Mad Money Host Jim Cramer Expects Spot Ethereum ETF to ‘Bloom’ Soon Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC’s Mad Money show, believes that a spot ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) “will soon bloom.” He cited the immense succe…
Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo Begin Offering Spot Bitcoin ETFs to Clients, Report Bank of America’s Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo’s wealth management arm have reportedly begun offering some clients access to spot bitcoin exchange-t…
Report: Election Concerns Halt South Korea’s Crypto and ETF Regulation Ease South Korea has delayed its efforts to relax its crypto regulations and the prohibition on spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This developmen…
Former IMF Economist Raises Alarm on US Debt as Atlanta Fed Chief Signals Potential Rate Cuts A leading economist has expressed deep concern over America’s soaring $34 trillion national debt, warning of no significant efforts to mitigate it. M…
El Salvador Won’t Sell Its Bitcoin — President Bukele Says ‘at the end 1 BTC = 1 BTC’ El Salvador president, Nayib Bukele, has affirmed that his country will not sell its bitcoin, emphasizing that “At the end 1 BTC = 1 BTC (this was tr…
Bitcoin Price Could Hit $250,000 ‘Sooner’ Than Expected, Says Bitwise CEO The chief executive of Bitwise Asset Management expects the price of bitcoin to hit $250,000 sooner than most people would imagine. Moreover, he beli…
Gemini Agrees to Over $1 Billion Restoration in Settlement With New York Regulators In an agreement with the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), the Winklevoss-led cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has committed to return…
Amidst a Surge in Spot Bitcoin ETF Reserves, Kraken Institutional Enters the Market The crypto exchange based in San Francisco, Kraken, has unveiled its latest offering, Kraken Institutional, a digital currency suite designed express…
Peter Brandt Raises Bitcoin Price Target to $200,000 for the Current Bull Market Cycle Veteran trader Peter Brandt has provided an update on his bitcoin price prediction. He explained that the price target for “the current bull market c…
$30 Billion Investment Platform Approves 4 Spot Bitcoin ETFs for Clients Carson Group, an investment platform with $30 billion in assets under management, has reportedly approved four spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ET…
Bringing Two Worlds Together: Kinetex Announces ZK Light Client For Bitcoin PRESS RELEASE. Kinetex is excited to introduce BTCX, a Bitcoin ZK light client built with Succinct Labs. Developed using Succinct’s plonky2x framewor…
Bitcoin Reaches $57K in Stellar Monday Surge, Erasing $70 Million in Shorts in Just One Hour Bitcoin reached a peak of $57,055 on Monday, climbing 10.1% over a 24-hour span and elevating the digital asset’s market value to $1.10 trillion. The…
QED Secures $3 Million in Funding to Propel Fully Trustless Zero-Knowledge Applications Across the Bitcoin Ecosystem PRESS RELEASE. HONG KONG —February 26, 2024 – QED, the world’s first zk-Native blockchain protocol, announced today it has raised $3 million in a fun…
Latam Insights: Argentina to Regulate Crypto via Decree, Bitget Eyes Latam Expansion Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: The government…
Coinbase Reveals Texas Voters Believe Crypto Is a Relevant Topic for the Next Elections Coinbase, a major U.S.-based crypto exchange, has found that Texas voters are interested in the crypto subject and presidential candidates’ postures …
Grayscale Research Identifies Dencun Upgrade as ‘Coming of Age’ Event for Ethereum Grayscale Research’s latest report explains that Ethereum is poised to take advantage of several tailwinds with its upcoming Dencun upgrade. Grayscal…
Riot Platforms Highlights Risks Associated With Upcoming Bitcoin Halving Event in Annual Report In its latest annual report, Riot Platforms, the publicly-listed bitcoin mining firm, outlines several significant risks that could impact its operat…
ECB Economists: Bitcoin Fails to Become Global Decentralized Digital Currency, BTC’s Fair Value Is Still Zero The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a blog post claiming that “bitcoin has failed to fulfill its original promise to become a global decent…
Pantera Capital Predicts ‘Strong’ Crypto Bull Market Over Next 18-24 Months American hedge fund Pantera Capital has predicted “a strong bull market” for cryptocurrencies over the next 18-24 months. “With the halving expected …
Robert Kiyosaki Says If Bitcoin Crashes He Would Be Happy and Buy More Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has explained what he will do if the price of bitcoin crashes. The famous author has been recommending bitco…
Coinbase CEO Says No Access Block in Nigeria, Platform Operating Normally Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has dismissed reports of his cryptocurrency exchange being blocked by Nigerian authorities. He emphasized that Coinbase …
Donald Trump Acknowledges Bitcoin’s Popularity — Says BTC Has Taken on ‘a Life of Its Own’ and ‘I Can Live With It’ U.S. presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump has acknowledged the growing popularity of bitcoin, stating that “a lot of people are d…
US District Judge Sanctions Binance’s $4.3 Billion Plea Deal Binance Holdings is set to pay $4.3 billion in fines following the approval of its plea agreement with prosecutors by U.S. District Judge Richard Jon…
Satoshi Nakamoto to Martti Malmi: The Correspondence That Shaped Bitcoin’s Early Days In a series of insightful emails between Martti Malmi and Satoshi Nakamoto, the foundational discussions shaping the early development of Bitcoin are…
Reddit Embraces Crypto: IPO Filing Reveals Bitcoin, Ether Investments Reddit Inc. has disclosed cryptocurrency investments in its initial public offering (IPO) filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SE…
