Key Takeaways China launched a digital yuan hub in Shanghai to promote international trade and cross-border payments using its central bank digital currency. The goal is to support trade, investment, and innovation in digital finance while linking China’s financial system with overseas markets. China today opened a digital yuan hub in Shanghai designed to accelerate
Bitcoin’s risk-adjusted performance continues to stand out against gold, even amid periods of extreme volatility. This has raised questions about the traditional role of gold in investment portfolios. Year-to-date, gold has risen 39% compared to Bitcoin’s 19%, but historical cycles suggest that BTC may deliver far superior performance when accounting for risk. Bitcoin’s Risk-Reward Profile
A popular economist isn’t concerned about Bitcoin’s (BTC) underperformance in the past month and a half. In a new X post to his 214,900 followers, Alex Krüger shares statistics comparing Bitcoin’s performance in the past couple of years compared to other assets. “Since Jan 2023 SPY +290% QQQ +200% TSLA +93% NVDA -46% GLD +234%
Imagine a nation safeguarding its economic future not just with gold, but with Bitcoin. This intriguing possibility is now on the table in the Netherlands, where a political party has proposed creating a national BTC reserve. This isn’t just a minor headline in the crypto world; it’s a potential game-changer that could signal a new
Smart contract operating system BOS (BitcoinOS) has launched Grail Pro, a new protocol designed to convert dormant Bitcoin reserves into productive capital while preserving custody standards. Released Thursday in London, Grail Pro is described as an institutional-grade protocol for trustless bridging and programmable tokens, with all processes verifiable on-chain, on Bitcoin itself. BOS developed the
Securitize, a platform for tokenizing real-world assets, is expanding to the Sei blockchain with the tokenized Apollo Diversified Credit Fund (ACRED) the first to debut on the network. The move introduces tokenized private credit to Sei for the first time, the firm said. ACRED, which has $112 million in total value according to RWA.xyz, acts
Leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) had recovered to near $114,000 yesterday after Monday’s crash. However, after a brief recovery, it retreated on Thursday as investors awaited key U.S. economic data that could shape the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisions. But Wall Street investors are buying the dip in anticipation of a historically bullish fourth quarter, as
The artificial intelligence and high performance computing sector continues to boom, with Google set to acquire warrants to buy roughly 24 million shares of Cipher Mining (CIFR), equal to about 5.4% equity ownership, as part of a 10-year AI hosting deal with Fluidstack. The agreement underscores Google’s deeper push into AI infrastructure while boosting Cipher’s
A new Web3 streaming protocol promises to give creators full ownership of their content—and a greater share of revenues. AIOZ Stream is a decentralized protocol that aims to deliver a more open and equitable social media ecosystem, blending high-quality and low-latency streaming with fair and on‑chain monetization. Based on the AIOZ Network, the platform blends
Bitcoin has historically trended inversely with social sentiment, and recent crowd bearish predictions could mark the market bottom. The broader cryptocurrency market has been consistently making new lows this week, led by Bitcoin’s glaring price weakness. The pioneering cryptocurrency started at around $115,200 on Monday but has since tested a low of $111,135. Social Sentiment