Category: News
Latest news on blockchain, cryptocurrencies and the crypto world in general.
Playing Catch-Up, T. Rowe Price Joins Crypto ETF Fray Years After BlackRock
Reading Time: < 1 minuteT. Rowe Price is making a belated entry into the cryptocurrency ETF market, filing with regulators for an actively managed crypto fund.
Standard Chartered Sees Bitcoin Dip Below $100K as ‘Inevitable,’ But Likely Short-Lived
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to Geoffrey Kendrick, Standard Chartered’s global head of digital assets research, Bitcoin’s slide below the $100,000 mark “seems inevitable” by this weekend.
UK Financial Regulator Sues Crypto Exchange HTX for Unlawful Promotions
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBritain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has initiated legal proceedings against the global cryptocurrency exchange HTX, alleging it illegally promoted its services to UK consumers.
Kraken Warns UK is Missing Out on Millions in Tokenized Asset Flows Due to Slow Rules
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSlow regulatory progress is causing the UK to miss out on significant financial innovation and capital flows, Kraken UK’s Managing Director has warned.
BlackRock, Ark Lead $477 Million Charge as Bitcoin ETFs Halt Bleed
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA wave of institutional buying, led by industry giants BlackRock and Ark Invest, propelled spot Bitcoin ETFs to a $477 million net inflow on Tuesday, reversing a multi-day exodus of over $1 billion.
Tether, Eyeing $500 Billion Valuation, Reveals 500 Million User Milestone
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs Tether explores a massive funding round that could value it at around $500 billion, the company has revealed the scale of its user base: 500 million people.
Japan Moves to Boost Crypto Competition by Opening Door for Major Banks
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a significant step to invigorate its digital asset market, Japan is set to allow banking groups to enter the crypto trading space.
Strategy’s Bitcoin Bet Deepens: $23B Paper Profit on $47B Investment After Latest Purchase
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMicroStrategy, rebranded as Strategy, continues to execute its core strategy of accumulating Bitcoin as a primary treasury asset.
VanEck’s New ETF Aims to Offer Compliant Path to Ethereum Staking Rewards
Reading Time: < 1 minuteInstitutional investors may soon have a new, streamlined way to earn Ethereum staking yields. VanEck has filed for a first-of-its-kind ETF that would hold ether staked via the Lido protocol.
Binance Bans 600 Users, Offers Bounties to Curb ‘Unauthorized Tool’ Abuse
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a dual-pronged strategy, Binance is cracking down on platform abuse while incentivizing user vigilance.
B.C. to Reserve Clean Electricity for Job-Creating Industries, Permanently Blocking Crypto Miners
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a bid to power its core economy, British Columbia is shutting the door on new cryptocurrency mining.
Bitcoin Roars Back Above $110,000 as Rate Cut Hopes Fuel Rally
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBitcoin surged past the $110,000 mark early Monday, leading a broad crypto market rebound fueled by renewed investor confidence in potential interest rate cuts.
Beijing Intervenes, Halting Chinese Tech Giants’ Stablecoin Ambitions in Hong Kong
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFollowing direct instructions from Chinese regulators, tech leaders Ant Group and JD.com have suspended their plans to issue stablecoins in Hong Kong.
Crypto Industry Leaders to Huddle with Senate Democrats in Push for Market Structure Bill
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA coalition of top cryptocurrency executives is set to meet with pro-crypto Senate Democrats for a private roundtable on Wednesday, aiming to reinvigorate stalled efforts to pass comprehensive market structure legislation.
Japan May Let Banks Act as Crypto Exchanges for Retail Investors
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a move that could dramatically reshape the digital asset landscape, Japan’s financial watchdog is mulling a reform that would not only allow local banks to trade cryptocurrencies but also to register as official crypto exchanges.
Uniswap’s “Platform-Agnostic” Architecture Paves Way for Solana Integration
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUniswap’s web app now supports Solana, a major technical milestone achieved not by building a one-off integration, but by leveraging a new, “platform-agnostic” architectural framework.
Data Dive: JPMorgan Pinpoints Perp Futures as Epicenter of Crypto Sell-Off
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new report from JPMorgan isolates the source of last week’s crypto correction: leveraged crypto native traders.
Bitfarms Boosts Convertible Note Offering to $500M Amid Surging Investor Demand
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBitfarms has significantly upsized its latest fundraising round, increasing a convertible note offering from $300 million to $500 million due to strong investor interest.
Ripple Bets Big on XRP with Dual $1B Moves: A New Treasury and a Key Acquisition
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a powerful one-two punch, Ripple Labs has unveiled two major $1 billion strategic plays.
Regulatory Green Light: Binance’s Gopax Takeover Approved After US Settlement
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSouth Korean regulators have given Binance the approval it needed to formally take over local crypto exchange Gopax.
Blockchain Data Reveals BitMine’s $417M ETH Treasury Boost Amid Market Weakness
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn-chain data indicates that BitMine Immersion Technologies capitalized on lower prices to significantly expand its Ethereum reserves.
Bitfarms Seeks $300 Million via Convertible Note Offering
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBitcoin miner Bitfarms Ltd. has filed to raise $300 million through an offering of convertible senior notes.
UK Crypto Industry Wins Concession as BoE Pledges to Lift Stablecoin Caps
Reading Time: < 1 minuteResponding to fierce industry criticism, the Bank of England has signaled it will not maintain strict limits on stablecoins permanently.
Stripe’s Bridge Joins Circle, Paxos in Pursuit of Federal Stablecoin Charter
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe race for federal oversight in the stablecoin market is heating up.
DOJ Lands Largest Ever Forfeiture with Seizure of $15B in Bitcoin from Criminal Syndicate
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a landmark strike against transnational crime, the US Department of Justice has seized nearly 130,000 bitcoin, valued at approximately $15 billion, marking the largest forfeiture in its history.
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