Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan called it the “weekend that changed finance” as investors clambered onto Hyperliquid to trade the Israel-Iran conflict.Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan says he’s drastically cut his estimates of when “on-chain financ...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
A Bitcoin Policy Institute study of 36 AI models found Bitcoin was the top monetary choice in 48% of responses, but more than half preferred stablecoins for payment scenarios.A new study from the Bitcoin Policy Institute indicates that artificial int...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Bitcoin will eventually reach a point where the US government creates the conditions it needs to succeed, whether that takes 10 or 20 years, according to a Bitcoin executive.David Bailey, a former crypto advisor to the Trump administration, argues th...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Australia is on a trajectory for only $710 million in annual economic gains from crypto by 2030 unless there's a substantial change, the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre says.Australia could unlock 24 billion Australian dollars ($17 billio...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Trump has urged banking groups to “make a good deal” with the crypto industry and said undermining the GENIUS Act is “unacceptable.”US President Donald Trump criticized banks for stalling the Senate’s crypto market structure bill amid disagreements o...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Ray Dalio said that gold is a better safe-haven asset in times of conflict compared to Bitcoin, and raised concerns about the cryptocurrency’s lack of privacy.Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has warned against Bitcoin as a long-term store of value and...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Super PACs backed by the crypto industry are expected to spend millions of dollars in the 2026 midterm elections after many of their chosen candidates won in 2024.Voters in North Carolina, Texas and Arkansas will decide on some of the first candidate...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Super PACs backed by the crypto industry are expected to spend millions of dollars in the 2026 midterm elections after many of their chosen candidates won in 2024.Voters in North Carolina, Texas and Arkansas will decide on some of the first candidate...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
In an interview with Natalie Brunell on Coin Stories, Masie described Bitcoin as functional currency in parts of Africa amid rapid inflation and currency debasement.Stafford Masie, executive chairman of Africa Bitcoin Corporation, said Tuesday that B...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
MARA has "fact checked" claims it adopted a Bitcoin sell-off strategy, clarifying its filing allows flexible sales but does not signal a majority liquidation.MARA Holdings, one of the world’s largest Bitcoin mining companies, has rejected claims that...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
The rollout enables banks and fintechs in 30 European markets to embed licensed custody, payments on- and off-ramps and trading through API-based infrastructure.BitGo Europe GmbH has launched its crypto-as-a-service offering across the European Econ...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
US Dollar Index strength, fear that BTC miners may liquidate their reserves and Bitcoin’s performance compared to stocks raise concerns among investors.Key takeaways:Bitcoin shows resilience by decoupling from traditional equities and gold despite in...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
The upgrade integrates custody, treasury automation and settlement tools as Ripple pushes deeper into institutional cross-border payments.Ripple is expanding its stablecoin payments platform for banks and fintechs, aiming to reduce the need to park m...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Ether reserves held on exchanges fell to a new multi-year low as ETH price struggles to trade above $2,000. Will the supply crunch benefit bulls or bears?The balance of Ether (ETH) held on exchanges has slid to a multiyear low, with more than 31 mill...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
SoFi will enable Mastercard issuers to settle card transactions in its cash-backed SoFiUSD stablecoin across the global payments network.SoFi Technologies has partnered with Mastercard to enable settlement in its dollar-backed stablecoin, SoFiUSD, ac...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Bermuda’s onchain economy plan prioritizes pilots, stablecoins and regulation over forced crypto adoption. Here’s why testing comes first. When Bermuda announces its ambition to become the world’s first fully onchain national economy with support fro...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
In a Monday SEC filing, the US Bitcoin miner said it would consider selling some of the coins on its balance sheet, depending on market conditions.US-based cryptocurrency miner MARA Holdings made waves after a regulatory filing signaled that the comp...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
The Eric Trump-led company adds 3 EH/s in new capacity, expanding its Alberta mining fleet as it deepens exposure to BTC amid volatile market conditions.Trump family-backed American Bitcoin said Tuesday it has expanded its fleet of Bitcoin mining mac...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Bitcoin bulls gave up their latest mission to reclaim $70,000 as Iran escalation sparked oil supply fears that gripped stocks and gold.Bitcoin (BTC) erased its latest trip to $70,000 on Tuesday as Middle East tensions sparked a global asset sell-off....
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Visa and Stripe-owned Bridge aim to expand stablecoin-linked Visa cards to 18 countries, and plan 100-plus by the end of the year, while testing stablecoin settlement with Lead Bank.Global payment giant Visa is expanding its stablecoin card partnersh...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Ether needed to hold a key support recently established at $1,800, coinciding with the lower trend line of a classic chart pattern that warns of a drop below $1,500.Ether’s (ETH) rally stalled late Monday just above $2,000 due to stiff overhead resis...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
The move follows a 52.58% Snapshot vote on a $42.5 million funding package for Aave Labs, now headed to the ARFC stage before any binding onchain decision.The Aave Chan Initiative (ACI), a major governance delegate and service provider within the Aav...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Big Four firm Deloitte attested to $17.6 million in reserves backing USAt, Tether’s new US-regulated stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank.Deloitte & Touche, one of the Big Four accounting firms, issued an independent attestation on the res...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Bybit says most of the $300 million “saved” came from users backing out after real-time warnings, highlighting how exchanges are shifting from recovery to preemptive fraud stops.Bybit said it blocked or disrupted more than $300 million worth of suspe...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 months ago
Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi said she had no knowledge of the token, as Kyodo reported the FSA was considering whether unregistered operators were involved.A cryptocurrency using the name of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi briefly surged to a ma...