Bitcoin Bull Howard Lutnick Joins Trump’s Cabinet As Commerce Secretary
Howard Lutnick, the former CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and a vocal proponent of Bitcoin, has been confirmed as the United States Secretary of Commerce. With a tight 51-45 vote, the Senate confirmed his appointment, putting him in charge of a department that oversees critical economic areas such as trade, economic data, and industry regulation. Related […]
TradFi Investors Piled $38.7B Into Bitcoin ETFs, Three Times More Than Previous Quarter
Institutional investors bought $38.7 billion worth of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the fourth quarter, filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed.
Onboarding the Buy-Side to Blockchain Rails
The right systems and processes must be in place to properly tokenize the trillions of dollars worth of potential real-world assets, says Blue Water Financial Technologies’ Peter Gaffney.
Brazil Set to Launch World’s First Spot XRP ETF
The Hashdex Nasdaq XRP fund is currently in a pre-operational phase, but does not yet have an official start date.
The Opportunity in High Yield Crypto-Backed Loans
BTC-backed loans could be a great way for traditional finance institutions to engage with crypto at scale, says BlockFill’s Ari Pine.
Ethereum Developers Release New Initiative to Simplify Cross-Chain Transactions
Called the Open Intents Framework, the new scheme aims to bring “intents” to all corners of the Ethereum ecosystem.
Ethereum L1 Monad Joins Forces With Near-Based Orderly Network for DeFi Boost
The arrival of the Monad testnet will provide traders with a fast EVM-compatible building site and the possibility of airdrops on the L1.
EToro Secures MiCA License From Cyprus to Offer Crypto Services Across EEA
The approval allows the trading platform to expand its digital asset offerings across all 30 European Economic Area countries.
Bitcoin Rewards App Fold Volatile in Wall Street Debut
The firm, which holds 1,000 BTC, went public on the Nasdaq Wednesday via a SPAC merger.
U.S. Crypto Investors Are Still Piling Into Memecoins Despite the Huge Risks: Kraken
A survey by the crypto exchange showed that 85% of digital asset holders in the U.S. invested in memecoins.