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BitGo is the digital asset company that has been exclusively focused on serving institutional clients since 2013. It provides institutional investors with custody, liquidity, and security solutions. Active in both centralized and decentralized finance, BitGo offers market-leading trading, lending, and borrowing services through its prime brokerage services and acts as the custodian for WBTC, the leading global stablecoin for Bitcoin.
Consensys: Delays IPO Plans to Earliest This Fall Amid Market Conditions
according to sources familiar with the matter, MetaMask developer Consensys has postponed its U.S. IPO plans to earliest this fall. The company originally planned to submit a draft S-1 filing with the SEC by the end of February, but market demand weakened due to the market downturn in February, macroeconomic uncertainty, and Bitcoin ETF outflows. Besides Consensys, Kraken and Ledger have also paused their IPO plans.Consensys completed a $450 million funding round in 2022 at a valuation of $7 billion. Additionally, BitGo, which was the first crypto company to go public in 2026, raised $213 million but has since seen its stock price drop 36% from its $18 offering price, reflecting the public market's cautious approach toward valuing crypto infrastructure companies.
Onramp completes $12.5 million Series A funding round, led by Early Riders<odatory-translate-split><p>Odaily reports that Onramp has announced the completion of a $12.5 million Series A funding round at a pre-money valuation of $135 million. The round was
Onramp 宣布完成 1250 万美元 A 轮融资，投前估值达 1.35 亿美元，Early Riders 领投，其私有客户及外部天使投资人等参投。该项目主要业务是为比特币大额持有者提供多机构托管平台，通过 BitGo、Coincover 和 Tetra Trust 等合作伙伴，确保资产需经多个机构批准方可转移。(axios)
Ledger suspends US IPO plan due to unfavorable market conditions
crypto wallet provider Ledger has suspended its US IPO plans, citing unfavorable current market conditions. (CoinDesk)
French crypto hardware wallet company Ledger has suspended its U.S. IPO plan due to unfavorable market conditions.
According to CoinDesk, French crypto hardware wallet company Ledger has suspended its U.S. IPO plans due to unfavorable market conditions. Sources familiar with the matter said Ledger was previously valued at approximately $4 billion and had engaged Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, and Barclays as IPO advisors—but it has not yet filed any registration documents with the SEC. The company may instead consider private fundraising. Earlier, Kraken also paused its IPO citing market conditions, while publicly listed BitGo’s stock price has fallen roughly 36% from its offering price, indicating a broad cooling of enthusiasm among crypto firms for U.S. listings.
Robinhood Chain Mainnet Launches, Simultaneously Introducing Tokenized Stocks, Perpetual Contracts, and AI Agent Trading
Robinhood has announced the official launch of the public mainnet for its proprietary Layer 2 network, Robinhood Chain. Built on the Arbitrum technology stack, the chain is positioned as an institution-grade, permissionless, AI-native network specifically designed for Real World Assets (RWA).Robinhood Chain's launch partners include Uniswap, Pleiades, Alchemy, BitGo, and Chainlink. Among them, Uniswap will deploy a dedicated AMM on the chain as the primary public liquidity protocol, while Pleiades will deploy its own AMM as the primary proprietary trading venue. The chain will also offer basic DeFi functionalities such as lending.Eligible users can trade tokenized stocks 24/7 on Robinhood Chain. Simultaneously, Robinhood Earn will introduce USDG-based decentralized lending products within the main app. In certain jurisdictions, the new version of Robinhood Wallet will also support access to Lighter's perpetual contract trading.Robinhood also announced the expansion of its European perpetual contract product range, its official entry into the Canadian market, and the acquisition of a Singapore Capital Markets Services license. Furthermore, Agentic Accounts for crypto trading are planned to begin rolling out in the US soon, allowing AI agents to participate in trading and fund management.Robinhood stated that this update represents its most ambitious global expansion and product vision to date, with the goal of establishing a more direct connection between traditional finance and DeFi, integrating stocks, crypto, RWA, perpetual contracts, and AI trading into a unified financial experience. (The Block)
BitGo Offers MiCA Compliance “Lifeline” for European Crypto Firms as End-of-Month Deadline Approaches
According to CoinDesk, as the final deadline for the European MiCA regulatory transition period—this month’s end—approaches, BitGo, a crypto custodian regulated by Germany’s BaFin, announced that its Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS) platform offers European crypto firms a more streamlined path to MiCA compliance—without needing to build a standalone compliance and operational infrastructure from scratch. Enterprises need only integrate their existing wallets into BitGo’s wallet infrastructure and complete MiCA-compliant KYC procedures; customer assets can then be held in compliant, segregated custody accounts. Meanwhile, enterprises may continue applying in parallel for their own CASP (Crypto-Asset Service Provider) license. On pricing, BitGo CEO Mike Belshe stated fees are relatively low, with a minimum monthly fee of several thousand dollars, and two billing options: transaction-volume-based or flat-rate pricing. According to legal firm Hogan Lovells, as of May 2026, only 194 CASPs will have been authorized across Europe. It is estimated that roughly 75% of crypto firms pre-registered under MiCA will lose their registration status after the transition period ends.
