Metaplanet Holdings, a Japanese investment company, has recently acquired quite a large amount of Bitcoin acquiring 108.78 BTC which is approximately $6.92 million. This purchase was made on October 7th and brings the company’s total Bitcoin stash to 639.5 BTC, or about $40.5 million. Metaplanet’s stock price rose by more ... Read more
The escalating tensions in the Middle East have sent shockwaves across the crypto markets, causing a sharp decline in Bitcoin’s price. The token so far has struggled to reclaim the crucial $65,000 level, leaving investors to wonder if this is just a temporary correction or the beginning of a broader ... Read more
The next decade of smart contract blockchains will most likely experience a change in the original idea of decentralization, openness, and censorship resistance compared to the market requirements. Jesse Walden recently posted an X post about how this technology that came from Bitcoin’s cypherpunk principles is now changing as it ... Read more
Matrixport, co-founded by Jihan Wu, has officially completed its all-cash acquisition of Crypto Finance (Asset Management) AG (CFAM), a Swiss firm renowned for its compliant crypto asset management services. This strategic move positions Matrixport to broaden its reach within the pan-European market, enhancing its status as a comprehensive crypto financial ... Read more
Bitcoin’s increasing link with US equity markets has become the focus, influenced by macro drivers including the Fed’s recent actions. Since the interest rate cuts affected many markets, BTC rose above $64,800 and copied the moves of US stocks. This rising link shows that the legacy financial markets are gradually ... Read more
Liquid staking protocol Bedrock has also been hacked and it was revealed that the attack affected the protocol significantly. Hackers were able to raid the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform uniBTC, which is a synthetic Bitcoin token, and take $2 million in funds. On September 27, through a post on X, ... Read more
In a historic move, Donald Trump made history as the first US president to engage in a Bitcoin transaction. While on the campaign trail in New York, Trump went to PubKey, a Bitcoin themed bar near New York University in the Greenwich Village. He started preparing for a memorable event ... Read more
Chainlink continues to capture analyst attention as forecasts of an impending bullish breakout against Bitcoin proliferate. Currently, market signs fail to signal an immediate surge. In a recent X post, Alan Santana pointed to Chainlink’s historical tendencies and wider environmental factors hinting at sizeable LINK growth potentially unfolding in the ... Read more
Bitcoin rose to $58,000 today, which is a positive sign for the retail traders, as suggested by the analytics firm Santiment. The platform also revealed that the share of wallets with less than one Bitcoin in them was the highest in the last seven months in terms of the total ... Read more
Global banking giant, Standard Chartered has now announced the launch of its digital asset custody service in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The decision comes after receiving the required license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and can be considered as the next step in the bank’s digital asset ... Read more
