Stablecoin issuer firm Paxos has applied for a national bank trust charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), making it the latest U.S. stablecoin company to seek federal regulatory oversight. According to a Monday press release, Paxos aims to convert its New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) trust charter into
Cryptocurrency research firm QCP reported that Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed $122,000, recouping last week’s losses. Ethereum (ETH) surged 21% in the last seven days, surpassing $4,300 for the first time since 2021. According to the report, BTC is currently highly correlated with US stock markets, with investors’ eyes on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data to
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds staged a solid recovery last week with $260 million in inflows after two consecutive weeks of outflows, but still fell short of Ethereum fund’s $268 million performance as digital asset products posted $572 million in combined weekly flows. The inflows came in after weathering significant early-week turbulence that saw $1 billion flow
Crypto exchange Bullish has raised the size of its initial public offering to $990 million from $629 million, as the company looks to take advantage of a hot market for crypto firms. CoinDesk is a subsidiary of Bullish. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, Bullish is aiming to sell
ALT5 Sigma Corporation, a Nasdaq-listed fintech that operates crypto trading and payment platforms, plans to raise about $1.5 billion through a stock offering and a WLFI token-funded private placement. The move would place a large portion of World Liberty Financial’s WLFI tokens on ALT5’s balance sheet and bring several of the stablecoin issuer’s executives, including
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Tesla Inc. (TSLA) turned to the biggest holding of Cathie Wood’s flagship ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK). However, Roku Inc. and Coinbase Global Inc. also made it to the top 3 holdings of the ETF, suggesting a solid upward trajectory for these companies. This comes in when ARKK recorded its biggest single-day cash injection ever of
South Korean retail investors are on the hunt for exciting ways to grow their money. According to Bloomberg, one name keeps popping up: BitMine. This company, which mines Bitcoin, has quickly become the top foreign stock choice for many everyday investors in South Korea. Why Is BitMine So Popular? BitMine’s business is pretty simple —
Cryptocurrency investment products posted gains last week, rebounding after the prior week ended a record 15-week inflow streak totaling $27.8 billion. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $572 million of inflows during the trading week ending last Friday, the European crypto asset manager CoinShares reported on Monday. The new inflows came amid Bitcoin (BTC) and
Video-sharing platform Rumble is considering an all-stock acquisition of Tether-backed AI and data center operator Northern Data. Summary Northern Data shareholders would receive 2.319 newly issued Class A Rumble shares for each share they tender. The company owns five data center sites with potential energized capacity of nearly 850 MW, including a 180 MW facility