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The following is a guest post and opinion from Abdul Rafay Gadit, Co-Founder of ZIGChain. US real estate alone is worth over $100 trillion, while the global market exceeds $700 trillion. Yet, for an asset tied to the ground we walk on, it remains surprisingly illiquid. The World Economic Forum reports that illiquidity in real [โฆ] The post Real estateโs liquidity revolution: Why RWAs are no longer optional appeared...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:U.S. Peesident Donald Trump's memecoin has led to calls for impeachment and inflated its circulating supply in major unlocks. It's still defying gravity.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Gala Games' Easter event at the White House hints at a potential fresh chapter for GameFi, which has shown signs of life in the last few days.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Stripe CEO Patrick Collison said a stablecoin tool for companies outside US, UK and EU is ready for testing.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:The following is a guest post and opinion of Vugar Usi Zade, Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Bitget. The regulatory tide in the United States is turning in a way that could redefine the global crypto marketโs trajectory. Under the current administration, regulators have signaled a pivot from a heavy-handed approach toward one emphasizing clarity [โฆ] The post Why the U.S. canโt afford to miss the stablecoin window...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Efforts in Congress to create a legislative framework for crypto were chief among the Commission's reasons for pulling back against Coinbase.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:DeFi Development Corp. plans to use proceeds to bolster its Solana-focused treasury strategy and fund corporate initiatives.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:As Bitcoin closes the week at a two-month high above $93,000, and other major cryptos like Solana and Ethereum register impressive gains, Sui Network has emerged as the leader of the top-cap coins, registering a 70% weekly price increase. The rally appears to have been fueled by the launch of the Grayscale SUI Trust and [โฆ] The post Sui Network outperforms Bitcoin and other top-cap cryptos appeared first on...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Australian radio station CADA put DJ Thy on-air for months before admitting that the host was actually AI-generated.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Opinion by: Raullen Chai, co-founder and CEO of IoTeXThe United States and other superpowers are on the brink of a financial evolution. With President Donald Trumpโs recent executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) and a US Digital Asset Stockpile (DAS), the conversation around digital assets in government reserves is gaining momentum. Countries like Czechia have also followed suit with their...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Crypto investor sentiment has seen a significant recovery from global tariff concerns, but analysts warn that the marketโs structural weaknesses may still result in downside momentum during periods of weekend illiquidity.Risk appetite appeared to return among crypto investors this week after US President Donald Trump adopted a softer tone, saying that import tariffs on Chinese goods may โcome down substantially.โ...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Itโs a debate as old as Bitcoin itself: How can the worldโs first cryptocurrency achieve true mass adoption? While the Bitcoin community focuses on improving user experience (UX), rolling out custody solutions, battling legislators, and onboarding institutions, core Bitcoin developer and CEO of Synonym John Carvalho has proposed a simpler solution: deprecate satoshis and remove [โฆ] The post Bitcoin debate reignited...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Bitcoin has surged since last year's halving, but it's been a disappointment compared to the coin's previous post-halving cycles.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:DeFi Development Corp (formerly Janover) aims to raise over $1 billion worth of capital to invest in Solana, the industryโs sixth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.The Nasdaq-listed firm, previously a real estate financing platform connecting commercial property lenders and buyers, announced its plans in a Form S-3 registration statement filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Blockchain sharding, worded in the most succinct way possible, is the division of network activity into smaller, more manageable parts, to enhance performance and scalability. Execution sharding, more specifically speaking, involves breaking down the execution of smart contracts into smaller, more efficient pieces. Tahir Mahmood, co-founder of KRNL, and kOS, the companyโs flagship product, are [โฆ] The post KRNL Labs:...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Blockchain sharding, worded in the most succinct way possible, is the division of network activity into smaller, more manageable parts, to enhance performance and scalability. Execution sharding, more specifically speaking, involves breaking down the execution of smart contracts into smaller, more efficient pieces. Tahir Mahmood, co-founder of KRNL, and kOS, the companyโs flagship product, are [โฆ] The post KRNL Labs:...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:What are reciprocal tariffs? Reciprocal tariffs might sound like textbook trade jargon, but the idea is pretty straightforward: If one country slaps tariffs on your goods, you hit back with the same. Think of it as a tit-for-tat strategy in global trade โ a way for governments to say, โIf youโre charging our exporters 20%, weโre doing the same to yours.โThe roots of this concept go back to the 1930s, when the US passed...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Over $4 trillion worth of real estate could be tokenized on blockchain networks during the next decade, potentially offering investors greater access to property ownership opportunities, according to a new report.The Deloitte Center for Financial Services predicts that over $4 trillion worth of real estate may be tokenized by 2035, up from less than $300 billion in 2024. The report, published April 24, estimates a...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) in the United States saw over $3 billion in inflows this week, marking the first full week of consecutive inflows in five weeks.On April 25, the 11 spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs saw $380 million in inflows, bringing the total for the week to around $3.06 billion over five consecutive inflow days, according to Farside data. The last time spot Bitcoin ETFs had a full week of inflow days...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Strike CEO Jack Mallers said his new role as CEO of Bitcoin treasury firm Twenty One Capital wonโt distract him from heading Strike, revealing the platform processed over $6 billion in volume in 2024.โThis is not a shift in my commitment; itโs an extension of it,โ Mallers said in an April 25 letter to Strike investors.Every decision based on if it is โgood for BitcoinโโIf Bitcoin wins, humanity wins. Every business...
