Bitcoin has been hovering above$111,000 a day ahead of new U.S. inflation data that will play a big role in determining whether the Federal Open Markets Committee lowers interest rates for a second time in 2025. Three analysts with whom Decrypt spoke differ about how the largest asset by market capitalization might respond. Bitcoin was
Bitcoin has risen about 350% since the ETF filings two years ago, as Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas called attention to in a recent tweet. The Bloomberg analyst was reacting to a crypto user who seemed to downplay Bitcoin’s rise since spot ETF filings were filed two years ago. Balchunas explains what Bitcoin’s 350% rise
Treasury companies have all slid from their all-time highs. BTC buying is having a disparate effect on corporate buyers, and often those with smaller treasuries end up losing the most. Buying BTC is not a universal benefit to treasury companies. Some of the smaller recent buyers, which added BTC to their balances for exposure, have
Stephen Miran, known for his closeness to US President Donald Trump and nominated for the Fed board, was confirmed by the Senate just a few days before the critical Fed interest rate decision. Miran was recommended by Trump to replace Adriana Kugler, who left the Fed abruptly in August, on the board. While it was
Vienna — USPD, a new type of yield-bearing stablecoin designed to be unstoppable and fully transparent, has officially gone live on Ethereum mainnet with its first minted tokens. The launch is backed by a $1.5 million pre-seed round led by legendary investor Tim Draper, alongside Gateway Ventures and Zelda Ventures. — USPD, short for United
Cache Wallet has declared an official strategic alliance with LERAX, an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain. The partnership is intended to enhance real-life asset (RWA) tokenization and provide greater protection to users and an effortless onboarding onto the Web3 realm. Such a move signifies the increased significance in the arena of secure and friendly tokenization of
Crypto prices took another leg lower on Thursday while crypto-related stocks sold off after U.S. economic growth was revised sharply higher. The U.S. government reported that gross domestic product expanded at a 3.8% annualized rate in the second quarter, up from 3.3% in the previous estimate and well above the 3% initially reported. Alongside, initial
U.S.-listed cloud company Cloudflare (NET) announced plans to intorduve a U.S. dollar stablecoin for what it calls the “agentic web,” where autonomous AI agents perform tasks like booking flights or ordering groceries. The company said on Thursday that the token, dubbed NET Dollar, will enable instant and secure transactions for software agents, developers and creators.
Bitcoin and Ether have dropped today as investors prepare for the expected expiry of more than $22 billion in Bitcoin options on Friday, the 26th. The expiry event is expected to heighten market volatility tomorrow. The expiry comes amid broader macroeconomic uncertainty as investors await U.S. economic data, gross domestic product figures, weekly jobless claims,