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The number of crypto hodlers in Canada dropped slightly in 2023, but the average value of their holdings rose significantly. However, 77% of respondents regret investing in crypto assets, according to a survey published by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC).The OSC published a “C ...

Investors are eagerly anticipating the potential approval of a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The excitement began in early June when the investment giant BlackRock submitted a filing for the product and gained further moment ...

United States personal finance company SoFi Technologies will end crypto trading services for its users by Dec. 19.According to the Nov. 29 announcement, new crypto account openings on SoFi are suspended immediately. All existing SoFi crypto users must either migrate their accounts to Bloc ...

Legendary investor and billionaire Charlie Munger, known as the right-hand man of Warren Buffet who helped build investment powerhouse Berkshire Hathaway, has passed away at 99 years of age.Munger’s family informed Berkshire “that he peacefully died this morning at a California hospital,” ...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has announced the next steps in its consideration of the proposed Franklin Templeton and Hashdex spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) bids. The agency has requested written comments on both proposals to approve or deny the appli ...

ARK Invest, one of the companies that filed an application for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF), is again taking profits on its Coinbase (COIN) shares as the stock price surges.On Nov. 27, ARK sold 43,956 Coinbase shares from its ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF), according ...

The Web3 ecosystem might have weathered a dry year during 2023 in terms of venture capital (VC) funding, but it surely had its highlights with many bountiful investments across a wide range of niches.The most recent data indicates that Web3 startups have raised around $6 billion so ...

Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded products (ETPs) registered $312 million in inflows for the week of Nov. 24, bringing year-to-date inflows to around $1.5 billion, according to CoinShares. The weekly inflows for all cryptocurrencies totalled $346 million, continuing a nine-week trend of positive ...

In 2021, it seemed as if 10 new Disneys — and the next 20 Picassos — were emerging from blockchain and various nonfungible token (NFT) collections.Exorbitant NFT values that year signaled strong belief in many projects. But two years later, those “next Disneys” have delivered little. The s ...

Robert Kiyosaki, the author of the personal finance book Rich Dad Poor Dad, has reiterated his support for assets like Bitcoin (BTC), gold, and silver as inflation threatens to worsen living standards globally.The price of gold recently crossed $2,000 per ounce, marking a steady recovery a ...

To navigate the process of buying Bitcoin effectively, it is essential to explore secure options. In the United Kingdom, acquiring cryptocurrencies is legal, yet it can pose challenges, as the government underscores the need to comprehend the associated risks. For an effective travers ...

Markets commentator Jim Cramer has tacitly admitted he was wrong about Bitcoin (BTC), saying he was premature in calling for investors to sell the cryptocurrency. In a Nov. 22 segment of his CNBC Mad Money show, Cramer responded to a caller who inquired about buying shares in Bitcoin ...

The conventional wisdom of the cryptoverse is that there is a boom-and-bust cycle to the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. This cycle is led by the “King of Cryptos,” Bitcoin. Bitcoin (BTC) is programmatically set to have a halving cycle roughly every four years, which cuts the ...

Representatives from BlackRock and the Nasdaq met with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to discuss the proposed rule allowing the listing of a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, or ETF.According to a Nov. 20 SEC memo, BlackRock provided a presentation detailing ho ...

Major cryptocurrency tracking website CoinGecko is scaling its data offering by acquiring the nonfungible token (NFT) data infrastructure platform Zash.CoinGecko plans to integrate Zash’s NFT data into its Application Programming Interface (API) by the second quarter of 2024, the firm anno ...

ARK Investment Management, a major cryptocurrency investment firm founded by Bitcoin (BTC) advocate Cathie Wood, isn’t giving up on its efforts to launch a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States.ARK Invest, on Nov. 20, filed another amended prospectus for its spo ...

Global cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETP) have seen a significant uptick in 2023, reportedly outpacing the growth of underlying assets, according to a report by digital asset platform Fineqia.Crypto-based ETPs issued by companies like 21Shares, Grayscale and CoinShares recorded ...

Neo-investment and technology firm Republic plans to issue a blockchain-based security token that will pay dividends to retail investors from profits across its broad portfolio of investment holdings.The Republic Note is a profit-sharing digital asset that will be launched on the Avalanche ...

