The Block

B&T Television

The Block

The first and final word in digital assets

Russia’s largest bank prepares to issue loans using crypto as collateral: report
Sberbank reportedly plans crypto-backed corporate loans after a pilot, while asset issuance on its platform has reached $5.3 billion....

Strategy is ‘better positioned than ever’ to weather bitcoin crash and benefit from recovery, TD Cowen says
TD Cowen analysts said Strategy remains structurally positioned to endure a prolonged bitcoin downturn despite MSTR's pullback. ...

Is crypto still cypherpunk? With Miden co-founder Azeem Khan
Miden's co-founder said crypto privacy should be essential infrastructure, but that compromises may be needed for regulatory acceptance....

Polymarket parent firm files trademark applications for ‘POLY’ amid token launch plans
The filings come after Polymarket executives confirmed plans to launch a native POLY token, though no timeline has been announced....

Polymarket odds for UK PM Keir Starmer’s 2026 exit rise amid Mandelson-Epstein scandal
Polymarket users have wagered over $2 million on whether UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves office in 2026....

Sen. Cynthia Lummis urges US banks to embrace stablecoins and digital assets amid crypto bill delays
Disagreements over stablecoin yield provisions between banks and the crypto industry have contributed to delays in the U.S. crypto market structure bill....

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest buys Bullish, trims Coinbase as crypto-related stocks slide
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest purchased $17.8 million worth of Bullish shares and sold $17.4 million worth of Coinbase stock....

Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson says he’s ‘lost over $3 billion’ in crypto but declined to cash out
Charles Hoskinson said his personal crypto holdings are down over $3 billion in value, and that he declined to cash out during the downturn....

MARA Holdings moves $87 million in BTC as crypto selloff extends
Nasdaq-listed bitcoin miner MARA moved roughly 1317 BTC ($87.4 million) in the past 13 hours, onchain data shows....

Strategy CEO: Bitcoin would need to plunge to $8,000 before balance sheet issues
Executive Chairman Michael Saylor also addressed quantum computing concerns in bitcoin, framing them as 'horrible FUD.'...