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OKX exec warns against hype amid real-world asset tokenization boom
6.5.2025
The CEO of crypto exchange OKX’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) division has called on the industry to prioritize real-world utility as interest in tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) continues to grow.In a Cointelegraph interview at the Token20249 event in Dubai, OKX MENA CEO Rifad...
Aptos exec sees Web 2.5 platforms earning ‘tons’ of revenue
5.5.2025
While many crypto ecosystems focus on decentralization as the core tenet of Web3, Aptos is seeing success with hybrid platforms that blend Web2 and Web3 technologies, commonly referred to as “Web2.5.”In an interview at the Token20249 event in Dubai, Aptos’ head of ecosystem,...
Bitcoin miners should pay costs in depreciating currency — Ledn exec
3.5.2025
Bitcoin (BTC) mining firms should hold their mined Bitcoin and use it as collateral for fiat-denominated loans to pay operating expenses instead of selling BTC and losing the upside of an asset that miners expect to surge in price, according to John Glover, chief investment officer at Bitcoin...
Bitcoin miners should pay costs in depreciating currency — Ledn exec
3.5.2025
Bitcoin (BTC) mining firms should hold their mined Bitcoin and use it as collateral for fiat-denominated loans to pay operating expenses instead of selling BTC and losing the upside of an asset that miners expect to surge in price, according to John Glover, chief investment officer at Bitcoin...
Most shops in Cannes to accept crypto by summer this year — Web3 exec
2.5.2025
Merchants in Cannes, France, the site of the international Cannes Film Festival, are set to begin accepting crypto payments by summer this year in an effort to attract clientele with high disposable income by modernizing the city's commercial payment ecosystem.According to Artem Shaginyan, founder...
Most shops in Cannes to accept crypto by summer this year — Web3 exec
2.5.2025
Merchants in Cannes, France, the site of the international Cannes Film Festival, are set to begin accepting crypto payments by summer this year in an effort to attract clientele with high disposable income by modernizing the city's commercial payment ecosystem.According to Artem Shaginyan, founder...
Most shops in Cannes to accept crypto by summer this year — Web3 exec
2.5.2025
Merchants in Cannes, France, the site of the international Cannes Film Festival, are set to begin accepting crypto payments by summer this year in an effort to attract clientele with high disposable income by modernizing the city's commercial payment ecosystem.According to Artem Shaginyan, founder...
Judge Says Apple Exec Lied In Big Fortnite Case And Just Blew The App Store Wide Open
1.5.2025
Epic Games v. Apple judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has ruled that, effective immediately, Apple can no longer take a cut from purchases made outside apps and has blocked the tech giant from restricting how developers can point people to third-party payment options. The judge was also not happy that...
Bitcoin to $1M by 2029 fueled by ETF and gov’t demand — Bitwise exec
1.5.2025
Bitcoin’s expanding institutional adoption may provide the “structural” inflows necessary to surpass gold’s market capitalization and push its price beyond $1 million by 2029, according to Bitwise’s head of European research, André Dragosch.“Our in-house...
Bitcoin to $1M by 2029 fueled by ETF and gov’t demand — Bitwise exec
1.5.2025
Bitcoin’s expanding institutional adoption may provide the “structural” inflows necessary to surpass gold’s market capitalization and push its price beyond $1 million by 2029, according to Bitwise’s head of European research, André Dragosch.“Our in-house...
Bitcoin DeFi will have 300M users, beating Ethereum and Solana: Exec
1.5.2025
The first decentralized finance (DeFi) company to launch a user-friendly suite of products on Bitcoin will “win the entire market” of the blockchain’s 300 million users, one crypto founder says.Alexei Zamyatin, the co-founder of the Bitcoin layer 2 Build on Bitcoin, told...
Bitcoin DeFi will have 300M users, beating Ethereum and Solana: Exec
1.5.2025
The first decentralized finance (DeFi) company to launch a user-friendly suite of products on Bitcoin will “win the entire market” of the blockchain’s 300 million users, one crypto founder says.Alexei Zamyatin, the co-founder of the Bitcoin layer 2 Build on Bitcoin, told...
Global demand grows for non-dollar stablecoins, says Fireblocks exec
30.4.2025
Governments outside the US, including Singapore, are increasingly interested in stablecoins not tied to the US dollar, despite their currently limited liquidity, Fireblocks director of policy Dea Markova told Cointelegraph at Token2049.In an exclusive interview, Markova described the competition...
Global demand grows for non-dollar stablecoins, says Fireblocks exec
30.4.2025
Governments outside the US, including Singapore, are increasingly interested in stablecoins not tied to the US dollar, despite their currently limited liquidity, Fireblocks director of policy Dea Markova told Cointelegraph at Token2049.In an exclusive interview, Markova described the competition...
Strategy’s Bitcoin buys should be ‘super careless’ to pump price — Exec
30.4.2025
Key takeaways:Richard Byworth says Michael Saylor’s Strategy could ramp up its Bitcoin buys by acquiring cash-rich companies and converting their cash into Bitcoin.He says that Strategy should consider accelerating purchases as the Bitcoin supply on exchanges continues to decline.Byworth...
Strategy’s Bitcoin buys should be ‘super careless’ to pump price — Exec
30.4.2025
Key takeaways:Richard Byworth says Michael Saylor’s Strategy could ramp up its Bitcoin buys by acquiring cash-rich companies and converting their cash into Bitcoin.He says that Strategy should consider accelerating purchases as the Bitcoin supply on exchanges continues to decline.Byworth...
CBDCs ‘costly fiat copy’, not fintech success so far: Ex-Binance exec
29.4.2025
The United States’ rejection of a central bank digital currency has not halted the progress of CBDCs globally, but their success has been questionable so far, according to a former Binance executive.Global CBDC projects have not failed, but they have also not become what they were anticipated...
CBDCs ‘costly fiat copy’, not fintech success so far: Ex-Binance exec
29.4.2025
The United States’ rejection of a central bank digital currency has not halted the progress of CBDCs globally, but their success has been questionable so far, according to a former Binance executive.Global CBDC projects have not failed, but they have also not become what they were anticipated...
Russian ruble stablecoin: Exec lists 7 ‘Tether replica’ features
29.4.2025
The concept of a Russian ruble stablecoin received special attention at a major local crypto event, the Blockchain Forum in Moscow, with key industry executives reflecting on some of the core features a ruble-backed stablecoin might require.Sergey Mendeleev, founder of the digital settlement...
Russian ruble stablecoin: Exec lists 7 ‘Tether replica’ features
29.4.2025
The concept of a Russian ruble stablecoin received special attention at a major local crypto event, the Blockchain Forum in Moscow, with key industry executives reflecting on some of the core features a ruble-backed stablecoin might require.Sergey Mendeleev, founder of the digital settlement...