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Morgan Stanley’s OCC Application Is Wall Street Colonizing Crypto’s Back Office
pymnts115d ago

Morgan Stanley’s OCC Application Is Wall Street Colonizing Crypto’s Back Office

Digital assets have gotten boring enough that their growth is now buried in procedural filings, not viral social media headlines. Take, for example, the news that blue-chip global bank Morgan Stanley submitted an application to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a charter for a new institution called “Morgan [...]The post Morgan Stanley’s OCC Application Is Wall Street Colonizing Crypto’s Back Office appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

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First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) Trading Up 3% – Should You Buy?
themarketsdaily115d ago

First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) Trading Up 3% – Should You Buy?

Shares of First Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE:AG – Get Free Report) (TSE:FR) shot up 3% during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $32.04 and last traded at $32.0240. 22,491,200 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 20% from the average session volume of 28,058,920 shares. The stock had previously closed [...]

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How to Manage Your Increasingly Desperate App Notifications
lifehacker115d ago

How to Manage Your Increasingly Desperate App Notifications

Because we do not need constant reminders to open every app we ever installed.My best friend messaged me on Facebook Messenger. It wasn’t urgent, so I swiped the notification away, making a mental note to reply later. Ten minutes later, Facebook sends another notification. “Reminder: [My friend] sent you a message.” This is clingy, even for Facebook. And it’s not the only app ...

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Meetings promise shared growth
hellenicshippingnews115d ago

Meetings promise shared growth

The upcoming two sessions — the annual meetings of China’s top legislative and political advisory bodies — are expected to discuss and formulate policies for furthering the nation’s high-quality development agenda, which experts said would offer significant opportunities for a world grappling with fragmentation and uncertainty. The fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress ...

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India’s economy grows at faster-than-expected pace of 7.8% in December quarter
hellenicshippingnews115d ago

India’s economy grows at faster-than-expected pace of 7.8% in December quarter

India’s economy grew at a faster pace than expected of 7.8% in the quarter ending December. A Reuters poll of economists had pegged the October-December gross domestic product to grow at 7.2%. The latest print comes after the government overhauled the framework for calculating economic output to improve accuracy. In the previous quarter, India’s GDP ...

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Are Institutions Killing Bitcoin And Ethereum? Here’s How They’ve Fared Since Companies Got Involved
newsbtc115d ago

Are Institutions Killing Bitcoin And Ethereum? Here’s How They’ve Fared Since Companies Got Involved

Institutional capital has transformed the cryptocurrency market dynamics, changing who participates and how digital assets are traded. The arrival of spot exchange-traded funds, corporate treasury allocations, and access through major brokerage platforms has pulled Bitcoin and Ethereum deeper into traditional finance. Vanguard, for instance, reversed its long-held anti-crypto stance just a few months ago, allowing trading in funds that hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana. However, talking about bad timing, these cryptocurrencies have struggled in the months following that policy change. Challenging Months For Institutional Investors The entrance of major asset managers such as BlackRock and Fidelity Investments was a structural turning point for Bitcoin. The January 2024 launch of Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States opened the door for pension funds, registered investment advisors, and other conservative capital pools to gain exposure without directly holding Bitcoin. These ETFs have accumulated billions of dollars in inflows, with custodians now holding a meaningful share of Bitcoin’s circulating supply. Related Reading: Here’s All You Need To Know About The Bitcoin Price This Week However, the past few months have been really challenging for investors. Notably, the last month of inflows into Spot Bitcoin ETFs was in October 2025, when it was pushing to new all-time highs above $126,000. Since then, it has been months of net outflows, and this has weighed down on Bitcoin’s price action. Same goes for Spot Ethereum ETFs, which recorded consecutive months of outflows since November 2025. Vanguard clients are likely among those feeling the impact most directly. In December 2025, US-based investment management company Vanguard reversed its anti-crypto stance and started allowing trading of ETFs and mutual funds that hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana. The availability of these crypto products on a major mainstream brokerage like Vanguard was a milestone for crypto investing. Vanguard manages over $12 trillion in assets and serves tens of millions of investors. Unsurprisingly, the price action of Bitcoin and other top cryptocurrencies initially reacted positively to the Vanguard news. However, the timing coincided with a downturn across the entire crypto market, which has been having a red 2026 so far. Since Vanguard’s rollout, Bitcoin’s price has fallen by about 30%, while Ethereum, Solana, and XRP have fallen by about 40% in the same period. Is Institutional Involvement A Threat Or A Sign Of Maturity? It is clear that institutional entry has not erased the volatile nature of crypto markets. Bitcoin and Ethereum are still subject to swings in investor risk appetite, although this is now at a larger scale. Therefore, the question of whether institutions are killing Bitcoin and Ethereum is based on perspective. Related Reading: Why Investors Are Not Buying Bitcoin And Ethereum Despite ‘Low’ Prices The presence of regulated ETFs means that downturns are now absorbed by a wider set of market participants. Companies like BitMine and Strategy are still in the business of huge purchases. New investor bases like this can help sustain prices over time. However, one thing is clear: cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana are no longer fringe assets operating outside the traditional investment system; they now sit within it. This integration will even become more clear once the CLARITY Act is passed in the US. Featured image from iStock, chart from Tradingview.com

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