In a significant move for cryptocurrency utility, the Bitcoin payment application Strike has launched a service allowing users to borrow cash against their Bitcoin holdings. The company, founded by Jack Mallers, announced the development on social media platform X, revealing an annual interest rate of 13% for these collateralized loans. Initially available only in Massachusetts
As the US-Iran conflict continues, risk perception in global markets presents a complex picture. Conflicts in the Middle East have driven up oil prices, raising concerns that inflation could accelerate again. With talk of a Fed interest rate hike even circulating, Binance Research has shared its latest analysis. Binance Research, the research arm of Binance,
Leopold Aschenbrenner has built a US stock portfolio heavily concentrated in companies that supply the power and infrastructure behind the artificial intelligence boom. The former OpenAI researcher, who left the lab’s superalignment team to launch San Francisco-based hedge fund Situational Awareness LP, has grown it from $383 million in assets in early 2025 to a
Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, is preparing to pass an important technical and economic milestone, as according to blockchain data, the total number of issued coins will reach 20 million this week, according to Blockchain. Right now, about 19,997,000 $BTC are in circulation, and if the current block generation speed remains the same, meaning about 10
BlackRock has moved a large amount of Bitcoin through Coinbase Prime. It draws attention across the crypto market. Blockchain data shared on March 4. It shows the asset manager moved thousands of $BTC within a short period. According to Arkham Intelligence, BlackRock deposited about 567 $BTC to Coinbase Prime. 🚨NEW: BLACKROCK MOVES 3,810 $BTC IN
Bitcoin $BTC$68,503.15 surged Wednesday, underscoring it’s growing resilience to turmoil in the Middle East, while gold, a traditional safe haven, lagged. The leading cryptocurrency by market value rose to $71,023 during the European hours, up over 6% on a 24-hour basis, according to CoinDesk data. Other majors such as ether (ETH), $XRP ($XRP) and solana
Bitcoin and altcoins have experienced a major correction since October. Bitcoin has fallen by approximately 50% from its October peak of $126,000, while altcoins are also having arguably their worst days. In contrast, gold hit new records during this period. While the divergence between Bitcoin and gold continues to be discussed, some argue that China
The Korean Stock Exchange was forced to halt trading after the escalating conflict in the Middle East prompted a major share price plunge on Wednesday. The South Korean Kospi and Kosdaq each plunged more than 10% during morning trading in Seoul, triggering a circuit breaker as the indexes saw their worst session since August 2024,
EtherMail will launch Moltmail, an email and wallet infrastructure for AI agents. The platform will enable agents to create an email address linked to a crypto wallet, without requiring human approval or extra email verifications. EtherMail will add a Moltmail feature, enabling AI agents to directly launch their own email and connect it to a
Bitcoin traded near $68,200 on Wednesday as global markets reacted to a sharp sell-off in South Korea’s stock market and rising geopolitical tension in the Middle East. The cryptocurrency rose about 0.7 percent in the past 24 hours after briefly slipping below $67,500 earlier this week. Data shows Bitcoin held above a 24-hour low of