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Citi’s Bullish Bitcoin Outlook: $135,000 by 2025’s End
26.7.2025
Citigroup projects bitcoin could reach $135,000 by the end of 2025 in its base-case scenario, driven by strong demand from U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), growing user adoption, and favorable macroeconomic trends. Citigroup’s latest report outlines a bull case of $199,000 if...
Tokyo-Listed AI Firm to Acquire 3,000 BTC in Yearlong Crypto Strategy
25.7.2025
Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed AI solutions provider, Quantum Solutions, announced on July 23 its entry into the cryptocurrency investment business with an ambitious goal to hold up to 3,000 BTC within the next 12 months. The company justifies this move by citing the expanding global cryptocurrency...
SEC Seeks Candidates for All 5 Audit Oversight Board Seats
25.7.2025
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has officially launched its search for five new members, including the chairperson, to lead the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) in a pivotal period of fiscal scrutiny and investor protection. SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins announced...
Justin Sun Rings Nasdaq Bell for Tron Inc.
25.7.2025
Justin Sun, founder of the Tron blockchain, rang the Nasdaq bell Thursday morning on behalf of Tron Inc. (Nasdaq: TRON), a new entity formed when Sun orchestrated a reverse merger with SRM Entertainment in June 2025. Prior to the deal, SRM was a publicly listed toy manufacturer that supplied...
Strategy Boosts Bitcoin Fundraise to $2B via Preferred Stock: Report
24.7.2025
Strategy Inc. dramatically increased its latest preferred stock sale targeting bitcoin purchases to $2 billion from an initially planned $500 million, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The bitcoin-focused treasury firm, led by Michael Saylor, priced its Series...
Hong Kong Monetary Authority CEO Calls for Caution in Stablecoin Development Amid Hype
24.7.2025
Eddie Yue, CEO of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), addressed the need for a cautious approach to the development of stablecoins in Hong Kong, emphasizing the importance of avoiding excessive hype surrounding these emerging financial instruments. In his remarks, Yue highlighted concerns...
Western Union CEO Embraces Stablecoins as a Path to Innovation and Efficiency
24.7.2025
Western Union CEO Devin McGranahan stated in a recent interview that stablecoins should be viewed as an opportunity rather than a threat to the company’s business model. He emphasized that stablecoins can facilitate faster and cheaper cross-border transactions, benefiting both the company...
Block Initiates Onboarding of Sellers for Bitcoin Lightning Payments on Square
24.7.2025
Jack Dorsey’s Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) has announced the initiation of onboarding for its first few sellers on Square to facilitate a new native bitcoin acceptance experience. In a social media post, the company’s executive officer expressed enthusiasm for this development, stating...
Coinbase Co-Founder Fred Ehrsam Raises $100M for Brain Interface Startup
24.7.2025
Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, who launched a brain interface startup last year, announced on Tuesday that the new project, dubbed Nudge, has raised $100 million from two venture firms, Thrive Capital and Greenoaks Capital Partners. Several angel investors also participated in the Series...
World Liberty Financial, Vaulta Partner on $6M Web3 Banking Push
23.7.2025
World Liberty Financial committed $6 million to Vaulta on July 23, 2025, forging a strategic partnership to advance Web3 banking services in the United States. The Trump-linked decentralized finance protocol will integrate Vaulta’s native A token into its Macro Strategy reserve, diversifying...
A16z Crypto Leads $15 Million Seed Round in Poseidon for Decentralized AI Training Data Layer
23.7.2025
Chris Dixon, Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (A16z) Crypto, announced that the firm is leading a $15 million seed round in Poseidon, a company focused on building a decentralized data layer to coordinate supply and demand for artificial intelligence (AI) training data. As the availability...
Wisdomtree Launches USDW Stablecoin to Meet Growing Demand
23.7.2025
Wisdomtree has officially launched its own stablecoin, USDW, as part of a broader strategy to establish a full-stack stablecoin business catering to both retail and institutional users. USDW, a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin designed for transactions, is complemented by WTGXX, a tokenized U.S....
FBI Drops Investigation of Kraken Founder Jesse Powell
23.7.2025
The FBI has officially dropped its investigation into Kraken founder Jesse Powell and returned dozens of seized devices, including laptops and cellphones, according to Fortune. The investigation, which stemmed from a management dispute with a non-profit organization Powell founded, had...
US Unseals Civil Forfeiture Action Against $2 Million in Crypto Linked to Hamas
23.7.2025
The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia have announced the unsealing of a civil forfeiture action targeting approximately $2 million in digital currency held in accounts with Tether Limited and Binance Holdings LTD, connected to Buy Cash Money...
Peter Schiff Celebrates Gold ETF Returns, Dunks on Bitcoin
23.7.2025
Gold investor Peter Schiff bragged about the returns on his precious metals in an X post on Tuesday before using the moment to take a dig at bitcoin ( BTC). Schiff says he owns the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX), which has returned 61.3% so far this year according to Yahoo Finance. Schiff, a staunch...
‘Crypto Queen’ Cynthia Lummis Calls for Senate to Cancel August Recess and Stay in Session
23.7.2025
While Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson made the controversial move to shut down the House early to prevent Congress from grilling Jeffrey Epstein’s former partner and convicted sex trafficker, Ghislaine Maxwell, Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, the so-called “Crypto Queen,” published a press...
PNC Partners with Coinbase to Offer Crypto Access to Clients
22.7.2025
PNC Bank has formed a strategic partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to expand digital asset services for its clients. The collaboration will leverage Coinbase’s institutional-grade Crypto-as-a-Service platform to enable PNC’s banking clients and institutional investors to buy, hold...
Conflux Launches Offshore Yuan-Backed Stablecoin for Countries in China’s Belt and Road Initiative
22.7.2025
Conflux, a Chinese blockchain platform, has announced the launch of a new offshore yuan-backed stablecoin during its Conflux 3.0 network upgrade event in Shanghai. This stablecoin, pegged 1:1 to the offshore Chinese yuan, aims to facilitate cross-border payments, particularly for countries involved...
JPMorgan Reportedly Explores Lending Against Clients’ Cryptocurrency Holdings
22.7.2025
JPMorgan Chase is reportedly exploring the possibility of lending against clients’ cryptocurrency holdings, marking a significant shift in the bank’s stance on digital assets, according to the FT. This potential policy change comes as the largest U.S. banks increasingly embrace...
Arthur Hayes: BOJ’s Subtle Shift Could Explode Bitcoin Price
22.7.2025
As a discreet financial maneuver takes shape in Japan, Arthur Hayes says this subtle central bank shift could be the catalyst behind bitcoin’s next explosive surge. On July 19, Hayes highlighted reports that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is stepping in to supply U.S. dollars against pooled collateral...