In brief Ark Invest parted with nearly $41 million in META and $26 million in NVDA shares on Thursday. Cathie Wood’s firm also dumped around $11 million worth of shares in its Bitcoin ETF. The sales come amid a sustained market downturn as uncertainty in Iran shakes stocks and crypto. Ark Invest, the investment firm
In brief Bitcoin dropped under $67,000 as Middle East tensions and rising yields pressured risk assets. Over $1.33 billion was liquidated this week, with heavy leveraged positions stacked between $70,000 to $75,000. Experts expect choppy near-term action with potential relief rally contingent on easing macro pressures. Bitcoin and the broader crypto market continue to stack
Following a rare two-block reorganization on the Bitcoin network that saw Foundry USA orchestrate a massive seven-block winning streak, fears of foul play began circulating within the community. However, a Bitcoin researcher has stepped in to debunk the rumors. The anomaly was simply expected network behavior rather than a coordinated “selfish-mining” attack. The race at
Major crypto-related stocks fell sharply Friday, with some hitting their lowest prices in at least a month as markets reacted to continued uncertainty around the Iran war, and Bitcoin fell to its lowest price since March 2. Bitcoin was recently trading at $65,804, down more than 4% on the day. It fell as low as
While Bitcoin sits near $70,000 and many investors are questioning whether they missed the rally, macro investor Lawrence Lepard is making a bullish case: the biggest move is still ahead, and the window to buy cheap is closing fast. Buy the Dip or Regret It Lepard’s message to anyone sitting on the sidelines is clear.
As the prolonged crypto market volatility continues to persist for several months, Bitcoin’s on-chain activity has also cooled massively over the period. Recent data shared by crypto analytics platform Cryptoquant shows that the number of active addresses on Bitcoin has dropped by over 30% from the peak levels it achieved in 2025. While the active
Crypto usage in Latin America shifted from a financial survival tool to a reliable infrastructure. Stablecoin usage rose by 60% year-on-year, showing the region built a lifeline of liquidity. Crypto usage in Latin America accelerated in 2025, rising by 60%. According to estimates by Bitfinex, the region recorded more than $730B in crypto transactions, most
Michael Saylor quoted a CNBC TV anchor who repeated his marketing spiel about STRC on live television. On Thursday’s edition of CNBC’s Power Lunch, Saylor was asked by host Brian Sullivan, “Am I offending you if I call it a money market fund?” Sullivan was referencing Strategy’s publicly-traded STRC, a 11.5% dividend-paying preferred share that
Citigroup, a key player in global finance, is weighing a potential acquisition of a US regional bank or brokerage to boost deposits, expand branches, and strengthen lending operations, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. Discussions have included banks with around $500 billion in assets and brokerages like Stifel and Raymond James,
Ripple ($XRP) announced it has launched a comprehensive AI initiative to strengthen the security of its $XRP Ledger (XRPL) in response to cyber attackers increasingly using AI to discover vulnerabilities in blockchain technology. The company stated that the primary goal of this new approach is to create a more resilient infrastructure by identifying vulnerabilities before