Bitcoin could receive a liquidity boost as JPMorgan expects the Federal Reserve to end Quantitative Tightening (QT) next week. Notably, Bitcoin has struggled in recent weeks as global markets deal with economic uncertainty and renewed tariff tensions between the U.S. and China. JPMorgan Expects End to Quantitative Tightening After bouncing back from the sharp Oct.
The Berachain community is rolling out a proposal to slash transaction inclusion times from two seconds to roughly 200 milliseconds, joining a broader wave of blockchain networks aiming to deliver near-instant transaction feedback. The proposal, “BRIP-0007: Berachain Preconfirmations,” outlines the implementation of an optional “fast lane” for users who want speed without compromising the chain’s
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest has added more positions to its portfolio, purchasing $21.3 million worth of Robinhood Markets shares through two of its exchange-traded funds, according to a Wednesday disclosure. The investment firm’s ARK Innovation ETF and ARK Next Generation Internet ETF collectively acquired 167,489 Robinhood shares. Based on Robinhood’s closing price of $127.22 per
Oracle provider RedStone has integrated event-driven market data from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)-regulated financial exchange and prediction market Kalshi across over 110 blockchains, expanding access to real-world prediction data for decentralized applications (DApps). RedStone announced the partnership with Kalshi on Thursday, bringing its prediction market data to more than 110 networks, including
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is reportedly seeking to raise around $10 billion to invest in the artificial intelligence and defense industries, but crypto, long one of its flagship sectors, is notably missing. According to a Thursday Financial Times report citing anonymous sources, a16z is aiming to raise about $10 billion for new investments,
The figure also represents “the fastest accumulation of a trillion dollars in debt outside of the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to the Associated Press. U.S. Debt Tops $38 Trillion, Bitcoin Tops $110,000 The U.S. national debt broke $38 trillion on Wednesday after what the Associated Press reported as “the fastest accumulation of a trillion dollars in
AMINA Bank, a FINMA-regulated crypto bank based in Switzerland, has partnered with Tokeny, a blockchain platform owned by Apex Group, to create a regulated infrastructure for institutional tokenization, the companies said on Thursday. The deal is designed to provide financial institutions with “a regulated banking bridge” to issue and manage tokenized assets, such as government
Bitcoin’s price clocked in at a fiery $109,003 today, staking out a dominant market cap of $2.17 trillion. With a 24-hour trading volume punching in at $73.11 billion and intraday swings between $106,786 and $110,162, it’s clear the world’s most notorious digital asset isn’t interested in a nap. Bitcoin Chart Outlook If bitcoin had a