WLFI is expected to receive OCC approval for its federal trust bank charter application
World Liberty Financial, a crypto project backed by the Trump family, is expected to receive approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to operate as a national trust bank in the near future. Two former OCC employees who spoke on condition of anonymity revealed that the application is almost certain to be approved.World Liberty Financial established a U.S. trust company in January of this year and submitted an application to the OCC. Obtaining a federal trust bank charter would allow the project to issue and redeem its USD1 stablecoin, manage reserves, provide digital asset custody, and offer conversion and settlement services under a single federal regulatory body, without relying on third-party intermediaries. Currently, the project's intermediary institution is BitGo. (The Block)
Crypto industry pushes back against Senator Warren’s concerns, stating OCC trust charter approvals are legitimate
Odaily报道 The Digital Chamber, a crypto industry group, has responded to Senator Elizabeth Warren’s questions regarding recent approvals of OCC national trust charters, stating that her claim of crypto companies receiving "improper approvals" is unfounded.Earlier, Warren sent a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), arguing that recent approvals granted to digital asset companies such as Ripple, Circle, Paxos, Fidelity, BitGo, and Coinbase may violate the National Bank Act and fail to adhere to the same regulatory standards applied to traditional banks.The Digital Chamber stated that the OCC has the authority to grant national trust charters to qualified institutions, and that such arrangements do not equate to relaxed oversight. Representing over 250 crypto-related entities, the organization believes these charters help integrate digital asset services into a clearer federal regulatory framework.
Galaxy Digital Founder: SEC Made the $1.2 Billion Merger with BitGo in 2021 Difficult to Complete
: Galaxy Digital founder Mike Novogratz testified in the Delaware Court of Chancery that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made it very difficult for the company to proceed with the planned $1.2 billion merger with BitGo in 2021. The merger was the largest cryptocurrency merger plan at the time. Galaxy Digital canceled the deal in August 2022, and BitGo subsequently demanded a $100 million termination fee from Galaxy Digital.Mike Novogratz stated that regulatory approval was unlikely to be achieved, and BitGo failed to provide the required financial information on time, thus forfeiting its right to the $100 million termination fee. BitGo CEO Mike Belshe, however, said BitGo had provided all necessary information. The trial is currently expected to conclude this week, and the judge will decide whether BitGo is entitled to the $100 million fee. (Cointelegraph)
Galaxy and BitGo Face Off in Court Over Failed Merger; BitGo Seeks at Least $100 Million
Galaxy Digital founder Michael Novogratz and BitGo CEO Mike Belshe are currently litigating over the failed $1.2 billion merger deal from four years ago.According to reports, the transaction was originally intended to take the combined company public on Nasdaq, but was later terminated due to adjustments in SEC accounting guidance and market liquidity crises triggered by the Terra/Luna collapse.BitGo is demanding that Galaxy pay at least $100 million in termination fees, and accuses Galaxy of failing to take reasonable steps to advance the transaction while concealing details of an investigation by U.S. regulators. In response, Novogratz stated that Galaxy was not the subject of the investigation, and argued that BitGo has lost its eligibility to claim the termination fee for failing to submit required financial statements on time. (Bloomberg)
Bitmine continued to increase its ETH holdings this week, receiving 7,500 ETH from BitGo 4 hours ago.