The global exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider WisdomTree filed an amended S-1 form spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF prospectus with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Nov. 16.The update comes a few months after WisdomTree refiled its spot Bitcoin ETF applic ...

The National Pension Service (NPS), a public pension in South Korea and one of the world’s largest pension funds, bought just over 280,000 shares of the global cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase in the third quarter of this year, an investment that has gained 39% in value since the purchase. ...

Web3, blockchain, crypto and mass adoption were major buzzwords in 2021 and 2022, but the public interest in the terms fell to the wayside over the last year as media headlines narrowed their focus to the now defunct FTX exchange and the trial of its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried. Fast-f ...

Crypto exchange and wallet provider Blockchain.com closed a $110 million Series E financing round, an investment that more than halves its previous 2022 valuation of $14 billion.In a Nov. 14 blog post, Blockchain.com said the closing of its Series E round was led by the United Kingdom-base ...

Cryptocurrencies are the second most popular type of asset for investments among the adult French population, according to a survey by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by France’s principal financial regulator, the Financial Markets Authority (AMF, o ...

While the United States Federal Reserve decided to hold interest rates at its November meeting, they remain at their highest level since well before the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2008-09. The Federal Funds rate stands at 5.25-5.5%, similar to the United Kingdom’s 5.25%, while in the ...

Bitcoin (BTC) institutional investment vehicles have seen over $1 billion in new inflows in less than two months.In its latest weekly report on Nov. 13, crypto asset management firm CoinShares furthered the narrative that Bitcoin and altcoins are again attracting capital.Crypto inst ...

The number of crypto wallet addresses holding more than $1 million in Bitcoin (BTC) has more than tripled this year. BitInfoCharts data shows the number of addresses with more than $1 million in BTC increased from 23,795 on Jan. 1 to 81,925 currently, a 237% increase in the last 11 mo ...

Singapore-based digital asset investment firm Spartan Group has announced investment in the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Pendle Finance (PENDLE).After actively supporting Pendle since its launch in 2021, Spartan Group’s crypto venture capital arm Spartan Capital has made a follow- ...

ARK Invest, the investment firm founded by major Bitcoin (BTC) advocate Cathie Wood, is actively accumulating stock of the crypto-friendly app Robinhood (HOOD).On Nov. 8, ARK made a massive Robinhood stock purchase, bagging a total of 1.1 million shares for about $9.5 million in one day, a ...

United States tech investment firm Coatue Management has marked down the value of its stake in non-fungible token (NFT) platform OpenSea by 90%. On Nov. 7, The Information reported on a document it reviewed showing Coatue reduced its investment from $120 million to $13 million — ...

2023 was anticipated to be the comeback year for Bitcoin. Experts predicted that the King of Crypto would soar to $50,000 or more, but it has only bounced back to about $26,000 since the bear market started in late 2021. Cointelegraph Markets Pro, despite the bearish trends ruling the space, has ...

While the approval of a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) will likely spike the price of Bitcoin, some analysts are concerned it won’t be enough to fully thaw the markets from its winter chill. On Oct. 24 Bitcoin staged its largest single day rally in over a year, su ...

Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy has notched a paper gain of $900 million on its stack of 158,400 Bitcoin, spurred by optimism over the potential approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds.The Michael Saylor-founded firm added 6,067 Bitcoin (BTC) since the third quart ...

Thailand’s Kasikornbank, one of the largest banks in the country, is moving into the cryptocurrency industry by acquiring a majority stake in the local crypto business Satang.Kasikornbank, also known as KBank, acquired 97% of shares in the operator of Thailand’s Satang crypto exchange, acc ...

Crypto market charts can make traders feel exhausted just by looking at them, and chances are high that this contributed to the prolonged bear season. After experiencing historic lows for well over a year, both first-timers and experienced traders are looking for ways to stay afloat in the crypto ...

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price will increase 74.1% in the first year after spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are launched in the United States, according to estimates from crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital.In an Oct. 24 blog post, Galaxy Digital research associate Charles Yu estima ...

Major cryptocurrency investment firm Grayscale has filed a new application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a new spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF).Grayscale on Oct. 19 submitted an S-3 form registration statement with the SEC intending to list the shares o ...

