As the US weighs the creation of a national strategic Bitcoin reserve, Greenland is emerging as an unlikely but potentially pivotal player. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Danish leaders next week, reaffirming Washington’s commitment to President Donald Trump’s objective of controlling the Arctic Island. Greenland Offers a More Practical Bitcoin
Russia has begun introducing the digital ruble in its budget system and banking sector on a larger scale, in preparation for a full-scale launch this September, according to Russian state-owned outlet RIA Novosti. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation-backed digital currency has reportedly been in active use since the start of the year for
President Donald Trump’s revived push to acquire Greenland is no longer confined to diplomatic cables and political headlines. It is now being actively priced by crypto-native markets, where traders are turning geopolitical uncertainty into tradable probabilities, well before any deal materializes. Trump’s Greenland Gambit Is Turning Into a Crypto Trade On-chain prediction platform Polymarket shows
US spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded their first net outflow day since launch, with about $40.8 million exiting the products on Wednesday, ending a multi-week streak of uninterrupted inflows. SoSoValue data shows that the pullback marked the first daily reversal after XRP (XRP) ETFs had steadily accumulated assets since mid-November 2025. The outflow day
Anthropic, the company behind the popular artificial intelligence chatbot Claude, is reportedly raising $10 billion and aiming for a valuation of $350 billion. Singapore’s sovereign-wealth fund, GIC, and Coatue Management plan to lead the new round of financing, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The $350 billion valuation
GameStop (NYSE: GME) is pushing meaningfully higher this morning after Ryan Cohen, its chief executive, agreed to anchor his salary to the company’s stock price performance. According to GME’s press release, “Mr. Cohen will receive no guaranteed pay – no salary, no cash bonuses, and no stock that vests over time.” Instead, the latest pay
The cryptocurrency dipped 2.45% Wednesday afternoon after topping $94K on Tuesday. Meanwhile, stocks printed fresh all-time highs. Stocks Keep Beating Bitcoin Despite Trump’s Latest Drama In less than a week, U.S. President Donald Trump captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, assumed control of the world’s largest oil reserves, and allegedly threatened to annex Denmark. That last
China’s decision to pay interest on its digital yuan sharpens the global race for digital money, raising fears that stalled U.S. policy could weaken stablecoins, payments dominance, and competitiveness as incentives reshape adoption and cross-border finance. China’s Digital Yuan Strategy Raises Alarm Over US Stablecoin Policy China is pulling ahead in digital money as U.S.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is pointing to China as a model for US stablecoin policy. The timing raises questions about his motives. Armstrong’s defense of China’s central bank digital currency interest payments comes as his company fights to preserve a key revenue stream under threat from the US banking lobby. The GENIUS Act, passed last