According to on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), Bitmine continued to increase its Ethereum holdings this week, receiving 7,500 ETH from BitGo 4 hours ago, valued at approximately $14.61 million.
TRUMP team address unlocked and transferred out 10.837 million TRUMP, valued at approximately $16.91 million.
According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin, the TRUMP team token address unlocked and transferred out 10.837 million TRUMP tokens approximately 45 minutes ago, valued at approximately $16.91 million at current prices. Yu Jin stated that judging by the on-chain paths of the previous two unlocked transfers from this address, the tokens transferred out this time are expected to first be transferred into BitGo, and subsequently flow into centralized exchanges such as OKX.
After a month of dormancy, a whale withdrew 96,930 HYPE from BitGo, now holding a position worth $8.6 million
according to Onchain Lens monitoring, after a month of dormancy, a whale withdrew 96,930 HYPE from BitGo, valued at $6.01 million. The wallet currently holds 139,206 HYPE, worth $8.6 million.
Two New Wallets, Likely Linked to Bitmine, Withdraw 35,138 ETH from BitGo and Kraken
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), two newly created wallets withdrew 35,138 ETH from BitGo and Kraken, valued at approximately $58.39 million at current prices; the associated addresses are highly likely affiliated with Bitmine.
Whale Withdraws $144.68M BTC from OKX in 5 Days, 3 New Wallets Withdraw $45.6M BTC from BitGo
According to Lookonchain monitoring, the whale address "bc1q2t" has withdrawn a total of 2,341 BTC, worth approximately $144.68 million, from OKX over the past 5 days.Additionally, 3 newly created wallets have withdrawn 737.7 BTC, worth approximately $45.6 million, from BitGo.Data shows that these addresses have withdrawn a total of over 3,078 BTC recently, with a combined value of approximately $190 million.
Bitmine purchased an additional 25,000 ETH 8 hours ago, bringing its total accumulation over the past three days to 125,000 ETH.
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), Bitmine—founded by Tom Lee—purchased 25,000 ETH from BitGo 8 hours ago for approximately $41.09 million. Over the past three days, Bitmine has accumulated a total of 125,000 ETH, valued at roughly $206 million.
Robinhood Chain Mainnet Launches, Simultaneously Introducing Tokenized Stocks, Perpetual Contracts, and AI Agent Trading
Robinhood has announced the official launch of the public mainnet for its proprietary Layer 2 network, Robinhood Chain. Built on the Arbitrum technology stack, the chain is positioned as an institution-grade, permissionless, AI-native network specifically designed for Real World Assets (RWA).Robinhood Chain's launch partners include Uniswap, Pleiades, Alchemy, BitGo, and Chainlink. Among them, Uniswap will deploy a dedicated AMM on the chain as the primary public liquidity protocol, while Pleiades will deploy its own AMM as the primary proprietary trading venue. The chain will also offer basic DeFi functionalities such as lending.Eligible users can trade tokenized stocks 24/7 on Robinhood Chain. Simultaneously, Robinhood Earn will introduce USDG-based decentralized lending products within the main app. In certain jurisdictions, the new version of Robinhood Wallet will also support access to Lighter's perpetual contract trading.Robinhood also announced the expansion of its European perpetual contract product range, its official entry into the Canadian market, and the acquisition of a Singapore Capital Markets Services license. Furthermore, Agentic Accounts for crypto trading are planned to begin rolling out in the US soon, allowing AI agents to participate in trading and fund management.Robinhood stated that this update represents its most ambitious global expansion and product vision to date, with the goal of establishing a more direct connection between traditional finance and DeFi, integrating stocks, crypto, RWA, perpetual contracts, and AI trading into a unified financial experience. (The Block)
WLFI is expected to receive OCC approval for its federal trust bank charter application
