to tear down the walls.