Bitwise Asset Management has cut 14% of its workforce, reducing its global team to about 155 employees as the crypto asset manager operates through a prolonged market downturn. According to recent media reporting Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley confirmed the layoffs in an emailed statement, saying the staff reduction was completed last week and leaves the
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee has identified inflation above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target as the main U.S. economic problem while officials debate whether to raise rates from 3.50%–3.75%. Why Goolsbee sees inflation as the main challenge Wired released Goolsbee’s interview on Aug. 11 after recording the discussion on June 22, with the Chicago Fed
Although mainstream media covered insiders’ massive unlock of 911.5 million SpaceX shares worth $101 billion on August 6, very few people realize that an additional unlock on that date failed because SpaceX’s stock price had crashed so badly. That second, bonus tranche of 455.8 million shares required SpaceX to close at or above $175.50 per
CoreWeave (CRWV) shares surged 16% in pre-market trading on Wednesday after the company delivered stronger growth and raised its full-year outlook, lifting the broader neocloud market. The AI infrastructure provider said second-quarter revenue more than doubled to $2.58 billion, narrowly beating expectations, while its net loss of $626 million was smaller than analysts projected. The
In the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin and Ethereum are trading in a narrow range ahead of the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data release, while options traders are increasing their positions for a potential upward breakout. The market expects the inflation data to be decisive in Bitcoin’s exit from its current narrow trading range. Bitcoin has
Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Asset Research at VanEck, made important assessments on the current state of the cryptocurrency market, AI infrastructure investments, and regulatory uncertainties in an appearance on The Rollup. Highlighting the prevailing stagnation in the market, Sigel stated that he expects Bitcoin and the overall crypto market to see bottom levels in
Crypto markets are facing slower activity as capital moves toward artificial intelligence, while tighter liquidity weighs on trading volumes. GSR Head of Markets Spencer Hallarn says cooling AI investment and Federal Reserve rate cuts could bring fresh liquidity back into crypto markets. Hallarn described the current environment as “a slow market,” noting that crypto activity
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said on Aug. 11 that digital asset companies conducting legally permissible activities should have a route into the U.S. national banking system, as Comptroller Jonathan V. Gould renewed the agency’s push to revive new bank formation. Gould said in the OCC release that the regulator received
Bitwise’s Solana staking ETF has received approval from a major bank for customers to borrow up to 25% of their shares’ value, adding a lending function to the U.S.-listed crypto fund. Bitwise co-founder and CEO Hunter Horsley disclosed the approval in an Aug. 11 X post, saying the unnamed bank would let its customers borrow