Author: Vickie Helm

About a third, or 32%, of financial advisors will have invested in cryptocurrencies in their client accounts by 2025, up from 22% in 2024, according to a new study. A growing number of financial advisors appear to be investing more of their clients’ assets in high-risk digital currencies, but Merrill Lynch, one of the industry’s leading brokerage and wealth management businesses, is sounding the alarm about such assets. This is the financial advice industry’s two-pronged approach to solving the crypto investment puzzle. This means satisfying customers who want to invest in digital assets, allowing companies to stick to those assets,…

As Congress debates market structure legislation, lawmakers face a significant opportunity to modernize the financial system and provide new economic opportunities for Minnesotans. However, this must be done in a way that protects the investing public from unnecessary risks.More Americans are using digital assets to save and invest. Minnesota’s hard-working families and seniors in particular are increasingly interested in leveraging digital assets for financial security and retirement savings, which leaves some members of our community vulnerable to fraud and financial crimes that put their hard-earned investments and savings at unnecessary risk. I urge Congress to ensure that all crypto-related legislation…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news editorials. In mid-October 2025, the largest liquidation event in crypto history occurred, with $19 billion disappearing in 24 hours, following what many believed to be a response to President Trump’s announcement of possible significant tariffs on China. This exposed serious structural flaws that left liquidity vulnerable when we needed it most. For an industry that constantly touts institutional adoption as its north star, it has revealed how little infrastructure is actually resilient when it matters. summary The $19…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news editorials. Over the past year, most of the biggest abuses in cryptocurrencies have had the same root cause: humans. In the past few months alone, Ledger has urged users to pause on-chain activity after npm maintainers were fooled and malicious packages were spread. Workday reveals a social engineering campaign that accessed data from a third-party CRM. And operators with ties to North Korea continued to solicit fake jobs for crypto teams in order to distribute malware. summary Cryptocurrency…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news editorials. Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA and one of the most influential figures in modern computing, issued a “should” warning in a recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience that impacts every industry that relies on digital security. He explained that quantum computing is advancing so rapidly that current encryption standards could soon become obsolete. He emphasized that quantum computers will “make it possible” to break current cryptographic protections, noting that this is why “the entire industry is…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news editorials. Recent conversations across the digital asset ecosystem, including public company executives, crypto infrastructure builders, professional investors, and regulators, point to a marked and real shift. The focus is shifting away from short-term price fluctuations and toward how digital assets are beginning to reshape corporate finances. What has become clear is that corporate finances are nearing an inflection point. summary Corporate treasuries are moving from speculation to consolidation. Bitcoin is moving from being a passive holding to an…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news editorials. During the dot-com boom of the late 1990s, the stock market was such that both retail and institutional investors were competing to buy up shares in nearly every Internet startup they could get their hands on. The general consensus was that the Internet was “the future” and that we were only months away from these online startups trampling traditional industries and putting them all out of business. summary The dotcom bubble is a reflection of today’s crypto…

As we stand on the threshold of a new year, looking back at the whirlwind of 2025, it is clear that the crypto industry has moved beyond the adolescent stage of mere speculation. We are joined by a panel of prominent industry leaders who have been at the forefront of market volatility, institutional consolidation, and technological breakthroughs to analyze this pivotal year. We would like to express our deep gratitude to our contributors for taking the time to provide their valuable insights. Fernando Lillo Aranda (Zoomex Marketing Director) brought a keen and cinematic perspective to the hidden forces of the…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news editorials. For decades, the Internet has been built on universal protocols that determine how every message, file, and request moves across the network. HTTP defines how content moves, SMTP defines how messages move, TCP/IP defines how data moves, and TLS defines how trust moves. These standards ensured that all information was transmitted predictably over the Internet. summary The Internet has standardized information, not values. Money still flows through fragmented organizational silos, duplicate checks and delays in cross-border payments.…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news editorials. In September, Nasdaq proposed rule changes that would allow trading in tokenized securities settled through DTC, the traditional U.S. clearing and settlement system. A few weeks later, Binance approved BlackRock’s tokenized Treasury funds as collateral for off-exchange institutional activities through a tripartite agreement (including Ceffu). There continues to be a push for assets that move faster and can be automatically posted as margin. summary Tokenization is moving from wrappers to infrastructure. Regulators and institutions are collaborating on…