Stripe and Paradigm have launched Tempo, a “payments-first” blockchain designed to optimize stablecoin transactions. This has sparked heated debates about its impact on Ethereum, Solana, and other existing payment-focused chains. While many experts view this as an opportunity to expand user adoption and strengthen cross-chain infrastructure, others remain skeptical about its claimed “neutrality” and Stripe’s
Ethereum spot ETFs saw a significant investor pullback on September 5. It recorded $447 million in net outflows. According to data from SoSoValue, it was the second-largest outflow in the category’s history. The withdrawals highlight shifting investor sentiment during a volatile period for crypto markets. BlackRock’s ETHA ETF led the outflows. It lost nearly $310
Story Highlights MARA stock strengthened as Marathon Digital boosted its Bitcoin treasury to $5.9B (52,477 BTC), making it the second-largest public holder after Michael Saylor’s Strategy. MARA stock outlook improves with renewable-powered mining, a growing hashrate, and expansion into AI-driven global ventures. MARA Holdings has once again made headlines in the crypto mining sector, pushing
Story Highlights Bitwise CIO claims Bitcoin should already trade near $200K, suppressed by short-term uncertainties. Hougan highlights strategic Bitcoin reserve, SEC retreat, and stablecoin progress as ignored catalysts. Despite suppression, Bitcoin fundamentals strengthen with rising ETF inflows and institutional adoption worldwide. Hougan predicts Bitcoin could surge toward $200,000 by year-end if economic pressure eases. Bitcoin
Neurolov, an advanced decentralized computing ecosystem, has started an exclusive collaboration with Qitmeer Network, a public blockchain entity. The main objective of this collaboration is to unfold new opportunities for artificial intelligence (AI) and Web3 innovation through a decentralized compute and payment ecosystem. 🤝 Partnership Announcement 🤝 We’re thrilled to partner with @QitmeerNetwork 🌐 Qitmeer
Variant Fund chief legal officer Jake Chervinsky maintains that decentralized public blockchains remain the regulatory standard for product development, despite recent announcements of corporate-controlled layer-1 (L1) networks. Chervinsky argued on X that many new L1s built by companies for product-specific reasons are “unnecessary” and “unhelpful” from a regulatory perspective. He noted that no US regulator
The Central Bank of Bolivia announced that its national CBDC, the digital boliviano, will be launched later this month. The move is part of a push to modernize the Bolivian payment pipeline and offer a regulated option to counter other alternatives. Central Bank of Bolivia to Launch CBDC This Month Latam countries are increasingly looking
Mizuho Bank stated that the August US nonfarm payrolls report clearly revealed the weakening of the labor market. According to the report, employment, working hours, and income growth rates have fallen back to pandemic-era levels. The bank stated that regardless of inflation’s trajectory, the Fed is almost certain to cut interest rates at its September
Traders who predict Bitcoin will reach its cycle-high price by the end of this year may be misunderstanding the principles of statistics, a Bitcoin analyst says. It comes as several analysts have been forecasting the outcome for Bitcoin (BTC) in recent times. “Anyone who thinks Bitcoin has to peak in Q4 of this year does
Several financial institutions and market analysts are now projecting the US Federal Reserve, the country’s central bank, will slash interest rates from the current target rate of 4.25%-4.5% at least twice in 2025. The banking forecasts followed a weak August jobs report that saw only 22,000 jobs added for the month, versus expectations of about