Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin-fueled business model is cracking under pressure. The 15% drop in Strategy’s stock this month has wiped out the premium the company once enjoyed over its Bitcoin holdings, pulling the rug from under a plan that shaped a whole new class of corporate crypto buyers. The firm’s approach, using its balance sheet as
Ten-year-olds still swing machetes on Ghanaian cocoa farms that feed global chocolate giants. After decades of industry promises, over 1.5 million children work in conditions that would be illegal anywhere else. Swiss blockchain firm Fedrok AG and Ghanaian agribusiness FarmRight Ghana have launched a pilot designed to help prevent child labor from cocoa and palm
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The U.S. Department of Commerce has turned to cryptocurrency exchange Kraken to support a new initiative that will put gross domestic product (GDP) data directly onto public blockchains. Announced by President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the plan marks the first time a G7 country will use blockchain to distribute official economic statistics.
Bitcoin price is holding above $112K, with BTC price building a pattern that looks familiar to earlier breakouts. Bitplanet’s $40M Bitcoin treasury in South Korea adds a new layer to the adoption story but sits in the background compared to the charts. The focus remains on price action, where demand and resistance levels are shaping
This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. To the keen observer, there are many crosscurrents hitting the Federal Reserve right now — and those currents are beginning to erode Fed independence. The idea of a Fed independent from political influence has ebbed and flowed over the years. During
An attempted rally in crypto earlier on Thursday was met by steady selling throughout the U.S. afternoon hours. After rising above $113,000 level at one point, bitcoin BTC$111,982.50 retreated to $111,800 late in the session, down about 0.7% over the past 24 hours. The selling in ether (ETH) and XRP XRP$2.9543 was a bit more
According to New York-based financial giant VanEck, corporations are currently buying Bitcoin at a much faster pace than most people realize. Meanwhile, the role of miners continues to diminish compared to previous cycles. Rapidly growing institutional demand Notably, corporations have so far added a staggering 638,617 BTC this year. This extremely impressive sum represents a
Bitcoin and the broader crypto market are on edge as a top economist, whom Donald Trump nominated to the Federal Reserve in 2019, downplayed the impact of the upcoming interest rate cut. Summary Stephen Moore, a top US economist, has downplayed the impact of the coming Federal Reserve interest rate cut. He believes that the
Bitcoin dominance is at a pivotal moment, testing key support levels that could determine market direction. A bounce from these zones may signal temporary stability, while a breakdown could trigger deeper declines and shift attention toward altcoins. Market Structure Signals Growing Vulnerability According to @Crypto_TheBoss in a recent market update, Bitcoin dominance has slipped below