Michigan-based mortgage lender LitFinancial on Wednesday debuted its U.S. dollar stablecoin, dubbed litUSD, on the Ethereum blockchain as the digital dollar movement is expanding beyond crypto natives. The firm said it plans to use the token to cut funding costs and improve treasury management operations, while also exploring on-chain settlement of mortgage payments. That shift
Key Takeaways Trump Media filed to register five America First-themed equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This move marks an expansion beyond its core Truth Social platform and into asset management. Trump Media filed a registration statement today for five America First themed equity exchange-traded funds. The company, which trades under the ticker DJT, announced the ETF
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, CZ, has responded to a tweet, making an adjustment about the size of his net worth. He also commented on his biography, which was shared in brief by a crypto enthusiast, starting from CZ’s childhood. CZ’s path from poverty to billionaire status The @Crypto_Jargon X account published a thread about Changpeng
Clear Street initiated coverage of Bakkt (BKKT) with a buy rating and a $14 price target, implying 44% upside after a steep year-to-date decline, the broker said in a research report Tuesday. The shares have fallen over 60% this year versus an 11% gain for the S&P 500 stock index. The stock was 0.7% higher,
Kyrgyzstan, a key emerging player in Central Asia’s crypto market, has advanced a bill to establish a state cryptocurrency reserve and support the growth of the wider digital asset industry. Kyrgyz lawmakers have passed amendments to a bill “On virtual assets” in three readings at once, officially cementing terms like “state crypto reserve” and “state
Binance and Franklin Templeton are teaming up to build digital asset products that aim to bridge the gap between traditional markets and crypto. The two firms will combine Franklin Templeton’s work in tokenizing securities with Binance’s trading infrastructure and global investor base, according to the Tuesday statement. The goal, both firms said, is to create
While the leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade in a narrow range, the FED’s interest rate decision to be announced next week is expected to trigger the rise. While it is considered certain that the FED will cut interest rates in September, a 25 basis point rate cut is priced in at 91.8%, and
The CoinShares Bitcoin Mining ETF (WGMI) rose 12% to a record $33.13 on Tuesday as Nebius Group’s $17.4 billion agreement to supply GPUs to Microsoft boosted crypto mining and AI-related stocks across the board The exchange-traded fund is now 44% higher year-to-date and has surpassed its market debut level of around $30. The top two
Retail investors are regaining confidence in the US market after two quarters of decline, according to the latest quarterly Retail Investor Beat survey from trading platform eToro. The survey, which covered 10,000 retail investors across 12 countries, found that 38 percent now view the US as the region with the strongest long-term return potential. This
Story Highlights Bitcoin has dropped by nearly 20,000 times due to Bitcoin’s appreciation. If one iPhone is valued at $1,000 and Bitcoin trades at $111,952, the cost would be 0.0089 BTC. At its current price of $2.95, it would take around 338 XRP to buy a $1,000 iPhone. The price of Bitcoin has surged over