World Liberty Financial, a crypto project backed by the Trump family, is expected to receive approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to operate as a national trust bank in the near future. Two former OCC employees who spoke on condition of anonymity revealed that the application is almost certain to be approved.World Liberty Financial established a U.S. trust company in January of this year and submitted an application to the OCC. Obtaining a federal trust bank charter would allow the project to issue and redeem its USD1 stablecoin, manage reserves, provide digital asset custody, and offer conversion and settlement services under a single federal regulatory body, without relying on third-party intermediaries. Currently, the project's intermediary institution is BitGo. (The Block)
Circle launches wrapped Bitcoin cirBTC, targeting Coinbase-led BTC DeFi market
Circle has announced the launch of a wrapped Bitcoin product, cirBTC, on the Ethereum blockchain. The token is fully backed 1:1 by Bitcoin, designed to help users integrate BTC assets into DeFi scenarios such as lending, decentralized exchanges (DEXs), tokenized assets, and stablecoins.Circle stated that cirBTC is primarily aimed at institutional investors, whose target client base typically holds Bitcoin as a core crypto asset allocation and has already established trust in Circle's infrastructure through products like USDC. Currently, USDC's market capitalization exceeds $75 billion, making it the second-largest stablecoin in the market.The wrapped Bitcoin market is currently dominated by wBTC and cbBTC, launched by Coinbase. Among them, wBTC, launched in 2019, has a market cap of approximately $7.3 billion and remains the largest wrapped Bitcoin product; cbBTC, which went live in 2024, has a market cap close to $5.4 billion. With the launch of cirBTC, Circle will directly compete with Coinbase and BitGo, the primary custodian of wBTC, for institutional wrapped Bitcoin market share.Data shows that the total market capitalization of all wrapped Bitcoin tokens currently stands at approximately $12.5 billion to $13.5 billion, accounting for roughly 1% of Bitcoin's total market cap of about $1.25 trillion. (CoinDesk)
Stacks Ecosystem Q1 2026: sBTC TVL Reaches $545 Million; Zest Protocol TVL Rises to $75.9 Million
Stacks Releases Q1 2026 Ecosystem Metrics: sBTC Total Value Locked (TVL) Reaches $545 Million, and Deposit Caps Have Been Fully Removed; Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Active Deployed Capital on the Stacks Protocol Stands at $121 Million—Zest Protocol TVL Accounts for $75.9 Million, Granite $26 Million, and StackingDAO $20 Million. During the Same Period, the Bitcoin Staking Pilot Product Dual Stacking App Attracted Over $100 Million in Participating Capital. On the Infrastructure Front, Integrations with Fireblocks, BitGo, Circle, and Nansen Are Now Live. Regarding Network Upgrades, Stacks Completed Version 3.3.0.0.6 in March 2026, and SIP-034 Enhancements Increased Network Capacity by up to 30x.
Ondo Finance Submits No-Action Request to the SEC to Advance On-Chain Operations of Its OGM Product
According to Ondo Finance’s official blog, Ondo Finance recently submitted a “no-action” request to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), seeking confirmation from the SEC that it will not take enforcement action against Ondo’s model for recording and managing certain security interests in tokenized form on the Ethereum mainnet. The request concerns its Ondo Global Markets (OGM) product, which currently offers non-U.S. investors tokenized notes providing exposure to U.S. equities and ETFs. Under this model, the underlying securities remain within the existing legal, custodial, and recordkeeping frameworks; official books and records remain unchanged. Only in limited circumstances are the relevant security interests mapped onto the Ethereum mainnet in tokenized form, held by custodian BitGo to support recordkeeping and operational processes.
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Bitmine continued to increase its ETH holdings this week, receiving 7,500 ETH from BitGo 4 hours ago.
According to on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), Bitmine continued to increase its Ethereum holdings this week, receiving 7,500 ETH from BitGo 4 hours ago, valued at approximately $14.61 million.
