Two former Blackstone professionals Connor Dougherty and Lily Yarborough have closed a $25 million round to digitize private credit, betting blockchain can unlock faster and more transparent lending. The seed round was led by Castle Island Ventures, with participation from Susquehanna’s crypto arm, Maven11, and TeraWulf founders, Fortune reported Monday. The company declined to disclose
Bitcoin price moved higher Sunday night into Monday after remarks from Donald Trump indicating the United States is engaged in discussions with a new leadership structure in Iran and that progress toward a potential agreement is underway. The comments helped lift risk appetite across digital assets after a weekend dip that briefly pushed bitcoin price
Bitcoin price has fallen over 30% from its yearly high, largely impacted by geopolitical and economic concerns that deteriorated investor appetite for risk assets. After rallying nearly 12% to a yearly high of $97,538 on Jan. 15, the bellwether crypto has fallen by nearly 31% to $67,525 at the time of writing. This came amid
The world’s largest asset manager continues to move aggressively into crypto. BlackRock now plans to hire a Managing Director of Digital Assets in New York. This role carries a salary of around $350,000 and signals a serious long-term commitment. The firm wants a leader who can shape its approach to crypto, stablecoins, and tokenized finance.
Bitcoin ETFs snapped a four-week inflow streak, with over $296.18 million in outflows recorded over the last week. According to data from SoSoValue, spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $296.18 million in net outflows after four weeks of inflows, during which more than $2.2 billion had been recorded. Inflows gradually began slowing, with $787.31 million, $568.45 million
US President Donald Trump says no one can imitate real Gold, highlighting the precious metal’s rarity despite a war-driven decline in value. Trump made the statement during the latest cabinet meeting while discussing plans to get his face stamped on a 24-karat coin to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary. “I’m a gold person, it’s all
Bitcoin may have slipped into an accumulation zone amid increased whale deposits into the Binance exchange. While Bitcoin has collapsed 47% from its $126,000 all-time high reached in October 2025 amid the six-month downturn, market data indicates that the crypto firstborn may have entered an accumulation zone, with Binance recording higher whale deposits. Key Points
Bitcoin price is entering a pivotal week with several on-chain models pushing the market’s floor lower just as investors brace for fresh signals from the Federal Reserve and the US labor market. The shift has sharpened a debate that is no longer centered only on how low the flagship digital asset could fall, but on
Trilitech, a London-based development company focused on the Tezos ecosystem, launched Metals.io on Monday, a new platform for trading tokenized commodities including uranium and gold, according to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph. The platform expands a commodities push that Trilitech and the broader Tezos ecosystem began with Uranium.io, a retail-facing uranium marketplace launched in December
Bitcoin traded at $67,625 on March 30, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time, rebounding within a $65,112 to $67,777 range after U.S. President Donald Trump signaled potential negotiations with a “new regime” in Iran while threatening energy infrastructure if talks fail. The geopolitical jolt nudged crypto markets higher, though price structure across multiple timeframes still