Matt Hougan, investment director at crypto asset management company Bitwise, made noteworthy assessments regarding Bitcoin’s long-term potential in the context of geopolitical tensions. Hougan stated that if Bitcoin becomes both a store of value and a globally used currency, its potential market capitalization could surpass that of the gold market. Hougan pointed out that Bitcoin
Bitcoin was built on a promise that no one can touch your coins without your private key. No government, no bank, nobody. That promise is now, for the first time in Bitcoin’s 16-year history, being challenged from the developer community itself, as a part of measures to build defenses against future quantum computers that could
Switzerland’s Crypto Valley captured 47% of European blockchain venture funding in 2025, raising $728 million across 31 deals, according to an annual report released Wednesday by venture firm CV VC. Globally, blockchain venture funding rose 30% to $15.5 billion across 986 deals last year, while Crypto Valley’s total climbed 37% from $531 million in 2024,
The Bitcoin Risk Index just hit zero, “a full low-risk regime,” reported Swissblock on Tuesday. The metric is a proprietary indicator that gauges the overall risk level in the Bitcoin market. It essentially measures the relative balance between selling and buying pressure, and how “risky” it is to hold or buy $BTC. Swissblock noted that
SentismAI, a well-known crypto intelligence platform that uses AI, has partnered with Claw Intelligence, an AI-driven on-chain trading entity. The collaboration is set to integrate AI-driven insights with streamlined on-chain execution. As SentismAI pointed out in its official social media announcement, the development focuses on letting consumers interact with complicated datasets, making raw information noteworthy
Cypherpunk Jameson Lopp and five co-authors from the Bitcoin quantum security space have proposed freezing quantum-vulnerable coins on the Bitcoin network, including Satoshi’s $74 billion stash, to prevent them from being stolen once quantum computers become available. The move is the second part of a three-stage proposal under BIP-361 called the “Post Quantum Migration and
Stablecoins are facing rising pressure as the yield debate exposes inefficiencies in idle capital. Firms like Wisdomtree Digital Assets are pointing to tokenized funds as a way to capture income without sacrificing liquidity. Key Takeaways: Wisdomtree says a regulated money market fund can match stablecoin liquidity while generating income. Stablecoins drive the yield debate as
The Bitcoin price is bouncing back strongly amid growing hopes for a potential shift in the standoff between the US and Iran. So far, $BTC has gained roughly 10% in the weekly time frame. This pushed the asset back toward the $76,000 area and briefly marked a nearly one-month high. The move appears to have
Ripple’s first partnership with a major Korean insurer signals a key step toward building institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure. The collaboration with Kyobo Life centers on enabling regulated tokenized government bond transactions through Ripple Custody. Key Takeaways: Ripple secures a landmark partnership with Kyobo Life to test tokenized bond settlement. Kyobo Life becomes the first major