At Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP), an employee paid for a coffee in the cafeteria using an internal token, GIFT, issued on Polygon, during a controlled test conducted in a limited operational environment and free of financial risk for users. According to data collected by Fireblocks (State of Stablecoins, May 2025), based on a
Kyle Samani, managing partner of cryptocurrency fund Multicoin Capital, is expected to take over as president of a planned new digital asset treasury firm under the name Solana, three sources familiar with the matter confirmed. According to Bloomberg, Multicoin plans to form a Solana Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) with approximately $1 billion, along with Galaxy
Thumzup Media Corporation, backed by Donald Trump Jr., announced in its investor letter that it has taken an important step towards crypto assets. Trump Jr.-Backed Thumzup Media Makes Crypto Move: $1 Million Bitcoin Purchase and DOGE Mining Investment The company announced that it has purchased $1 million worth of Bitcoin and has also authorized investments
As of the close of trading yesterday, David Bailey’s bitcoin treasury company Nakamoto (NAKA) had lost 90% of its share price and its multiple-to-Net Asset Value (mNAV). Increasingly desperate to restore investor confidence, he swore that he was “as all in on bitcoin as you can possible [sic] be.” Bailey’s firm was supposed to somehow
Strategy’s co-founder and executive chairman, Michael Saylor, has taken to his official account on the X social media network (formerly known as Twitter) to publish a tweet, where he made a mysterious reference to the world’s flagship cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. The community has, as usual, praised him. However, the praise likely came not for the tweet
For much of this cycle, Global Liquidity has been one of the most accurate indicators for anticipating Bitcoin’s price action. The connection between money supply expansion and risk-asset growth has been well established, and Bitcoin has followed that script remarkably closely. Yet recently, we’ve been paying close attention to a couple of other data points
The blockchain analytics specialist Elliptic has released a due diligence toolset for stablecoins. According to Elliptic, the product can scrutinize wallets and track assets moving from one blockchain to another. According to James Smith, the founder of Elliptic, Companies in mainstream finance can use the tracking tools and dashboard. The tools can be used by
U.S. stocks rose as investors reacted to the softer-than-expected jobs report, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq inching higher to lead the bounce for major gauges. Summary S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose after latest jobs report showed a labor market in slowdown. Cryptoccurrencies also gained as Bitcoin jumped above $113,000. The S&P 500 gained 0.4%
The share price of electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is rising after the company announced a new pay package for CEO Elon Musk. By press time, TSLA stock was trading at $354, up about 4.5% for the day. Investors appear to be reacting to the proposed compensation plan for Musk, potentially valued at about
The price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies seesawed on Friday as investors weighed a weaker-than-expected jobs report against the increased likelihood of rate cuts. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 22,000 in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said, while economists anticipated that the U.S. economy would add 75,000 jobs last month. The unemployment rate meanwhile