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Crypto, DeFi may widen wealth gap, destabilize finance: BIS report
19.4.2025
The growing adoption of cryptocurrencies may pose risks to the traditional financial system and exacerbate wealth inequality, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).In an April 15 report, the BIS warned that the number of investors and amount of capital in crypto...
Crypto, DeFi may widen wealth gap, destabilize finance: BIS report
19.4.2025
The growing adoption of cryptocurrencies may pose risks to the traditional financial system and exacerbate wealth inequality, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).In an April 15 report, the BIS warned that the number of investors and amount of capital in crypto...
Altcoins may rally in Q2 2025 thanks to improved regulations: Sygnum
18.4.2025
Altcoins may see a resurgence in the second quarter of 2025 as regulations for digital assets continue to improve, according to Swiss bank Sygnum.In its Q2 2025 investment outlook, Sygnum said the space has seen “drastically improved” regulations for crypto use cases, creating...
Crypto Stock Tracking ETF Coming Soon From VanEck
17.4.2025
The VanEck Onchain Economy ETF (NODE) is expected to start trading on May 14th with a management fee of 0.69%
Bitcoin gold copycat move may top $150K as BTC stays 'impressive'
17.4.2025
Bitcoin (BTC) has a new gold-inspired $155,000 target, as analysis describes both assets as “remarkably impressive.”In a post on X on April 16, popular trading and analytics account Cryptollica predicted BTC/USD copying gold to hit new all-time highs next.Analysis sees key BTC price...
Powell: ‘We May Find Ourselves in a Challenging Scenario’ as Fed Weighs Tariff Uncertainty
16.4.2025
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. economy remains on solid footing despite slowing growth and lingering inflation, while warning that new trade policies could create uncertainty. Powell Channels Ferris Bueller: ‘Life Moves Pretty Fast’ as Fed Navigates Economic...
Bitcoin Rally Short-Circuited as Fed Chair Powell Raises Stagflation Fear
16.4.2025
"We may find ourselves in the challenging scenario in which our dual-mandate goals are in tension," said Powell of the effect of the Trump tariffs
Bitcoin Treasury bonds may help US refinance $14T debt — VanEck exec
16.4.2025
VanEck’s head of research has pitched a new type of US Treasury bond partially backed by Bitcoin to help refinance $14 trillion in US debt.Matthew Sigel pitched the concept of “BitBonds” — US Treasury bonds with exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) — at the Strategic Bitcoin...
Bitcoin Treasury bonds may help US refinance $14T debt — VanEck exec
16.4.2025
VanEck’s head of research has pitched a new type of US Treasury bond partially backed by Bitcoin to help refinance $14 trillion in US debt.Matthew Sigel pitched the concept of “BitBonds” — US Treasury bonds with exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) — at the Strategic Bitcoin...
Crypto Winter Appears to Have Arrived With Bitcoin, Top 50 Tokens Falling Into Bear Market Territory: Coinbase Institutional
16.4.2025
Traditional metrics for bear markets may not fully capture shifts in investor sentiment and market structure in the crypto space
Fans Are Worried The Last Of Us May Have Skipped The Game’s Most Important Scene
15.4.2025
We’re only one episode into The Last of Us’ second season, and it’s already taken some creative liberties with the source material. Similarly to the start of the game, “Future Days,” the first episode of HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us Part II’s revenge story, mostly takes place in the Jackson...
Criminals Are Watching the DOJ’s Crypto Shift. So Should We
15.4.2025
Treasury’s move to shift prosecutorial resources away from crypto may please the industry. But the decision could prove harmful down the line, says Yoav Keren, CEO and Co-founder of BrandShield
Coinbase’s Lucas Matheson on Why Canada Needs a Blockchain Strategy
14.4.2025
Coinbase’s Canadian boss discusses how the country can create a better business environment for crypto. Matheson is a speaker at Consensus by CoinDesk in Toronto May 14-16. Interview with Afra Wang
Mantra says one particular exchange may have caused OM collapse
14.4.2025
The team behind real-world tokenized asset blockchain Mantra says its native token’s sudden 90% plunge was caused by exchanges forcibly closing positions without notice, with one currently unnamed exchange potentially to blame. On April 13, Mantra (OM) price dropped from $6.30 to below...
The Last Of Us Season Two, Episode One Recap: Everybody Hates Joel
14.4.2025
“Future Days,” the first episode of The Last of Us season two, opens with the closing moments of season one. Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) are standing on a hill with the Jackson settlement they’ll call home in the distance. Ellie, unconvinced by Joel’s story about raiders massacring...
Saylor Teases New Bitcoin Buy After Strategy’s $7.69 Billion Q1 Buying Spree
13.4.2025
Strategy paused BTC buys as bitcoin tumbled in Q1, but Saylor signaled additional purchases may be coming
Dimon Warns of Treasury Market ‘Kerfuffle’ That Could Force Fed to Intervene
13.4.2025
The JPMorgan CEO says rigid banking rules may trigger a Treasury market freeze, echoing 2020’s turmoil that was followed by BTC's price rise
Trump Tariff Relief Covers Consumer Tech; Bitcoin Miners May Face Classification Hurdles
12.4.2025
U.S. President Donald Trump disclosed over the weekend that certain electronic devices will be exempt from the ongoing tariffs imposed on China. This move is likely to ease the concerns of technology firms that have been engaged in a logistical tug-of-war, shipping components across borders under...
Gold and Bonds' Safe Haven Allure May be Fading With Bitcoin Emergence
12.4.2025
Bitcoin may not fit the traditional mold of a safe haven, but in a world of rising sovereign risk and broken financial norms, it may be time to redefine what 'safe' actually means
Crypto Rebound Likely as Trump Tariffs May Bring Down Inflation
11.4.2025
Inflation breakevens head south amid the Trump trade war