Tether CEO defies his critics—and he has a point Paolo Ardoino points out his firm has remained steady even as once respectable banks and crypto rivals have collapsed. Fortune · Dec 7, 2023
Swan raises $40 million to build out institutional offerings such as Bitcoin-backed lending The company led by Cory Klippsten has quietly become one of the largest in crypto through its Bitcoin-only approach. Fortune · Dec 7, 2023
Bitcoin Rally Shines Spotlight On Investor Risks A much-anticipated US approval of wider bitcoin trading has helped the world's biggest cryptocurrency reach 20-month heights, risking however pain for new investors unaccustomed to its volatility. International Business Times · Dec 7, 2023
'Banks Should Stay Silent,' Crypto Community Lashes Out At Jamie Dimon's Anti-Crypto Tirade Not everyone was pleased with the latest development in the cryptocurrency industry and Dimon was one among them. He said he would close the industry down if he had the power. International Business Times · Dec 7, 2023
Robinhood launches crypto trading in the EU, adds Solana and other tokens delisted in the U.S. The online brokerage had delisted Solana, Polygon, and Cardano in the U.S. in June after the SEC named them in its lawsuits against Binance and then Coinbase. Fortune · Dec 7, 2023
Elizabeth Warren and Wall Street just declared a truce: ‘I am not usually holding hands with the CEOs of multibillion-dollar banks’ The Massachusetts senator known for being tough on the financial industry has a new target in her sights. Fortune · Dec 6, 2023
El Salvador's Bitcoin Investment Sees Over $3M Gains Amid Crypto Rally Bukele said that it has never been El Salvador's objective to sell its Bitcoin and while he confirmed that they are well aware the crypto asset's price will fluctuate, he underlined that it does not impact the country's long-term strategy. International Business Times · Dec 6, 2023
Jamie Dimon blasts crypto, tells Senate he would ‘close it down’—even as JPMorgan pushes forward with blockchain payments The JPMorgan CEO's comments to the Senate are just his latest tirade against crypto. His position is a bit ironic given the bank's own embrace of technology. Fortune · Dec 6, 2023
Dogecoin Celebrates 10th Anniversary With An All-Time High Price Of $0.10 For 2023 Dogecoin, the crypto asset officially introduced on Dec. 6, 2013, also marked a new all-time high for this year at its current price and secured the ninth-largest crypto asset by market capitalization at $14.62 billion. International Business Times · Dec 6, 2023
Montenegro Court Of Appeal To Review Decision On Do Kwon's Extradition Late last month, the Montenegrin High Court announced that it has "approved the extradition" of Kwon as requested by his home country South Korea and the U.S. International Business Times · Dec 6, 2023
The Sam Altman-backed crypto project Worldcoin announces plans for decentralization as it expands its eye-scanning ambitions The company released a new grants program and protocol roadmap on Wednesday. Fortune · Dec 6, 2023
So why isn’t a Pokemon card a security? Figures from SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to Rep. Ritchie Torres have weighed in on the pressing crypto question, without clarity from regulators. Fortune · Dec 6, 2023
Future of Finance: Paolo Ardoino on Tether proving crypto critics wrong and how ‘Bitfinex is a different company compared to Binance’ Ardoino talked about his early career and why it's mostly been "business as usual" after recently becoming Tether's CEO. Fortune · Dec 6, 2023
Bitcoin Soars To $44K As BlackRock Irons Out Spot BTC ETF Prospectus Industry experts and ETF analysts scrutinized the amended prospectus and discovered that BlackRock had seeded its ETF on Oct. 27. It was the same month when the crypto community found the Bitcoin ETF ticker of the firm listed on the website of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation. International Business Times · Dec 6, 2023
International Business Times · Dec 6, 2023 Bitcoin Could Reach A Local Top At $48K As Traders 'Buy The Rumor, Sell The Fact' Over the past weeks, Bitcoin continued to rally, pushing its value up on the anticipation that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would soon announce the country's first-ever spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund.
International Business Times · Dec 5, 2023 Tesla To Accept Dogecoin As Payment For Cybertruck, Newly Uncovered Code Suggests Interestingly, Dogecoin is the only crypto asset mentioned on CyberTruck's checkout page.
International Business Times · Dec 5, 2023 MicroStrategy Accumulates Over $2 Billion Profit From Bitcoin Holdings Amid Crypto Surge The substantial Bitcoin investment by MicroStrategy has yielded a significant return, a growth that began under the leadership of its current executive chairman, Michael Saylor, starting in August 2020.
Fortune · Dec 5, 2023 Coinbase Wallet lets users send stablecoins for free on messaging apps like WhatsApp and iMessage Coinbase Wallet’s new feature will make it easer to send USDC at no cost across borders.
Fortune · Dec 5, 2023 Crypto firms could spend more on lobbying than in 2022—when FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried were still writing checks Even without Sam Bankman-Fried, blockchain firms continue to pour money into D.C.
International Business Times · Dec 5, 2023 Here's Why RWA Tokenization Is The Next Big Thing In Crypto In crypto terms, RWA tokenization denotes the process of creating "digital twins" of material and monetary assets by using blockchain technology and smart contracts to transform them into on-chain assets.
International Business Times · Dec 5, 2023 Bankman-Fried's Decision On Post-Trial Motions Hints At Possible Appeal It is not yet clear whether prosecutors want to move forward with the ex-crypto mogul's second trial in March, where he will be tried for five charges.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 4, 2023 Rockstar releases GTA 6 trailer early after crypto leaks on Twitter Rockstar bumped up the GTA 6 trailer release date a little early, after a crypto organization leaked the full thing on Twitter
The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023 Bitcoin has surpassed $41,000 for the first time since April 2022. What's behind the price surge? Bitcoin is once again having a moment
International Business Times · Dec 4, 2023 Crypto.com Secures Crucial License From UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) With the authorization, the crypto exchange platform that has more than 80 million global users, can now offer UK-localized e-money products.
International Business Times · Dec 4, 2023 Ex-SEC Official Says Crypto Has 'No Inherent Value,' Gives Reasons For Price Spike The crypto market is currently a sea of green, as Bitcoin, the world's largest crypto asset by market cap, leads the digital assets in a price rally that benefited most crypto holders.