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Tariff Tumble: Bitcoin Falls Below $90K, Amid Trade War Turmoil
25.2.2025
Bitcoin failed to maintain its price in Tuesday’s early hours, falling to nearly $88,600 and losing its $90,000 key support zone as investors ran to more stable assets in the wake of a new trade war. The top cryptocurrency had shown weakness the day before but managed to hover over the $90K...
From Skeptic to Player: Citadel Securities Is Planning to Expand Into Crypto Trading
24.2.2025
Bloomberg reported that Citadel Securities, led by Ken Griffin, is planning to expand into cryptocurrency trading, capitalizing on President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto stance, which is expected to boost the industry. Previously cautious due to regulatory uncertainties, the firm aims to become...
USDC and EURC Break New Ground as Dubai’s First Officially Recognized Stablecoins
24.2.2025
Stablecoin issuer Circle announced that its flagship asset USDC and its smaller euro-based stablecoin EURC have both been approved as “recognized crypto tokens” by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). The recognition will allow the 6,000 companies in the Dubai International Financial...
Milei Meets Musk: A Chainsaw Affair
24.2.2025
Argentine President Javier Milei met the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Head Elon Musk as part of his travel to the U.S. to be part of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), where he also met President Donald Trump. Milei gave Musk a chainsaw, a symbol of the libertarian...
Crypto Mining Equipment Manufacturer Bgin Blockchain Plans $50 Million IPO
24.2.2025
Singapore-based Bgin Blockchain Limited has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering (IPO) expected to raise up to $50 million. The company plans to offer approximately 59.54 million Class A ordinary shares and 15.69 million Class B ordinary shares...
Hong Kong-Listed HK Asia Holdings Increases Its Bitcoin Investment to 8.88 BTC
24.2.2025
HK Asia Holdings Limited has announced a further investment in bitcoin, purchasing approximately 7.88 BTC for around $761,000 on February 20, 2025. This decision follows a previous investment disclosed on February 16, 2025, and brings the company’s total Bitcoin holdings to approximately...
Malaysian Prime Minister Discusses Crypto Frameworks During UAE Visit
24.2.2025
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that Malaysia and Bahrain are deepening economic ties, focusing on cryptocurrency, the Sandbox platform, tourism, connectivity, and manufacturing. Bahrain also pledged support for upcoming Asean-GCC summits. Anwar’s visit, at the invitation...
Fears of Price Hikes Fuel Bulgarian Euro Protests
24.2.2025
Thousands of ultra-nationalist Revival party supporters in Bulgaria clashed with police while attempting to storm an EU mission building in Sofia, protesting the country’s planned euro adoption in 2026. The demonstrators, fearing economic instability and loss of sovereignty, threw projectiles...
Putin Eyes Western Companies’ Comeback as US-Russia Tensions Shift
24.2.2025
As Russia anticipates a possible return of Western corporations, President Vladimir Putin has instructed his cabinet to prioritize domestic firms over foreign businesses seeking to re-enter the market. This move follows economic sanctions imposed after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, which...
US Gold Influx: Swiss Exports Surge to Unprecedented Levels
24.2.2025
In January, Swiss gold exports to the U.S. reached a record high of 193 metric tons, driven by fears of potential tariffs. This surge, exceeding the total for 2024, was triggered by a premium on Comex gold futures, creating a profitable opportunity for traders to deliver gold to U.S. warehouses....
Strike Launches Callback Phone Support
22.2.2025
Bitcoin payments firm Strike now offers callback phone support to its verified U.S. customers. “We know that sometimes a phone conversation is the most effective way to get the help you need,” the company said when it officially announced the service on Thursday, also calling it “the best support...
Gold Hits Record High Amid Trade War Fears
21.2.2025
Gold prices reached a record high on Feb. 20, driven by fears of a global trade war due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, which increased safe-haven demand for the metal. Spot gold rose to $2,936.38 an ounce, with an earlier peak of $2,954.69, marking its tenth record high this...
Cardano Founder Warned About Third Parties Monetizing Access to President Milei
20.2.2025
Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, recalled his experience in Argentina in the wake of the downfall of Libra, the project shared on social media by President Javier Milei. Hoskinson revealed that in his latest trip to the country, third parties tried to monetize access to the president. In...
Anthony Scaramucci Predicts Bitcoin Will Reach $200,000 in 2025
20.2.2025
Anthony Scaramucci, founder of Skybridge Capital, has forecasted that bitcoin will soar to $200,000 this year, with a potential U.S. reserve for the cryptocurrency also on the horizon. In an interview with Saxo Bank, Scaramucci emphasized that for bitcoin to solidify its status as an asset class...
Etoro Granted MiCA Permit to Offer Crypto Services Across the EU
20.2.2025
Trading and investing platform Etoro announced that its EU subsidiary, Etoro (Europe) Ltd, has been granted a permit by the Cyprus Securities Exchange Commission (CySEC) to provide crypto services across the European Union under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Avi Sela, Chief...
Bitcoin ETFs Steal Gold’s Shine
19.2.2025
The price of gold has shot up nearly 45% since February 2024 to $2,927.10 per ounce according to gold.org, but Bloomberg exchange-traded fund (ETF) Analyst Eric Balchunas says “No one cares,” in a post on X. Indeed, gold ETFs have virtually stalled within that same timeframe, while spot bitcoin...
Balaji Srinivasan Predicts Shift From IPOs and M&As to Crypto Era
19.2.2025
In a recent social media post, former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan highlighted a potential shift in the tech landscape, suggesting that the era of traditional Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) may be coming to an end, while the crypto era could be just...
Steam Kicks out Pirate Game for Stealing Crypto Wallets
19.2.2025
Valve has removed a game titled Piratefi from its online store Steam after it was discovered to be embedded with malware. Security researchers, including Marius Genheimer from SECUINFRA Falcon Team, revealed to Techcrunch that the malware was designed to trick gamers into installing an info-stealer...
Coinbase Launches Proof-of-Reserves for cbBTC
19.2.2025
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase unveiled its proof-of-reserves page for cbBTC, the exchange’s wrapped version of bitcoin (BTC) that allows users to deposit bitcoin with Coinbase and send tokens that represent the deposited BTC to multiple blockchain networks such as Ethereum or Solana....
Libra’s Hayden Davis Says He Sent Money to Javier Milei’s Sister
19.2.2025
Reporting from Coindesk has revealed that Hayden Davis, CEO of Kelsier Ventures, one of the entities behind the embattled memecoin Libra, allegedly boasted about sending money to Karina Milei, Argentinian President Javier Milei’s sister, months before the token’s scandalous launch that netted...