US President Donald Trump announced that he would raise the global tariff on goods from 10 percent to 15 percent, effective immediately. In a statement following the decision, Trump argued that the increase was “completely within legal limits and legally tested.” In a message published on the Truth Social platform, Trump harshly criticized the US
The impact of Kevin Warsh’s potential policies on Bitcoin, should he take office as FED Chairman, is being closely watched in the cryptocurrency markets. Following the recent drop in Bitcoin prices, investors are trying to understand what kind of monetary policy roadmap Warsh will follow if he takes office in June. Warsh had made positive
Blue Owl Capital’s (OWL) announcement this week that it would sell $1.4 billion in loans to raise liquidity for investors in a retail-focused private credit fund has triggered alarm bells across financial markets, with more than one prominent analyst drawing direct parallels to two Bear Stearns hedge fund collapses that foreshadowed the 2008 financial crisis
The sharp pullback in the cryptocurrency market in recent weeks has driven Bitcoin investors’ realized losses to historical levels. According to analysts, this scale of loss realization usually signals that the markets are approaching bottom levels. Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe stated that the losses incurred in Bitcoin following the recent decline have reached
Robert Kiyosaki, one of the best-known names in the personal finance world, announced that he is continuing to buy Bitcoin despite the pullback in the cryptocurrency market. Kiyosaki, author of the book “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” stated in a post on the X platform that he bought Bitcoin at the $67,000 level and sees the
Futures positioning in cryptocurrency markets is back in the spotlight. Technical analyst Tom McClellan noted that investors classified as “non-commercial” in Bitcoin futures (a group typically encompassing speculative and professional funds) have shown a remarkable rate of shifting to net long positions, according to the latest COT (Commitment of Traders) report. McClellan argued that this
Tokenized equities have moved from theory to execution. BitGo and Figure announced the completion of the first tokenized equity trades on Figure’s Alternative Trading System (ATS). Marking a milestone for blockchain-based securities within a regulated U.S. market structure. The transaction represents the first time equity securities were issued, settled, and traded in tokenized form through
The battle over BIP-110 and the related BIP-444 represents a fundamental schism in the Bitcoin community over whether the network should remain a neutral data protocol or become a curated financial ledger. Philosophical: Neutrality vs. Curation An ideological clash is erupting over Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 (BIP-110)—often discussed alongside the broader BIP-444 framework—a temporary soft
Tether announced its decision to end support for the offshore yuan stablecoin CNHT. The company stated that with the implementation of this decision, it has immediately ceased issuing new CNHT tokens. It was also announced that buyback support for CNHT will completely end one year after the announcement, and users will receive an additional reminder
Strategy CEO Phong Le will join Amy Oldenburg, Morgan Stanley’s head of digital assets, at the Wynn next Wednesday to discuss long-term Bitcoin strategy and institutional adoption. The discussion will examine why emerging markets have driven crypto adoption and what lessons traditional finance can draw from that trajectory. On February 25th, @PhongLe will be joined