OpenAI, the maker of popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT, and Dubai-based technology holding group G42 announced a new partnership on Oct. 18 to expand AI capabilities in the Middle East region. The two companies plan to leverage OpenAI’s generative AI models in secto ...

Cryptocurrency investors in Europe are not yet protected under European Union cryptocurrency asset market rules and it will take some time for the protections to take effect.Europe’s securities regulator, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), on Oct. 17 issued a statement a ...

Former FTX engineering director Nishad Singh reportedly told a New York courtroom that former CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried had a habit of deciding on purchases through Alameda Research by himself.According to reports from SBF’s criminal trial on Oct. 16, Singh said while C ...

While critics wrote off much of the initial hype surrounding the tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market, the sector has been on a tear over the past year or so. In fact, Boston Consulting Group expects the tokenization of global illiquid assets to be a $16 trillion industry by the end of the dec ...

Troubled cryptocurrency platform Haru Invest is planning to suspend its server a few months after halting withdrawals in June 2023.Haru Invest is thinking of shutting down its server in order to reduce the server maintenance costs of services, Haru Invest CEO Hugo Lee announced on Oct. 16. ...

Recent developments in Hong Kong are poised to breathe new life into the cryptocurrency scene in East Asia. This region has faced significant challenges, primarily due to China's comprehensive ban on cryptocurrency trading activities that have been in place since 2019. However, the tide may be turni ...

In South Korea, a recent report from the country's tax organization, the National Tax Service (NTS), highlights the dominance of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) among reported overseas assets. The NTS issued an official announcement on September 20, revealing that 1,432 individuals and corpor ...

Nomura's digital asset subsidiary, Laser Digital Asset Management, has introduced the Bitcoin Adoption Fund, targeting institutional investors. This Bitcoin (BTC)-based fund represents the first in a series of digital adoption investment solutions that the firm plans to launch. Nomura, a Japanese fi ...

Cointelegraph video journalist and YouTube host Giovanni Pigni challenged ChatGPT to a crypto investment game. Both contenders had $100 to build a strong crypto portfolio and make as much money as possible in two weeks. The goal of the experiment was to find out whether artificial int ...

Amid the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delaying a decision on Ark Investment Management’s spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, the firm has proposed an investment vehicle with exposure to Ether (ETH).In a Sept. 6 filing, Ark Invest and 21Shares requested ...

Venture capital has been a key driver for myriad startups in the blockchain space. Founders know how competitive it can be to secure valuable VC funding that can keep the lights on and employees paid during the critical first days of a new project.In a new interview series, Cointelegraph s ...

The new blockchain-based IP ownership network Story Protocol closed a $54 million funding round on Sept. 7, which included investments from big names like Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media, and Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z. The platform uses blockchain technology to help content c ...

A group of cryptocurrency venture investors has established a $20 million fund to invest in undervalued Web3 projects and companies focused on blockchain gaming and digital collectibles.Alpha Protocol Ventures (APV) will look to invest in a variety of projects across the Web3 ecosystem, CE ...

Currently, no accounting standards are dedicated to crypto assets, so broader guidelines per the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP) are applied to cryptocurrency accounting.Balance sheets are among the three primary financia ...

A report released by London-based investment migration consultancy firm Henley & Partners suggests there were more than 40,000 crypto millionaires in the world holding Bitcoin (BTC). According to the ‘Crypto Wealth Report’ published on Sept. 5, Henley & Partners said there wer ...

Solana (SOL) investment products clocked $26 million worth of inflows since the start of 2023, outpacing all other altcoins including Ether (ETH), suggesting it's the “most loved altcoin amongst investors” according to CoinShares.In a Sep. 4 Digital Asset Fund Flows weekly report,&nbs ...

The race to list the first spot-traded Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States has seen the entrance of major financial institutions like BlackRock, Fidelity and VanEck. While the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) first approved a Bitcoin-linked Futur ...

In a recent Twitter post, Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest, expressed her positive view on the intersection of Bitcoin (BTC) and artificial intelligence (AI)In her tweet, Cathie Wood subtly hinted at the immense transformative potential inherent in the dynamic synergy between artificial inte ...

