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Metaplanet adds $67M in Bitcoin following 10-to-1 stock split
1.4.2025
Japan-based Metaplanet has expanded its Bitcoin holdings, purchasing 696 BTC for 10.2 billion yen ($67 million), the company announced in an April 1 post on X. The investment lifts Metaplanet’s total Bitcoin stash to 4,046 BTC, valued at over $341 million at the time of writing.Source:...
Tether adds 8,888 Bitcoin in Q1 as holdings exceed $8.4B
1.4.2025
Tether, issuer of the USDT stablecoin, acquired 8,888 Bitcoin in the first quarter of 2025, according to onchain data.Onchain transaction data shows that Tether moved its newly acquired Bitcoin (BTC), worth roughly $750 million at the time of writing, from a Bitfinex address to a wallet...
Crypto ETP outflows, explained — What investors need to know
1.4.2025
What are crypto ETP outflows? Crypto ETPs give exposure to digital assets via traditional financial instruments. When more money exits these products rather than entering them, it is known as an “outflow” rather than an “inflow” —...
Trump-linked crypto ventures may complicate US stablecoin policy
1.4.2025
A US dollar-pegged stablecoin launched by a cryptocurrency platform tied to US President Donald Trump’s family could complicate ongoing bipartisan efforts to pass stablecoin legislation in Congress, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest.The Trump-linked World Liberty...
Trump Threats Secondary Tariffs on Russian Oil if Peace Talks Go Under
31.3.2025
President Trump floated the idea of these secondary tariffs during an interview with NBC, where he also remarked that he was “very angry” at Putin’s attitude towards the resolution of the Ukraine-Russian conflict. China, India, Turkey, and the EU are the largest buyers of Russian...
Trump Sons Take 20% Stake in US Mining Venture With 61,000 ASIC Rigs and Big Ambitions
31.3.2025
Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., progeny of U.S. President Donald Trump, have embarked on a financial foray into the realm of cryptocurrency, channeling capital into a bitcoin mining operation, The Wall Street Journal reported in a Monday dispatch. The article details the duo’s strategic pivot...
Trump Family Enters Bitcoin Mining With New Venture, American Bitcoin: Report
31.3.2025
Eric and Donald Trump Jr. have partnered with Hut 8 to launch a major U.S.-based bitcoin-mining company
El Salvador’s Bukele to Meet Trump at White House — Will Bitcoin Be on the Table?
29.3.2025
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele will meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House next month to discuss security cooperation and immigration enforcement, officials confirmed, following El Salvador’s agreement to incarcerate hundreds of alleged gang members deported from the United States....
The First Berserker: Khazan Is Great, The New Pokémon TCG Set Is Not, And More Of The Week's Takes
29.3.2025
This week, we raved about the new action-RPG The First Berserker: Khazan, voiced our critiques of the new Pokémon TCG set Journey Together, and shared some thoughts on the uselessness of game genres and the discourse around Daredevil: Born Again. Read on for these takes and more.Read more
TRUMP and MELANIA Tokens 2 Months Later: A Presidential Meme Coin Experiment
29.3.2025
Launched just before Donald Trump’s inauguration, the meme coins TRUMP and MELANIA initially drew significant interest. However, both assets have since experienced dramatic declines, now trading 85% to 95% below their peak valuations. TRUMP and MELANIA’s Post-Inauguration Decline Donald Trump made...
Senators press regulators on Trump’s WLFI stablecoin
28.3.2025
Five Democratic lawmakers in the US Senate have called on leadership at regulatory agencies to consider the potential conflicts of interest from a stablecoin launched by World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the crypto firm backed by US President Donald Trump’s family.In a March 28 letter from...
Senators press regulators on Trump’s WLFI stablecoin
28.3.2025
Five Democratic lawmakers in the US Senate have called on leadership at regulatory agencies to consider the potential conflicts of interest from a stablecoin launched by World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the crypto firm backed by US President Donald Trump’s family.In a March 28 letter from...
Senators press regulators on Trump’s WLFI stablecoin
28.3.2025
Five Democratic lawmakers in the US Senate have called on leadership at regulatory agencies to consider the potential conflicts of interest from a stablecoin launched by World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the crypto firm backed by US President Donald Trump’s family.In a March 28 letter from...
President Trump Clears Bitmex Founders’ Money Laundering Convictions
28.3.2025
President Donald Trump pardoned Bitmex co-founders Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed on March 27, 2025, clearing their 2022 convictions for failing to prevent money laundering on their cryptocurrency platform. Presidential Pardon Wipes Bitmex Founders’ Money Laundering Charge Bitmex,...
Donald Trump pardons three BitMEX co-founders — Report
28.3.2025
US President Donald Trump has reportedly issued pardons to three of the co-founders of the cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, who had pleaded guilty to felony charges.According to a March 28 CNBC report, Trump granted pardons to Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed, who were facing a range...
Trump pardons 3 BitMEX co-founders — Report
28.3.2025
US President Donald Trump reportedly issued pardons to three co-founders of the cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, who had pleaded guilty to felony charges.According to a March 28 CNBC report, Trump granted pardons to Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed, who were facing a range of criminal...
Trump pardons 3 BitMEX co-founders — Report
28.3.2025
US President Donald Trump reportedly issued pardons to three co-founders of the cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, who had pleaded guilty to felony charges.According to a March 28 CNBC report, Trump granted pardons to Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed, who were facing a range of criminal...
FDIC Reverses U.S. Crypto Banking Policy That Demanded Prior Approvals
28.3.2025
The U.S. banking agency withdrew policies that contributed to crypt industry accusations that it pressured institutions to "debank" digital assets customers
No, Daredevil: Born Again's Fisk Is Not An Allegory For Trump
28.3.2025
Daredevil: Born Again is really quite something. It feels like the first genuinely adult-focused project within the MCU, and its shocking brutality is all the more surprising for being created by Disney. (While Deadpool & Wolverine had gore and naughty words, it’s hard to really credit the silly...
Dogecoin, XRP Sink 7% as Trump Tariffs Threats Dent Markets; Bitcoin Options Expiry Looms
28.3.2025
Markets have been heavy since Thursday as President Donald Trump warned of deeper tariffs on Canada and the European Union in case the two collude and policies impact U.S. economic activity