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Grayscale warns that bitcoin's price may struggle without new buyers stepping in, as Strategy's ability to accumulate more bitcoin is limited at current STRC and MSTR share prices.
Forward Industries transferred $31.9 million in SOL to Coinbase Prime as its Solana investment sits over 70% underwater. This move highlights the financial strain on companies holding large crypto positions.
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Two crypto billionaires, Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo, donated $9.4 million to Nigel Farage's Reform UK party in the first quarter. This is the largest donation the party has received, highlighting crypto's growing influence in politics.
The crypto tax bills—the first of their kind to be deliberated by congressional leadership—will be discussed at a House hearing on Tuesday. The proposals cover a range of issues, including tax treatment of staking rewards and capital gains reporting.
Coinbase is partnering with Better Home & Finance to let qualified borrowers use Bitcoin and USDC as collateral for home loan down payments. This initiative could make homeownership more accessible to crypto holders.
Securitize, a tokenization firm backed by BlackRock, has received SEC approval for its merger registration, moving closer to listing on the NYSE. This could bring more institutional investment into the tokenization market.
Bitcoin fell below $62,000 amid a blowout jobs report and a major bug in Zcash that caused its value to drop by 40%. The bug, undetected for four years, has shaken confidence in the crypto market.
Bitcoin's recent price crash wiped out $200 billion in value, but long-term believers blame the AI boom for capital flight. Experts like Mati Greenspan and Michael Saylor remain optimistic, advising patience and strategic buying.
An AI model discovered a four-year-old vulnerability in the Zcash cryptocurrency network, prompting warnings that similar flaws could exist in other crypto and traditional financial systems. Security experts urge immediate attention to potential risks across the financial sector.
The US Treasury Department is moving forward with President Trump's 2025 executive order to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve and digital asset stockpile. This could significantly impact Bitcoin's role in global finance and the US economy.
Tokenization is following a similar path to ETFs, which grew into a $10 trillion market. This could revolutionize how assets are traded and owned, making complex assets more accessible and liquid.
Tether has introduced a Visa card that allows users to spend tokenized gold anywhere Visa is accepted. Cardholders will earn crypto rewards on their purchases, blending traditional payments with digital assets.
Adecoagro, backed by Tether, will start Bitcoin mining using electricity generated from sugarcane waste. The project aims to launch on July 1, combining renewable energy with crypto mining.
Russia has sanctioned a British teenager for alleging that the A7A5 stablecoin was used to fund its war in Ukraine. The A7A5 stablecoin was designed to bypass sanctions imposed on Russia after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Rep. Bryan Steil plans to add prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi to a congressional stock ban bill. This move could impact how lawmakers participate in crypto-based betting platforms.
Over half of all Bitcoin in circulation is currently in unrealized losses, a pattern that has historically marked bear market bottoms. This could indicate a potential turning point for BTC prices.
Kalshi has launched the first regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures in the U.S., offering investors a new way to trade Bitcoin with leverage. This marks a significant milestone for regulated crypto derivatives in America.
US spot Bitcoin ETF ownership shifted during the market downturn as hedge funds exited positions, while banks and long-term allocators continued building exposure.
Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton, says traditional finance resists public blockchains because they cut into fee-based revenue. The firm is expanding into tokenization, bitcoin products, and on-chain finance.