Max Keiser Warns of Government Seizing Bitcoin in ETFs — Predicts 1987-Style Crash as BTC Rises to $500K Bitcoin proponent Max Keiser has warned of potential government seizure of bitcoin held in spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). He additionally issued …
Argentina to Regulate Cryptocurrency Exchanges With Executive Order The government of Argentina is reportedly preparing to regulate cryptocurrency service providers with an executive order. The measure would be direct…
Satoshi Correspondence Revealed by Witnesses in Legal Clash Against Craig Wright In the unfolding lawsuit between the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) and Craig Wright, three key witnesses who had early interactions with Bitcoin…
Report: Bankman-Fried Stands by Legal Team Amid Potential Conflict of Interest Sources report that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the erstwhile crypto magnate and former head of FTX, intends to utilize his newly appointed legal team, …
Beyond Bitcoin: Ripple CEO Says Approval of Multiple Crypto ETFs ‘Inevitable’ — Embraces Idea of Spot XRP ETF Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse believes that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will approve spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on …
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee Anticipates Bitcoin Hitting $150K This Year — Calls BTC ‘Sound Money’ Fundstrat’s head of research, Tom Lee, has doubled down on his $150,000 bitcoin price prediction, stating that the crypto could reach that price leve…
Nigerian Users Criticize Binance for Imposing Exchange Rate Caps on USDT to Naira Transactions Some Nigeria-based users of Binance’s peer-to-peer platform have blasted the crypto exchange’s decision to block or remove traders quoting USDT to na…
Coinbase CEO: Every Institution Is Now Starting to Hold Crypto Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says “every institution is now starting to hold crypto,” emphasizing that “the asset class will be a standard part of ev…
Behind MDC Walls — Independent Reporter Captures Photo of Sam Bankman-Fried’s New Reality This week, a prison snapshot featuring Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the ex-FTX chief, was released by the independent journalist Tiffany Fong. Capturing …
Former NFL Star Russell Okung’s Crypto Adoption Comments Ignite Bitcoin vs. Stablecoins Debate Comments on Lightning Network adoption, made by Russell Okung, a former NFL star who is among the first to receive part of his salary in crypto, spar…
Pro-Crypto Lawyer John Deaton Enters Senate Race to Challenge Elizabeth Warren Cryptocurrency advocate John Deaton has formally announced his candidacy for the Senate in Massachusetts, setting his sights on unseating the current…
Investors in Collapsed Ponzi Scheme Resist Liquidator’s Attempts to Force Repayment at Current BTC Prices Investors in the bitcoin Ponzi scheme Mirror Trading International are reportedly resisting liquidators’ attempts to have them repay digital assets w…
Robert Kiyosaki Expects Bitcoin to Hit $100K by June This Year Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki expects the price of bitcoin to reach $100,000 by June this year. This prediction aligns with his earlier fo…
Edward Snowden Calls Bitcoin ‘Most Significant Monetary Advance Since the Creation of Coinage’ Edward Snowden, a privacy advocate and former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor and whistleblower, says bitcoin “is the most significant mone…
Coinbase Commerce Ditches Support for Bitcoin Payments Using Self-Custody Wallets Coinbase Commerce, the cryptocurrency payments solution of U.S.-based exchange Coinbase, has removed support for bitcoin payments using self-custody …
Latam Insights: Mexican Billionaire Ricardo Salinas’ Bitcoin Investment Advice, Bitso’s Latam Trends Report Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Mexican billio…
Peter Schiff Warns SEC Could Change Definition of ‘Security’ — Expects Lots of Investors to Be Retroactively Fined Economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff has sounded the alarm about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) potentially changing the defin…
Bitcoin Network Faces Downturn in Transactions and Fees as Halving Approaches The volume of daily transactions on the Bitcoin network has seen a significant decline since Jan. 28, 2024, with numbers falling from peaks above 600…
Cryptographic Clarity: Unmasking Satoshi Nakamoto Demands Ironclad Evidence Amid a Sea of Claims In the past seven years, the crypto world has witnessed various individuals claiming to be the true Satoshi Nakamoto, the mastermind behind the Bitco…
Investment Advisor: Bitcoin Is Priced for a Serious Rally The chief executive of Sound Planning Group has predicted a major bitcoin price surge, stating that the crypto is priced for “a serious rally.” He id…
Robert Kiyosaki Expects Bitcoin to Take off — Foresees Gold Crashing Below $1,200 Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has predicted that bitcoin and silver will take off while gold will crash below $1,200. He urges investors t…
Dave Portnoy Regrets Selling Bitcoin — Wishes Barstool Invested $10 Million in BTC Barstool Sports kingpin Dave Portnoy is experiencing a serious case of crypto regret, wishing that he hadn’t sold his bitcoin. He also wishes that hi…
Peter Brandt Warns Against Trusting SEC Chair Gary Gensler — Says He Has Long History of Not Protecting Investors Veteran trader Peter Brandt has warned that U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler should not be trusted. He stressed th…
US EIA Starts Requiring Energy Consumption Data From Cryptocurrency Miners The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), a statistics agency of the U.S. Energy Department, has sent letters to cryptocurrency miners requir…
Citi Completes Private Market Tokenization Test Using Avalanche Citi, in alliance with Wellington Management, Wisdomtree, and ABN AMRO, completed a proof of concept for the tokenization of a private fund on top of…