Patrick Witt, who was appointed as the White House cryptocurrency advisor after Bo Hines resigned, made his first statement. Accordingly, he first touched on the importance of Bitcoin and said that the US government’s BTC stockpiling ranks first among its top priorities. According to Coindesk, the White House’s newly appointed cryptocurrency chief, Patrick Witt, identified
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U.S.-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) is creating a new ecosystem that combines stablecoin-based micropayments with AI. Building on the release earlier this year of x402, an open source payment protocol that enables instant stablecoin payments on any website, Coinbase engineers have added a discovery layer for AI agents, something like a “Google for agents,” that
Shares of CoreWeave (CRWV) rose as much as 9% on Monday morning after the company announced it’s launching a venture capital arm focused on early-stage artificial intelligence startups. The stock was higher by 4.5% as midday U.S. hours approached.. The new fund, called CoreWeave Ventures, will focus on investing in startups building tools, infrastructure or
Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano and early co-founder of Ethereum, says the American healthcare system isn’t broken — it’s working exactly as designed. And that, he says, is the problem. “Healthcare is just fucked in America. It’s just fucked. Everybody knows it’s true,” Hoskinson said in an interview with CoinDesk TV at the Rare
Arkham Intelligence has reported that piracy website Movie2K still holds 45,000 BTC, which the German government “failed to seize” as part of a confiscation of nearly 50,000 BTC in early 2024. In a tweet, Arkham revealed that it had identified additional Bitcoin wallets likely belonging to Movie2K, which operated between 2008 and 2013. BREAKING: ARKHAM IDENTIFIES
Key Takeaways SolStrategies started trading on NASDAQ today. This event marks the company’s entry into the public markets. Sol Strategies began trading on NASDAQ today, marking the company’s debut on the exchange. The milestone represents the firm’s transition to public market trading under the ticker symbol on the major US stock exchange.
The Ohio Teachers Retirement Fund has just made a big step into the world of digital assets. As reported by crypto analyst Ash Crypto, the fund bought $23.7 million in MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares. This is the first time that the fund has invested in a stock connected to Bitcoin. By buying MicroStrategy shares, the fund
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Bitcoin’s futures market is cooling down after months of high-stakes activity. New data suggests retail traders are now dominating the scene, as whales scale back. Summary Whale participation in Bitcoin futures is declining, as shown by lower average order sizes and reduced large trades. Retail traders now dominate the BTC futures market, contributing to weaker