TRUMP team address unlocked and transferred out 10.837 million TRUMP, valued at approximately $16.91 million.
According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin, the TRUMP team token address unlocked and transferred out 10.837 million TRUMP tokens approximately 45 minutes ago, valued at approximately $16.91 million at current prices. Yu Jin stated that judging by the on-chain paths of the previous two unlocked transfers from this address, the tokens transferred out this time are expected to first be transferred into BitGo, and subsequently flow into centralized exchanges such as OKX.
FTX to Launch Fifth Round of Creditor Distributions on July 31, Approximately $900 Million
FTX Recovery Trust and FTX announced that the next round of fund distributions will begin on July 31, allocating approximately $900 million to holders of Convenience Class and other claims under the reorganization plan. Eligible creditors can receive funds within 1 to 3 business days via their BitGo, Kraken, or Payoneer accounts. This distribution marks the fifth round of repayments to FTX creditors. According to the FTX reorganization plan, Convenience Class claims under $50,000 will receive a 120% payout, while other claims will receive between 103% and 105%. Since FTX filed for bankruptcy in November 2022, the FTX Recovery Trust has distributed approximately $10 billion. Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2024, and his appeal against his conviction and sentence was dismissed last month.
Alameda Research FTX Transfers 201,000 SOL Worth $15.14 Million to BitGo Custody
according to Onchain Lens monitoring, Alameda Research FTX transferred approximately 201,000 SOL, worth about $15.14 million, to BitGo custodial addresses via multiple transactions over the course of a few minutes. The funds were distributed to several BitGo custody addresses.
BitGo plans to launch quantum protection security tools for institutional Bitcoin wallets within the next few weeks.
According to The Block, BitGo announced plans to launch quantum-protected security tools for institutional Bitcoin wallets within the next few weeks, designed specifically to help institutions "assess, manage, and reduce" quantum-related risk exposure in UTXO-type wallets. The new tools will expand BitGo's existing multi-signature security architecture, covering functions such as wallet key risk management, UTXO processing optimization, and institutional wallet operation enhancement. Specifically, BitGo has filed a provisional patent for a new method that reduces security risks associated with partially spent funds by "grouping and prioritizing UTXOs by address." BitGo Co-founder and CEO Mike Belshe stated: "We believe institutions do not need to wait for a quantum event to occur before starting to manage quantum risks; they should now reduce risk exposure, strengthen wallet operations, and prepare for migration to future post-quantum security standards."
Robinhood Chain Mainnet Launches, Simultaneously Introducing Tokenized Stocks, Perpetual Contracts, and AI Agent Trading
Robinhood has announced the official launch of the public mainnet for its proprietary Layer 2 network, Robinhood Chain. Built on the Arbitrum technology stack, the chain is positioned as an institution-grade, permissionless, AI-native network specifically designed for Real World Assets (RWA).Robinhood Chain's launch partners include Uniswap, Pleiades, Alchemy, BitGo, and Chainlink. Among them, Uniswap will deploy a dedicated AMM on the chain as the primary public liquidity protocol, while Pleiades will deploy its own AMM as the primary proprietary trading venue. The chain will also offer basic DeFi functionalities such as lending.Eligible users can trade tokenized stocks 24/7 on Robinhood Chain. Simultaneously, Robinhood Earn will introduce USDG-based decentralized lending products within the main app. In certain jurisdictions, the new version of Robinhood Wallet will also support access to Lighter's perpetual contract trading.Robinhood also announced the expansion of its European perpetual contract product range, its official entry into the Canadian market, and the acquisition of a Singapore Capital Markets Services license. Furthermore, Agentic Accounts for crypto trading are planned to begin rolling out in the US soon, allowing AI agents to participate in trading and fund management.Robinhood stated that this update represents its most ambitious global expansion and product vision to date, with the goal of establishing a more direct connection between traditional finance and DeFi, integrating stocks, crypto, RWA, perpetual contracts, and AI trading into a unified financial experience. (The Block)