Following the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delaying decisions on several spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, former commission chair Jay Clayton said he believed approval was still going to happen at some point.In an Sept. 1 interview with CNBC, Clayton said major ...

On the latest episode of Cointelegraph’s Market Talks, host Ray Salmond spoke with Luke Broyles, a popular Bitcoin (BTC) advocate and content creator on YouTube and X (formerly Twitter). During the show, Broyles laid out his Bitcoin investment thesis and his unique perspectives on how the asset’s ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) and its various subsets — such as machine learning (ML) — become more complex and developed, their presence within the financial realm has increased drastically. According to a 2022 report by Nvidia, over 75% of companies operating in the financial sect ...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is facing its first deadlines to decide on seven new Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded fund applications with the latest being Sept. 4 amid its defeat to Grayscale Investments in a U.S. federal appeals court.Investment firm Bitwise will ...

Venture capital firm Vessel Capital has announced a $55 million fund to invest in Web3 infrastructure and applications, TechCrunch reported. According to the founders, their goal is not to scale, but rather to assist crypto founders working on early-stage startups to launch and grow their project ...

Bankrupt cryptocurrency lender BlockFi is trying to block attempts by the similarly bankrupt FTX and Three Arrows Capital (3AC) that aim to retrieve hundreds of millions of dollars to pay back their creditors. BlockFi claimed in an Aug. 21 filing to a New Jersey bankruptcy court that its own cred ...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed a decision on approving or disapproving the spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposed by ARK Investment Management.In an Aug. 11 notice, the SEC opened a 21-day comment period for the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF to ...

Weekly cryptocurrency asset flows for the week ending Aug. 4 reconciled at $107 million in outflows, continuing a three-week negative trend totaling $134.8 million.Once again, the lion’s share of movement was attributed to Bitcoin (BTC). With $111 million in outflows, Bitcoin funds n ...

Venture capital interest in cryptocurrency has decreased significantly since the bull run of 2021. At $2.3 trillion in market capitalization, every VC wanted a piece of the industry.The picture is now very different. Another dominant force in the market has attracted the vast majority of v ...

Shares in payment technology firm Block Inc. tumbled after hours despite its second-quarter results beating earnings expectations, including a 34% year-on-year increase in Bitcoin (BTC) revenue.In a Q2 earnings call, Block reported a whopping $2.4 billion in Bitcoin sales on its Cash App p ...

Artificial intelligence could eventually have a bigger financial impact on the American economy than electricity and personal computers, according to economists at investment banking giant Goldman Sachs.In an Aug. 1 investment report, Goldman Sachs economists Joseph Briggs and Devesh Kodna ...

Robinhood released its second-quarter results, achieving profitability for the first time since becoming a public company, despite a drop in revenue in the second quarter of 2023. According to its quarterly report released on Aug. 2, Robinhood’s revenue from cryptocurrency transaction ...

Cryptocurrencies attract a lot of investors due to their high volatility, but this also poses a significant challenge. The most difficult part of investing in crypto is finding the best time to enter the market. Ideally, the plan would be to buy low and sell high, but the extreme volatilit ...

The venture capital world has long been known for its traditional approach to funding and investing in startups. However, the emergence of blockchain technology can potentially disrupt this industry and revolutionize the way venture capital operates.One significant aspect of this disruptio ...

Galaxy Digital's founder Mike Novogratz shared what an ideal investment portfolio would look like for a young and high-risk tolerance investor during an interview with Bloomberg Wealth, saying that he'd invest in the Chinese giant Alibaba, silver, gold, Bitcoin (BTC), and Ethereum (ETH).“I ...

The CFA Institute, the professional association that provides Chartered Financial Analyst credentialing, surveyed its members on their perceptions of central bank digital currency (CBDC), saying it wanted to examine the demand-side outlook on the financial technology. The survey found ...

Bitcoin-related investment products appear to have lost some of their sheen among crypto investors, recording its first week of outflows since Blackrock filed for spot Bitcoin ETF in June.According to a July 24 report by CoinShares Head of Research James Butterfill, Bitcoin (BTC)  ...

This week’s episode of Cointelegraph’s Market Talks welcomes Alvin Xu, the co-founder and CEO of Maverick Protocol, a platform that is taking a new approach to building decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure. Xu has been in the crypto space since 2018, and before co-founding M ...

