Strive CEO Matt Cole and former Binance chief Changpeng Zhao, popularly known as CZ, have both voiced defiance against Bitcoin’s bearish momentum on Monday, even as the cryptocurrency trades roughly 50% below its October 2025 record high of over $126,000. CZ posted on X that “Bitcoin won’t be ‘dead’ for too long,” adding a reference
Wall Street has largely abandoned expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts this year ahead of the first Federal Open Market Committee meeting led by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh on June 16-17. According to a Reuters survey conducted between June 4 and June 9, 72 of 102 economists expect the benchmark federal funds rate to remain
Carlos Domingo, chief executive of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization firm Securitize, has predicted that the tokenization of stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will become the primary catalyst for expanding the RWA market to multi-trillion-dollar levels. Speaking on a panel at ETHConf in New York, Domingo pointed to the global stock and ETF market, valued at
Venture capitalist Tim Draper has downplayed the potential threat quantum computing poses to Bitcoin. He has stated that traditional fiat systems and banks face a far greater, more immediate risk. Banks to fall first? The billionaire investor has stated that his Bitcoin holdings are “more secure” than fiat dollars kept in traditional banking institutions. Draper
The Hashgraph Group and Merck have integrated the German tech maker’s product authentication technology with TrackTrace, a Hedera-based digital product passport platform introduced in February, as businesses seek to comply with new European Union supply-chain transparency and traceability requirements. Under the arrangement, Merck’s M-Trust technology embeds security markers into products and packaging that can be
A Florida man earned more than 700,000 views on X for explaining how he’s intentionally paying his taxes late to buy more bitcoin ($BTC). He seems to think that the 7.55% APR penalty interest that the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) charges for his tax “payment plan” makes buying $BTC instead of paying his taxes
COTI and Midnight Foundation have entered a strategic partnership aimed at expanding privacy-focused infrastructure across the blockchain sector. The collaboration will focus on interoperability, privacy standards, research initiatives, and developer tools. The agreement also builds on the integration of the $NIGHT token into the COTI Network, strengthening liquidity and creating new opportunities for builders, enterprises,
In brief Bitcoin’s 50% drawdown from its $126,000 all-time high is its shallowest to date, compared to 2012’s 90% correction. Analysts point to ETF outflows and macro tightening as signs the bear market isn’t over. $60,000 and $55,000 to $45,000 are key levels to watch if selling pressure continues, Decrypt was told. Bitcoin’s price action