The Federal Reserve’s policy meeting on July 28-29 could be one of the most unpredictable interest rate decisions in recent years. According to Wall Street Journal reporter Nick Timiraos, who is referred to as the “Fed’s spokesperson,” the recovery in oil prices, the renewed risk regarding US tariffs, and some Fed officials giving more open
BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, has chimed in on the crypto-quantum debate — and is surprisingly optimistic. The firm, which manages over $15 trillion in assets, said in its new report, Quantum Computing and Blockchains, that upgrading existing cryptography to quantum-resistant standards is a far easier task than actually building a functional quantum computer
Tassat, the fintech firm behind Signature Bank’s former Signet blockchain payments network, is building a stablecoin reserve management platform aimed at helping regional and midsize U.S. banks compete for stablecoin reserves as the sector is projected to grow into a multi-trillion-dollar market. The company unveiled Project NENYA — otherwise referred to as its Smart Reserve
The DeFi Report, a cryptocurrency analysis and data platform, shared a comprehensive assessment of Bitcoin ($BTC) and the broader cryptocurrency market in its latest report. Analyzing the bear market that has lasted for approximately 9.5 months (287 days), analysts have made critical observations at the intersection of on-chain metrics, buyer group behavior, and global macroeconomic
The crypto market capitalization fell by nearly $27 billion on July 23, amid a notable sell-off in the Nasdaq 100 index and broader technology stocks. On Thursday, the crypto market cap declined by $26,909,225,074, down from $2,327,831,630,015 at the beginning of the day to about $2,300,922,404,941 at the time of reporting, according to data from
Bitcoin has broken above $65,500 and, having fully recovered the 13% decline seen at the beginning of July, has entered a clear technical runway toward yearly highs. The catalyst for a potential rally is an abnormal imbalance of forces within the Bitcoin network, where the URPD metric (UTXO Realized Price Distribution) has recorded a sweeping
Empery Digital said it invested $20 million in Cardinal Data Power, acquiring an approximately 8% stake in the private developer of powered data center campuses. The investment was part of Cardinal Data Power’s approximately $70 million Series A financing and will support development of a 750-megawatt data center campus in West Texas. The project is
Ripple’s UBRI Drives Breakthroughs in AI, Tokenization, and Post-Quantum Security Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) has expanded to more than 60 leading universities worldwide, highlighting the increasingly important role academia is playing in advancing blockchain innovation. The milestone was revealed in Ripple’s 2025–2026 Advancing Blockchain Research with Real-World Impact report, which notes that while