Semler Scientific (SMLR) and Strive Asset Management (ASST) are poised to create one of the largest corporate Bitcoin treasuries in the US. If approved by shareholders on January 13, 2026, the all-stock merger would combine the two companies’ operations to manage approximately 13,000 BTC, instantly ranking the new entity among the top 11 public companies
Iran’s rial hit a record low against the US dollar, sparking protests on the streets across the capital and other major cities. This economic crisis has revived the debate over Bitcoin’s potential as a safe haven. Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley suggested that the largest cryptocurrency could serve as a form of protection against financial turmoil.
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has updated the rules governing investment in Russian digital financial assets (DFAs). The regulation concerns products like tokenized real assets and digital rights, purchased by professional and retail investors on the domestic market. Russia adopts requirements for DFA investors and instruments Russia’s monetary authority has published new rules for
Ohio’s $120 billion public pension fund, OPERS, has made headlines after disclosing a significant investment in MicroStrategy ($MSTR). The fund reportedly bought $43 million worth of the company’s stock, a move that signals growing institutional interest in Bitcoin. Pension Funds Enter Crypto Markets For years, pension funds have been cautious about cryptocurrencies due to their
Affluent Chinese investors are increasingly questioning whether luxury real estate still deserves its long-held status as a safe store of value. Viral discussions on Chinese social media now show ¥60–66 million ($414,000–$455,000) homes in Shenzhen Bay being weighed directly against Bitcoin, Nvidia stock, and BNB. Not as symbols of status, but as competing assets in
Stablecoins are rapidly overtaking traditional payment rails, emerging as a dominant settlement layer with trillions in projected volume as institutions, governments, and enterprises accelerate real-world adoption across global financial infrastructure. Regulatory Clarity Meets Explosive Stablecoin Growth as Trillion-Dollar Market Trajectory Takes Shape The crypto industry is witnessing what some describe as the fastest modernization of
The US dollar has lost more than 10% of its value in 2025 as an economist warns precious metals prices are sending a major warning on the global financial order. The US Dollar Index (DXY) has lost 10.41% of its value since the start of 2025, meaning the world’s reserve currency has heavily depreciated against
Recent fund transfers by Pump.fun have renewed debate within the cryptocurrency industry over whether the platform’s profits constitute legitimate business operations or constitute excessive value extraction from users, according to industry observers and on-chain data. Summary Pump.fun moved an estimated $615 million off-chain in Q4 2025.. The Solana-based meme coin launchpad generated about $74.1 million
PayPal stock price remained under pressure in 2025 as it continued to underperform other technology companies in the U.S. Summary PayPal stock was the fifth-best performing company in the Nasdaq 100 Index this year. The company’s revenue and user growth has largely stagnated. Technical analysis suggests that the stock has more downside to go. PayPal
As 2025 draws to a close, the optimistic sentiment that prevailed in the cryptocurrency markets at the beginning of the year has largely dissipated. The “Trump rally,” particularly fueled by Donald Trump’s positive rhetoric towards cryptocurrencies, has failed to prevent the sharp pullback in recent months. The digital asset market experienced a loss of approximately