When one of the world’s leading macroeconomists publicly apologizes for underestimating Bitcoin, it’s worth paying attention. Ken Rogoff is a formidable scholar, and over the last decade—from my professor days at MIT to the design of Libra—I’ve learned a great deal from conversations with him. He has trained some of the best macroeconomists in the
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said that bitcoin BTC$114,289.98 could hit $1 million per token by the end of the decade, adding his voice to a growing chorus of high-profile crypto advocates calling for explosive growth. “I think we’ll see $1 million per bitcoin by 2030,” Armstrong said in a post on X this week while
Cryptocurrency analyst Axel Adler commented on the Bitcoin price, which has been declining in recent days. According to Adler, the pullback experienced by the market is still limited and important support levels are maintained. Adler noted that Bitcoin has only retreated 8% from its local peak, noting that medium-term support lies at the 111-day moving
During a recent appearance at SALT’s Wyoming Blockchain Symposium, prominent American financier Anthony Scaramucci stated that he believes that crypto will be able to gain mainstream acceptance in the same way as ride-hailing giant Uber. “So it’s just the forces are such that these things will happen whether Wall Street is fully embracing it or
The term “Ethereum layer-2” is generally thought to mean that a chain inherits Ethereum’s security. But the line has always been blurry, and remains so, especially with the rise of OP Stack chains that use alternative data availability (DA) layers. These so-called “Optimiums” settle to Ethereum but post data elsewhere, introducing some additional trust-assumptions. Toghrul
The cryptocurrency appears to have stabilized around $114K, but the same can’t be said for the stock market, which edged lower as tech stocks continued to underperform. Traditional Markets Plunge, But Bitcoin Remains Steady Bitcoin ( BTC) hovered around $114K on Wednesday afternoon while stocks fell across all major indices for a second consecutive day.
Shares in leading publicly traded crypto companies and digital asset treasuries like Strategy (MSTR) and Coinbase (COIN) dropped after the opening bell on Wednesday before rebounding to 1.95% and 0.5% gains, respectively. But over the last month the pair have experienced extended losses, falling nearly 20% and 27% respectively. They’re underperforming crypto majors like Bitcoin
Kraken is plugging its tokenized equities directly into one of the world’s busiest payment rails. By deploying xStocks on Tron, it’s aiming its Nasdaq-in-a-token product at a massive, global user base already moving billions in USDT daily. Summary Kraken and Backed are launching xStocks on the Tron blockchain. Tron processes $22 billion in daily settlements