Asdrubal Oliveros, a local economist, claims that nearly 80% of all the crude sold by Venezuela is being paid for using stablecoins, specifically USDT. He stressed that cryptocurrency has become a main part of the Venezuelan oil policy, but that the nation is facing difficulties in liquidating these funds. Analyst: Most Venezuelan Oil Sales Are
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According to Glassnode data, risk appetite in derivatives markets increased as the Bitcoin price rose back above the $90,000 level. According to the analysis, the amount of open interest in Bitcoin perpetual futures increased by approximately 2%, from 304,000 BTC to 310,000 BTC. During the same period, funding rates also rose from 0.04% to 0.09%.
Crypto bulls are again watching from the sidelines as the debasement trade continues and risk assets generally move broadly higher during the U.S. trading session. The standout performer on Monday is gold, which has surged 2% to a new record high of $4,475 per ounce. Silver is higher by 1.6% and earlier hit its own
Key Takeaways BlackRock identified Bitcoin as a major investment theme for 2025. The firm’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF is among the largest spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US. BlackRock has named Bitcoin as one of its top investment themes for 2025. The asset manager has featured the crypto asset alongside T-bills and the Magnificent Seven
Key Takeaways Trump Media acquired an additional 451 Bitcoin, bringing total holdings to 11,542 BTC worth more than $1 billion. The purchase is part of a broader crypto treasury strategy that has seen the company hold billions in Bitcoin and related assets. Trump Media & Technology Group has added 451 Bitcoin valued at approximately $40.3
It’s the digital asset treasury bubble in reverse as companies once hellbent on accumulating crypto on their balance sheets turn to digital asset sales in an effort to either prop plunging stock prices or reduce outstanding debt. ETHZilla (ETHZ), a Nasdaq-listed firm focused on building a reserve of the second-largest cryptocurrency, ether ETH$3,042.57, late Friday
Bitcoin could face a deeper pullback in 2026, potentially falling back toward the $69,000 level, according to a market strategist who argues that the cryptocurrency’s recent weakness may be signaling broader trouble ahead for risk assets. Speaking to David Lin on December 19, Gareth Soloway, Chief Market Strategist at Verified Investing, said Bitcoin’s decline should
From Wall Street to Washington, Bitcoin reached new heights in 2025. Although the cryptocurrency’s price is on track to limp into the new year, its record-setting climb coincided with new support from the White House, Bitcoin-buying firms, and issuers of exchange-traded funds that track the asset. Meanwhile, the asset’s community confronted questions over privacy and