BTCS follows an Active Treasury Strategy with a diversified portfolio of 60% BTC, 30% ZIG, and 10% CORE, deploying funds into staking, DeFi, and validator operations. It distinguishes itself as the first publicly traded blockchain infrastructure firm, operating validator nodes and staking services to generate recurring revenue. BTCS, the largest European Digital Asset Treasury Company
Arthur Hayes, founder of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, said that despite Wall Street pouring billions of dollars into crypto, individual investors still have significant earning opportunities. Speaking at a chat session held as part of crypto events in Singapore, Hayes argued that institutional investors are having difficulty accessing the most popular crypto projects. “It’s very difficult
An increasing flow of USDT payments is progressively replacing dollar transfers in operations in Venezuela with private entities. Independent analyses recently shared by Latam Insights Encore and Asdrúbal Oliveros (Ecoanalítica) indicate that disbursements in tether to private buyers have surpassed cash USD transfers, marking an operational shift in the current exchange regime. This trend is
U.S. stocks slipped on Tuesday, with the major indexes retreating and gold pausing its record rally as jitters over a potential government shutdown spread across Wall Street. Summary U.S. stocks opened lower as investors weighed the potential of a government shutdown. Precious metals cooled their rally too, with gold off its record highs above $3,800.
SINGAPORE — Arf, a Swiss provider of short-term liquidity for cross-border payments, is set to join Circle Payments Network (CPN) in a move that will provide eligible users access to on-demand credit, effectively eliminating the need for prefunding, or tying up a large fiat balance before settlement occurs. The integration, powered by Huma Finance’s PayFi
Payments giant Stripe unveiled a stablecoin issuance platform and AI commerce tools at its New York showcase on Tuesday, marking a push to tie its payments business to the growing role of digital dollars and artificial intelligence in online transactions. Open Issuance, underpinned by stablecoin infrastructure platform Bridge that Stripe acquired for $1.1 billion last
Bit Digital (BTBT) shares slid 8% at the U.S. market open, dropping to $2.92 after the company announced an upsized $135 million convertible note offering. Bit Digital increased the size of the 4.00% convertible senior notes offering from $100 million. Underwriters hold a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $15 million. The notes
U.S. bank Citizens began coverage of Circle Internet (CRCL) with a market perform rating, noting that while the company is poised to capitalize on stablecoin growth, its valuation already captures much of the upside. Circle, issuer of the second-largest stablecoin, the dollar-pegged USDC, and euro-pegged EURC, has built a broad infrastructure suite, including a payments
CoreWeave (CRWV), an AI-focused cloud computing company, secured a $14.2 billion deal with Meta Platforms (META) to supply Nvidia’s latest GB300 systems, according to a Bloomberg report citing an interview with CEO Michael Intrator. Shares in the company, which is in the process of buying Core Scientific (CORZ) for $9 billion, jumped more than 8%
JPMorgan analysts said the stablecoin market has pulled ahead of the broader crypto ecosystem this year, fueled in part by the passage of the U.S. GENIUS Act. At nearly $300 billion, the market has grown 42% year-to-date, nearly double the 21% growth of crypto overall, according to a report published Tuesday. The report notes that