Global securities marketplace Nasdaq is halting the launch of its own cryptocurrency custody that it previously planned to roll out by the end of the second quarter of 2023.It suspended the launch because of regulatory risks in the United States, CEO Adena Friedman announced during the fir ...

Traditionally, traders have relied on human-based pattern recognition and technical analysis, looking at the company’s financial health, competitors and other methods for determining what trades to make on an asset.However, with the growth of artificial intelligence (AI), there are additio ...

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has delivered fresh remarks supporting cryptocurrencies’ role in democratizing investing worldwide, pointing to growing interest among the companys clients in digital assets.“More and more of our global investors are asking us about crypto,” Fink said dur ...

Australian-based crypto investment firm Monochrome Asset Management has updated its application to offer a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) through its partner Vasco Trustees.The ETF — Monochrome Bitcoin ETF (IBTC) will be able ...

In any market, whether it is fruit and vegetables or financial assets, prices are determined by the intersection of supply and demand.If tomatoes are scarce due to a flood, with the same demand, the price in the supermarket will inevitably be higher — just as it will be higher if, with the ...

$30 trillion worth of capital could suddenly unlock for the Bitcoin market if a Bitcoin spot ETF is approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. That is the estimated amount of assets controlled by financial advisors in th ...

Digital asset manager Grayscale has filed a letter in its lawsuit against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the rejection of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), citing a possible precedent in furtherance of its case.In a letter dated July 10, Grayscale& ...

The most recent filing involving cryptocurrency fund manager Valkyrie’s application for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States followed others by including a “surveillance-sharing agreement” with Coinbase.According to a July 3 filing with the U.S. ...

Recent weeks have seen a surge in interest from traditional finance for crypto-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs). After the Securities and Exchange Commission took issue with its initial filing, BlackRock submitted a fresh application for a Bitcoin ETF on July 3. A week earlier, Fidelity led a c ...

With the Bitcoin (BTC) halving event less than a year away, several financial giants have filed applications for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) — a scenario last seen before the 2020 to 2021 bull run. Institutional interest in the sector dried up after major crypto giants s ...

Bitcoin (BTC) has been the “primary focus” for institutional investors over the last two weeks, according to Coinshares, as the cryptocurrency continues to hit new prihighs for 2023. In a July 3 report from CoinShares’ Head of Research James Butterfill, the analyst noted ...

The most recent filing involving asset manager BlackRock’s attempt to launch a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) included a “surveillance-sharing agreement” with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase.According to a June 29 filing with the United States Securities and Exc ...

There is no doubt that BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application — and the flood of contenders that followed — has buoyed the bulls. It could signal the winds of change in the regulatory sphere, they say. It could bring Bitcoin exposure to the masses, they ...

Global investment titan BlackRock, which manages some $10 trillion in assets, has declared artificial intelligence a “mega force” that could create significant returns for investors in today’s “unusual” market.In its mid-year outlook report, the BlackRock Inve ...

ARK Investment Management has amended its spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) application with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, making it similar to BlackRock’s recent filing. The amendments include a surveillance sharing agreement with the Ch ...

There is at least $27 trillion of assets managed by major U.S. financial institutions that are also “actively” seeking to provide clients with exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto. On June 26, CoinShares chief strategy officer Meltem Demirors highlighted at least eight maj ...

Online brokerage firm Robinhood Markets will reportedly lay off roughly 150 full-time staff — 7% of its total workforce — in its third round of layoffs in just over a year. According to an internal company message seen by The Wall Street Journal, Robinhood Chief Financial Officer Jaso ...

A company behind providing cryptocurrency-linked and other exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for listing shares of a leveraged Bitcoin futures ETF.Volatility Shares Trust filed Form 8-A with the SEC on June 23, suggesting ...

Stablecoin issuer Circle and venture capital firm Sequoia Capital were reportedly among the top 10 depositors at the collapsed crypto-friendly Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in March.According to a June 23 report from Bloomberg, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) provided document ...

FTX has filed a lawsuit in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware against some of the investment firms it had ties to before its collapse. The suit, filed June 22, contains 16 counts and seeks over $700 million from the defendants.The lawsuit filing names  ...