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:Five US states continue to pursue lawsuits against Coinbaseโs staking program, and the firmโs executives argue that this is creating barriers for users who seek to earn rewards through the platform, amounting to over $90 million since 2023. According to Coinbaseโs chief legal officer Paul Grewal, California, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington, and Wisconsin are maintaining [โฆ] The post Coinbase contends state lawsuits...
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Ark Invest sees a path for Bitcoin to reach $2.4 million per coin by 2030. Here's why Cathie Wood's firm thinks it could surge so high.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:The average cost to mine one Bitcoin (BTC) increased sharply in the fourth quarter of 2024, reaching $82,162 among publicly listed miners, representing a 47% quarterly increase, according to a recent CoinShares industry report. The report pointed out that accelerated hardware deployment, tax expenses, and growing non-cash charges related to depreciation and stock-based compensation are [โฆ] The post Bitcoin mining costs...
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:SUI, BCH and Hedera's HBAR led Friday gains in the CoinDesk 20 Index, with one analyst saying this week's crypto rally is likely the beginning of BTC's climb to fresh record prices.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:After launching Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, the crypto asset manager is expanding its focusโnow to Near Protocol.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Newly sworn-in SEC Chairman Paul Atkins called for a comprehensive overhaul of the agencyโs regulatory framework for crypto, warning that outdated rules and enforcement-heavy policies have stifled innovation for years. Speaking at the SECโs third crypto task force roundtable in Washington, D.C., Atkins said the current regulatory environment โbadly needs attention,โ pointing to the urgent [โฆ] The post Paul Atkins calls...
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Though the identities of many of the top holders of US President Donald Trumpโs memecoin were still unknown, blockchain data showed significant outflows over the past seven days โ during which time he announced a dinner and White House tour for certain tokenholders.According to data from blockchain analytics firm Nansen as of April 25, the TRUMP memecoin had seen more than $869 million in outflows in the last seven...
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Stripe, a global payments platform, is building a new US dollar stablecoin product for companies based outside the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe in a move that may further expand the footprint of the dollar around the world.Stripe CEO Patrick Collison confirmed the product on X, posting an invitation for companies interested in testing the solution. The move gained traction after Stripe recently received...
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:An OpenAI researcher was forced to leave the U.S. due to President Trump's immigration policiesโa move one colleague called "nuts."
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:In comments Friday, SNB President Martin Schlegel said holding bitcoin raises liquidity and volatility risks for Switzerland.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Semler Scientific has bought approximately $10 million worth of Bitcoin since Feb. 14, the healthcare technology company said in an April 25 statement.The company purchased 111 Bitcoin (BTC) for $10 million at an average price of roughly $90,000 per coin, Semler said. It holds a total of more than 3,300 Bitcoin worth approximately $300 million in aggregate.Semler said its Bitcoin purchases have earned stockholders a...
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:The first spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to XRP in the world, issued by Hashdex and managed by Genial Investimentos, began trading on April 25 on Brazilโs stock exchange, B3. Listed under the ticker XRPH11, the ETF tracks the Nasdaq XRP Reference Price Index and, according to Hashdex, will allocate at least 95% of its [โฆ] The post First spot XRP ETF issued by Hashdex begins trading in Brazil appeared first on...
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Bitcoin hit a two-month peak Friday as investors mulled Donald Trump's purported progress on trade negotiations with China.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:US President Donald Trumpโs first 90 days in office have been miserable for Bitcoin (BTC) and the broader cryptocurrency industry. Despite positive regulatory developments, culminating in the first-ever White House crypto summit on March 7, digital asset prices have been dragged down by the currents of trade war and fear of recession.However, crypto saw a huge sentiment shift this week amid reports that Trump was...
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Nasdaq has urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to hold digital assets to the same regulatory standards as securities if they constitute โstocks by any other name,โ according to an April 25 comment letter.The exchange said the US financial regulator needs to establish a clearer taxonomy for cryptocurrencies, including categorizing a portion of digital assets as โfinancial securities.โ Those tokens,...
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