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Bitcoin rallied past $34,000 this week, and is up 106% so far this year after 2022's grueling grind lower.The latest surge supposedly happened on excitement around a potential spot ETF approval, but are other factors at work?Constrained supply, underinvested market participants and bitcoin's rejuvenated shine as a safe haven from troubled traditional markets and geopolitical

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission delayed an application by Grayscale Investments to convert its Ethereum trust product (ETHE) into an exchange-traded fund (ETF). One day earlier, the agency did the same regarding BlackRock's application for a similar vehicle.The SEC has traditionally opposed spot crypto ETF products, only allowing a flurry of spot bitcoin ETFs

Jan 30, 2020 at 20:30 UTCNomura Launching Benchmark for Japan’s Crypto AssetsNomura Research Institute (NRI) will launch a benchmark rank and compare Japanese cryptocurrency assets on Friday.The Tokyo-based management consultancy and research firm said the “NRI/IU Crypto-Asset Index Family” – created in coordination with Intelligence Unit LLC (IU) – will be available through NRI’s financial…

Dea Markova is a Managing Director and head of digital assets at Forefront Advisers.April was full of stablecoin politics, perpetuating the idea of a global race to tokenize cash. In my opinion, this is not a single race – it’s a competition across several disciplines. We should cheer for the right to compete freely rather…

A wallet linked to Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov today sent $1.3 million worth of tether (USDT) in a move that apparently eases concerns around the large debt taken by that wallet from lending protocol Aave.Egorov previously deposited $24 million worth of CRV tokens to Aave on Monday. However, bearish sentiment in the broader crypto…

Bitcoin remained steady, while ether gained over 5% as investors bet on an ETH ETF in the coming months.AI-related tokens zoomed in as the launch of OpenAI’s Sora sparked renewed hopes for the sector’s growth.Bitcoin (BTC) prices remained little changed over the weekend, hovering around the $52,000 level on relatively lower trading volumes compared to

Sep 3, 2020 at 16:26 UTCUpdated Sep 3, 2020 at 16:42 UTCB20 Chair Yousef Al-Benyan said the passport could be especially helpful to small businesses recovering from COVID-19 economic slowdowns. (B20)Saudi Arabian business leaders think they have a solution to trade finance woes caused by COVID-19: a blockchain-based business passport to cut through red tape.…

Orchid has launched its VPN application on Apple's app store. (Image: Orchid)Crypto-Enabled VPN Provider Orchid Launches on Apple’s App StoreDecentralized virtual private network (VPN) provider Orchid announced the launch of its VPN application on the Apple app store on Thursday.  In an emailed press release, Orchid said users on its app would be able to…

Thanks to Ripple Labs’s landmark win against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in July 2023, the crypto industry’s general attitude has become noticeably rosier and newly optimistic. Even if the SEC has vowed to appeal the ruling.So to no one’s surprise, traditional financial (TradFi) institutions suddenly want a piece of the cryptocurrency pie