On June 22, wallet infrastructure provider and digital asset custodian BitGo announced on Twitter that it had decided to cancel its acquisition of fintech infrastructure provider Prime Trust. According to BitGo, “This decision was not made lightly.” The full announcement read: ...

Recently renewed optimism for an approved Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) is igniting “The Great Accumulation Race” for Bitcoin, according to industry pundits.Over the past week, Fidelity, Invesco, Wisdom Tree and Valkyrie have followed investment giant Black ...

Ramp, a financial technology company specializing in crypto infrastructure, has announced a significant expansion of its platform’s compatibility, adding 40 new fiat currencies. According to a June 21 announcement, the expansion is set to allow users to more easily transact with vario ...

Blockchain technology will eventually establish a reliable framework for exchanging value, effectively decentralizing power and financial control. This vision represents a revolutionary paradigm shift that we should wholeheartedly embrace.However, there are certain factors that may hinder ...

At least two investment firms have made new filings for spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) following investment colossus BlackRock’s move to lodge a similar application for its own spot Bitcoin ETF on June 15. New York-based asset management fund WisdomTree is the most rec ...

EDX Markets, a newcomer to the cryptocurrency exchange landscape, has made a notable entry with backing from prominent financial institutions such as Citadel Securities, Fidelity Investments, and Charles Schwab. The company recently unveiled the launch of its digital asset market on June 20, mark ...

Stablecoin protocol Reserve is investing $20 million into the governance tokens of yield farming apps Curve (CRV), Convex (CVX) and Stake DAO (SDT), according to a June 20 announcement. The investment is intended to increase the liquidity of Reserve’s stablecoins, called RTokens. It will also inc ...

Despite seeing themselves as more “risk averse” than their older counterparts, nearly a third of all young Australian investors hold or have traded cryptocurrencies over the last year, a new study has found.In an Australian investor study from the Australian Securities Exchange ...

On June 19, European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares published its “Digital Asset Fund Flows Report,” revealing that cryptocurrency investment products experienced outflows totaling $5.1 million last week. The outflows contributed to the continuation of a nine-week streak of outflows, r ...

Crypto Twitter was witness to a fierce debate this wee, with billionaire investor Mark Cuban accusing SEC’s Gary Gensler of throwing crypto under the bus while a former SEC official was quick to come to the regulator’s defense.In a spirited, back-and-forth exchange on Twitter w ...

BlackRock’s latest filing for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) trust will drive investors’ confidence in Bitcoin and may even be “the best thing that could happen” to BTC, according to some crypto industry observers — but others warn of a hidden cost.During an interview o ...

Professional investors are still keen on crypto but want to see backing from large traditional financial institutions before taking the plunge themselves, a survey from Nomura’s digital asset arm has revealed. Institutional investor interest in crypto has stalled in recent weeks due ...

BlackRock has filed an application for a Bitcoin spot exchange traded fund (ETF). The investment company is the world’s largest and it would be the first crypto spot ETF in the United States, if it receives approval.According to a filling by the Nasdaq stock excha ...

The newly released Hinman documents relevant to the ongoing legal battle between Ripple and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission have shed light on internal divisions within the SEC and raised questions about its motives.The Hinman documents pertain to internal SEC communic ...

In just 22 years, generative AI may be able to fully automate half of all work activity conducted today, including tasks related to decision-making, management, and interfacing with stakeholders, according to a new report from McKinsey & Co.The prediction came from the management consu ...

Delio, a virtual asset manager and lending platform based in South Korea, has announced the temporary suspension of customer withdrawals “in order to safely protect the assets of customers currently in custody.”The company made the decision in response to the recent suspension of digital a ...

On June 12, European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares published its latest weekly “Digital Asset Fund Flows Report,” revealing that cryptocurrency investment products experienced outflows of $88 million last week. The substantial drawdown added to the ongoing eight-week streak ...

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is set to open its first office outside of the United States this year, adding to the backdrop of U.S.-based firms seeking greener pastures outside of the country. Chris Dixon, a16z’s crypto founder and managing partner, cited a &l ...

