Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy (MSTR), the largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin , said Thursday on X that the crypto winter is over as bitcoin held above $78,000, a price level first reached early on April 22, according to CoinDesk data. In a Game of Thrones-style image, dressed in a fur coat, a
India is turning to welfare payments to drive adoption of its central bank digital currency as it prepares to put the CBDC in the spotlight at a summit of BRICS nations later this year. The Reserve Bank of India is running about 10 pilot programs routing portions of the country’s roughly $80 billion welfare system
The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ($BTC), surged above $79,000 following news that the ceasefire between the US and Iran has been extended indefinitely. The news primarily reinforced expectations that Middle East risks had diminished, which shifted market sentiment and extended $BTC’s gains this week. According to analysts, the recent upward momentum in Bitcoin and the market
The U.S. government is holding an unrealized gain of roughly $26.5 billion on its Intel (INTC) stake after the chipmaker’s shares jumped more than 22% in pre-mrket trading on Friday, following a stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings report. The position stems from an August deal in which the Trump administration converted $8.9 billion in CHIPS Act grants
Kaiko, an institutional-scale data and analytics platform, has become a member of ISDA, the global derivatives market association. The partnership reinforces Kaiko’s commitment to developing institutional-level and transparent markets for digital asset derivatives. As Kaiko revealed in its official press release, the development underscores its role in connecting conventional finance with the cutting-edge digital asset
Despite volatile price movements in the cryptocurrency market, long-term investors’ interest in Bitcoin continues to grow. According to a recent report published by ARK Invest, Bitcoin holdings by strong-willed investors, known as “conviction buyers,” showed a remarkable increase in the first quarter of the year. According to the data in the report, despite the Bitcoin
As signs of recovery gain strength in the Bitcoin market, analysts are drawing attention to a critical resistance level. According to experts, the most important threshold for $BTC in the short term is the $80,000 level, while buying activity by whales and ETF investors supports the market’s upward potential. As the Bitcoin price has gradually
Bitcoin briefly hit the $79,000 level earlier this week but has since retraced and is now trading around $77,700. The leading cryptocurrency’s recovery above $76,000 has strengthened expectations that the asset could reclaim $80,000 in the near term. Analysts point to rising institutional demand and improving market structure as support for further upside. Strong ETF
Sonic is redesigning its blockchain architecture to ease the transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. The approach avoids complex signature aggregation used by most proof-of- stake networks. Key Takeaways Sonic redesigns proof-of- stake to avoid Boneh–Lynn–Shacham aggregation, easing quantum upgrades. Shor’s algorithm risk pushes shift from Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm to hash-based schemes. Sonic Consensus System
A Bitcoin address linked to major mining firm Riot Platforms (RIOT) has just transferred 500 $BTC, valued at roughly $38.95 million, to the cryptocurrency services company NYDIG. On-chain analytics platform Lookonchain reported this significant movement about six hours ago. The crypto community widely interprets such deposits as a clear intention to sell the assets. This