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Bitlayer Integrates BitVM Bridge With Xverse Wallet to Advance Bitcoin DeFi
27.3.2025
Bitlayer has announced the integration of the BitVM Bridge with Xverse Wallet, a bitcoin wallet that supports customizable Bitcoin testnet configurations. This collaboration allows users to access the trust-minimized BitVM Bridge seamlessly through the Xverse Wallet, enhancing the adoption of BitVM...
Balaji Srinivasan: Dollar Inflation Is Global Taxation
26.3.2025
In a recent social media post, former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan argued that U.S. dollar inflation acts as a form of global taxation, highlighting the disparity in financial impacts between Americans and the global population. He noted that if the approximately $6 trillion printed since 2020...
Nigerian Oil Marketers Denounce Oil De-Dollarization Policy
26.3.2025
Olufemi Adewole, Executive Secretary of DAPPMAN, warns that Nigeria’s Naira-for-crude oil transaction framework could destabilize foreign exchange (FX), deter foreign direct investment (FDI), and worsen economic challenges. He highlights the volatility of the Naira and stresses that crude...
Netflix’s The Seven Deadly Sins NFT Collection Launches in Partnership With Sony
26.3.2025
Sony is expanding its Web3 strategy by partnering with Yoake to launch officially licensed digital collectibles from one of Netflix’s top-performing anime series, The Seven Deadly Sins, which has sold over 55 million copies worldwide. This collaboration marks the first mainstream anime...
Geopolitical Shifts May Be Leading US to Establish Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Boost Gold Holdings
25.3.2025
Matthew Pines, Executive Director at the Bitcoin Policy Institute, has addressed concerns about the fracturing global financial system and the reliability of U.S. Federal Reserve dollar swap lines. He notes that European banks are heavily reliant on dollar funding, with 17% of their financing...
Etoro Files for IPO With Tripled Revenue, 96% From Crypto Trading
25.3.2025
Israeli trading platform Etoro has filed a prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) in New York, revealing that its revenue tripled in 2024, with 96% of that revenue coming from cryptocurrency trading. Etoro reported a revenue of $12.6...
Cassava Technologies and Nvidia Join Forces to Establish Africa’s ‘First’ AI Factory
25.3.2025
Cassava Technologies, founded by Zimbabwean telecom tycoon Strive Masiyiwa, is collaborating with Nvidia to establish Africa’s first AI factory. Nvidia’s advanced computing and AI software will be deployed at Cassava’s South African data centers by June 2025, with plans to expand...
Federal Revenue Agents Might Seize Bitcoin From Travelers in Brazil
24.3.2025
Mario De Marco, Anderson Leme, and Rodrigo Quaresma, Federal Revenue agents, talked about the possibility of seizing bitcoin from travelers in Brazil. During a podcast, the agents clarified that they could confiscate digital assets from travelers only if there is a pending investigation involving...
Metaplanet Crosses 50B Yen in Traded Value
24.3.2025
Japanese hotel developer and bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet has topped ¥50 billion ($332.6 million) in traded value on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, surpassing Toyota, the world’s largest car manufacturer, according to a post by the company’s CEO Simon Gerovich on Monday. Traded value refers to...
Report Claims Visa and World Network in Talks to Merge Crypto Wallets With Card Payments
24.3.2025
Sam Altman’s World Network is allegedly in discussions with Visa to integrate stablecoin payment capabilities into its self-custody crypto wallet, according to an unnamed source speaking with Coindesk’s Ian Allison. This collaboration aims to incorporate Visa card functionality into World...
Peter Schiff Warns of ‘Parasitic Relationship’ Threatening Dollar Value and Painful Economic Transition
23.3.2025
In a recent social media post, economist Peter Schiff critiques the Trump administration’s characterization of the U.S. as the “world’s best customer,” arguing that this perspective misrepresents the global economic relationship. Schiff asserts that while demand...
Trump’s Policies Threaten US Dollar Dominance, Warns Economics Professor
23.3.2025
In a recent essay for the Financial Times that is heating up discussions in economic circles, Berkeley professor and author of Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar, Barry Eichengreen argues that President Donald Trump’s policies are significantly undermining the foundations...
Tether Ranks Seventh Among Top US Treasuries Buyers in 2024
23.3.2025
Tether, the largest stablecoin company in the cryptocurrency space, has become one of the largest buyers of U.S. treasuries as a way of backing the value of the over 140 billion USDT issued. According to data posted by Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, the company purchased over $33 billion in treasuries...
Eric Trump Joins Metaplanet Strategic Board of Advisors
21.3.2025
Japanese hotel developer and bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet has created a Strategic Board of Advisors and Eric Trump will join as an inaugural member, according to an announcement made by the company’s CEO Simon Gerovich on Thursday evening. “Metaplanet is thrilled to welcome Eric Trump to...
Kraken to Acquire US Futures Trading Platform Ninjatrader for $1.5 Billion
20.3.2025
Kraken has announced an agreement to acquire Ninjatrader, the U.S. retail futures trading platform, for $1.5 billion, subject to certain purchase price adjustments. This acquisition accelerates its multi-asset-class ambitions, which include plans for equities trading and payments. Founded in 2003...
Utila Secures $18 Million to Enhance Digital Asset Operations With Stablecoins and MPC Wallets
20.3.2025
Utila has announced the successful completion of an $18 million Series A funding round, led by Nyca Partners, to enhance its institutional digital asset operations platform. The company, which has processed $35 billion in digital asset transactions over the past 18 months, aims to scale its global...
Tanzanian Shilling’s 8.9% YTD Drop Earns It World’s Worst-Performing Currency Status
20.3.2025
The Tanzanian shilling has experienced a significant decline, becoming the world’s worst-performing currency this year, dropping 8.9%. At the time of writing, the currency’s exchange rate against the U.S. dollar stood at 2,645 per dollar, a level last seen in late November 2024. This...
Donald Trump Scheduled to Speak at Blockworks Digital Asset Summit
20.3.2025
Donald Trump will make history as the first sitting U.S. President to address a crypto conference when he speaks at the Blockworks Digital Asset Summit in New York City on Thursday, according to the event organizer and crypto media firm Blockworks. Trump headlined the July 2024 Bitcoin Conference...
Ripple CEO Says He’s ‘Bullish on Bitcoin’
20.3.2025
In what some would consider an unexpected move, Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of digital asset firm Ripple Labs and majority holder of the XRP cryptocurrency, cleared the air about his position on bitcoin ( BTC). “I first bought bitcoin in 2012 coming out of an event when I was first introduced to it,”...
Turkish Lira Hits Record Low Against the Dollar Amid Arrest of Opposition Leader
19.3.2025
The Turkish lira has fallen to a record low against the U.S. dollar, trading at 40.96 before recovering slightly to 38.74, following the surprise arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. The country’s benchmark stock index, the BIST 100, dropped by as much as 7% in response to the news, which...