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood doesn’t appear to have been swayed by recent crypto regulatory action, after buying another $19.9 million shares of Block Inc. right after buying $21 million of shares in Coinbase.Wood’s latest buying spree comes despite the United States Securities C ...

Credit ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded its rating of Coinbase from “stable” to “negative” following the SEC’s legal action against the crypto exchange for allegedly operating as an unregistered securities broker.In a June 8 statement, Moody’s ...

The same day cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase was served with a lawsuit from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, ARK Invest added more stock to its Coinbase holdings. According to investor notification from ARK Invest on June 6, the firm added approximately 419,324 s ...

Just a day after launching a new virtual reality (VR) product line, Apple Vision Pro, the tech giant confirmed the acquisition of Mira, an augmented reality (AR) startup that provides hands-free, smartphone-powered headsets.On June 7, The Verge reported Apple’s latest acquisition was revea ...

Cryptocurrency markets are well-known for their volatility, where large price swings help investors create or lose fortunes. Yet there are often periods of relative stability where the tight price action bores some while being an opportunity for others.Since the beginning of the year, Bitc ...

Crypto exchange Binance has announced the winner of its metaverse-based Web3 reality show, “Build the Block.” As a part of the show, startups competed against each other to win an investment from Binance Labs.In an announcement sent to Cointelegraph, Binance said that zkPass,&n ...

Worldcoin raised the most money at $115 million Four of the projects did not disclose the amount of investment The most active funds this week were Polygon Fund, OrangeDAO, gmjp All of them participated in two rounds of funding Here is the ...

The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission issued an official warning to the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, which serves local customers without the mandatory registration in the country. The regulator announced that Gemini "operates without the necessary license ...

This highly liquid position serves to protect reserves The deal involves major banks, including Goldman Sachs Circle has rebalanced the USDC token collateral again. The Black Rock Fund, which manages the asset reserves, has entered into several repurchase transac ...

Blockworks Media Portal has raised the most money Three projects have not announced investments The most active funds this week were Polygon Fund, Animoca Brands and Alchemy All of them participated in three rounds of funding A ...

Funds that have raised the most money this week are OKX Blockdream Ventures and C² Ventures All of them participated in two rounds of funding For the past week, 14 projects have received funding from funds. You can read more about each of them below: - Cryptoc ...

Galaxy Digital founder Mike Novogratz has recently shared his thoughts on the future of bitcoin's price, stating that it could potentially reach $40,000 in the event that the US Federal Reserve decides to cut interest rates. Novogratz is optimistic about the prospects of both Bitcoin and Ethereum ...

According to a recent report by Bernstein Research, experts suggest that gold investors should consider investing in Bitcoin for higher profitability in the foreseeable future. Despite Bitcoin's impressive 71% growth since the beginning of the year, many investors are still skeptical about its lo ...

KPMG, the auditing company, recently found out that big businesses are excited about the potential of the metaverse, but are not yet convinced by the current versions of the concept. According to major representatives of the media market, there is great potential for the metaverse in the future, ...

The Supreme Court of Denmark has recently declared that any activity associated with the investment and trading of bitcoin is regarded as speculative and is subject to the country's tax regulations. The court emphasized that the usage of BTC by citizens received as a result of mining, through gif ...

Gisele Bündchen, known as one of the highest-paid models in the world and a former Victoria's Secret angel, has recently spoken out about the financial losses she and her ex-husband Tom Brady suffered due to their involvement with the FTX Group. The FTX cryptocurrency exchange's collapse in Novem ...

A group of investors has recently filed a class-action lawsuit against Ben Armstrong, the owner of Bitboy Crypto, for allegedly promoting the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The lawsuit, which was filed in the District Court for the Southern District of Florida, names several other defendan ...

Two Brazilian football players were lured into a crypto scam promising a monthly income of 5%. In May of last year, Mayke of Palmeiras Football Club and Gustavo Scarpa of Nottingham Forest invested around R$11 million ($2 million) in WLJC, a company claiming to provide consulting services and inv ...

As per the latest reports from Reuters, numerous Australians who invested their pension savings in cryptocurrency have faced huge losses amounting to millions of dollars. The losses are attributed to the self-managed pension funds (SMSF) that are not regulated by Australian prudential regulators ...