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Harvard Professor and Ex-IMF Chief Economist Offers Excuses for Misjudging Bitcoin a Decade Ago
20.8.2025
In a recent social media post, Kenneth Rogoff, a former Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reflected on his earlier prediction that bitcoin was more likely to be valued at $100 than $100,000. Rogoff, a Professor of Economics at Harvard University, acknowledged that...
Illinois Governor Accuses Trump of Letting ‘Crypto Bros Write Federal Policy’
20.8.2025
The Prairie State passed landmark legislation on Monday designed to regulate digital assets and crypto ATMs. JB Pritzker Slams Trump’s Approach to Crypto Policy Democratic Illinois Governor Jay Robert “JB” Pritzker signed two pieces of crypto legislation into law on Monday, then turned around...
HIVE to Provide GPU Backbone for Canada’s Sovereign AI Cloud
20.8.2025
BUZZ HPC, the high-performance computing unit of Canadian bitcoin miner HIVE, has entered into a preferred partnership with Bell Canada to supply the computing backbone for Bell’s AI Fabric platform. This article is from Theminermag, a trade publication for the cryptocurrency mining industry...
Informal Systems’ Malachite Acquired by Circle to Power New Arc Blockchain Network for Stablecoin Finance
20.8.2025
Informal Systems has announced the acquisition of its high-performance consensus engine, Malachite, by Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL) to support the launch of Arc1, a new Layer-1 blockchain network designed specifically for stablecoin finance. The Arc network is set to debut in testnet...
USDf Explained: The Synthetic Stablecoin Climbing the Ranks
20.8.2025
With the stablecoin economy now valued at $276.8 billion, the sector has experienced striking growth—and one token has muscled its way into the top ten. In recent times, Falcon Finance’s synthetic stablecoin USDf has crossed the $1 billion mark in market capitalization, securing its place as...
Coinbase Declares Stablecoins Superior—Faster, Cheaper, More Global Than Legacy Finance
20.8.2025
Stablecoins are dominating the future of finance as billion-dollar IPOs ditch cash for blockchain, unlocking unmatched speed, savings, and global access. Stablecoins Power Historic $1.15B IPO, Reshaping Market Infrastructure Stablecoins are becoming an increasingly common tool in financial markets...
Wyoming Becomes First State to Issue Stablecoin Across 7 Blockchains in Historic Move
20.8.2025
Wyoming rockets into the digital finance frontier, launching America’s first state-backed stablecoin across seven blockchains, backed by U.S. dollars and treasuries. Historic First: Wyoming Issues State-Backed Stablecoin on 7 Blockchains The Wyoming Stable Token Commission unveiled on Aug. 19...
Analysts See Multi-Year Crypto Bull Market as Institutional Floodgates Swing Open
20.8.2025
A multi-year crypto boom is accelerating as institutional inflows soar, U.S. policy backs digital assets, and explosive growth is expected through 2027, according to analysts. Bernstein Predicts Prolonged Crypto Bull Market Driven by Institutional Inflows and US Crypto Strategy Analysts...
Tether Hires Former White House Crypto Director to Supercharge US Stablecoin Race
20.8.2025
Tether is escalating its U.S. expansion with a high-profile hire from the Trump administration, signaling a bold push to influence stablecoin policy and dominate digital assets. Trump’s Crypto Strategist Joins Tether in Bold Move to Lead US Stablecoin Shift Tether announced on Aug. 19 that Bo Hines...
Ripple’s RLUSD Fuels Bullish IPO as Wall Street Watches Onchain Settlement Unfold
20.8.2025
Bullish’s landmark IPO shattered precedent with $1.15 billion settled entirely onchain using RLUSD and leading stablecoins, igniting a new era for digital capital markets. RLUSD and Leading Stablecoins Set Onchain Settlement Precedent in Bullish IPO Ripple’s stablecoin Ripple USD (RLUSD), issued...
Crypto ETFs Snap Winning Streak With $319 Million in Outflows
19.8.2025
Bitcoin ETFs lost $122 million and ether ETFs lost $197 million on Monday, ending their inflow streaks. Heavy redemptions in Blackrock’s funds and Ark 21Shares drove the pullback, with no ETH ETFs recording inflows. Market Pause: Crypto ETFs See Heavy Outflows After Record-Breaking Run...
XRP Price Watch: Daily Chart Signals Reversal After Double Top Pattern
19.8.2025
XRP is trading at $2.88 per coin, giving it a market capitalization of $171.30 billion and a 24-hour trading volume of $6.31 billion. The intraday price range of $2.872 to $3.09 points to a consolidating price action amidst recent bearish momentum. XRP On the 1-hour chart, XRP exhibits clear...
Compass Mining Energizes Texas Bitcoin Mining Facility
19.8.2025
Compass Mining has fully energized a ten-megawatt bitcoin mining facility in Texas, developed in partnership with ONMINE, to advance its vertical integration strategy. Texas Bitcoin Mining Facility Comes Online Through Compass, ONMINE Deal The project places Compass in control of day-to-day...
Corporate Ether Holdings at Sharplink Surge to Over 740,000 ETH
19.8.2025
Sharplink Gaming, Inc. has significantly expanded its ethereum ( ETH) holdings, reporting a total of 740,760 ETH in its corporate treasury as of Aug. 17. Sharplink’s Ether Buying Spree Continues The company disclosed that it acquired 143,593 ETH last week, spending a net average of $4,648...
Bitcoin and Stocks Tumble in Tandem
19.8.2025
Both crypto and stock markets were down on Tuesday afternoon and the only metric rising was bitcoin’s correlation with the S&P 500. Gloomy Sentiment Sends Bitcoin and Stocks Down Together Bitcoin ( BTC) fell below $113K on Tuesday and stock markets were no better, plunging into the red across...
Knots Revolt: Nearly 4,000 Nodes Aim to Defy Bitcoin Core’s New Rules
19.8.2025
Over the past two months, debate has flared over Bitcoin Knots as an alternative to Bitcoin Core, with tensions building ahead of the Core v30 release (planned for Oct. 2025). The update removes certain data caps, drawing criticism for allowing more non-financial entries often described as “spam.”...
R0AR Announces Node Sale: Democratizing Layer 2 Infrastructure While Rewarding Community Participation
19.8.2025
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Sheridan, USA, August 19th, 2025, Chainwire. A First-of-its-Kind Node Sale Enables Community Ownership of High-Performance DeFi Infrastructure on Optimism Superchain R0AR, the leading unified DeFi super-app built on Optimism’s OP Stack, today...
Nakamoto Holdings Expands Bitcoin Hoard to 5,765 BTC in Major Acquisition
19.8.2025
On Aug. 19, 2025, KindlyMD, Inc. revealed it acquired 5,743.91 bitcoin ( BTC) for approximately $679 million through its subsidiary, Nakamoto Holdings, Inc. This significant purchase, executed at a weighted average price of $118,204.88 per BTC, marks the company’s first acquisition of the leading...
Behind Strategy’s mNAV Debate: Leverage, Risk, and Bitcoin
19.8.2025
Strategy, formerly Microstrategy, faces intense scrutiny after investors claim it abandoned a key safeguard against share dilution, reigniting debates over the premium valuation of its bitcoin-heavy treasury. MSTR’s mNAV Policy Reversal Draws Scrutiny Strategy, known until recently as Microstrategy...
TRON to Be Natively Integrated into MetaMask, Unlocking Global Access to TRON Assets
19.8.2025
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Geneva, Switzerland – August 19, 2025 – TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), announced today a strategic...