In brief Amy Oldenburg, head of digital-asset strategy at Morgan Stanley, sees a tokenized money-market fund as a natural path forward for its crypto roadmap. What’s more, the investment bank with $9.3 trillion in client assets could explore tax-lost harvesting strategies for digital assets via the subsidiary Parametric. The firm has an army of more
Is Magic Eden Really Closing? Recently, headlines have suggested that Magic Eden is shutting down, sparking concern among $NFT collectors. However, the reality is more nuanced. While Magic Eden is not disappearing entirely, it has made a drastic decision to “sunset” major parts of its business, including its Bitcoin and Ethereum-compatible marketplaces. This move is
Bitcoin’s weekly chart is showing an uncomfortable comparison to one of the most brutal sell-offs in its history, and at least one analyst believes the worst may still be ahead. This technical outlook is looking at the current price action as a mirror of the 2022 macro fractal sequence that sent Bitcoin from $69,000 to
Ray Dalio’s Apr. 9 TIME essay carries a geopolitical surface and a monetary argument underneath. Dalio explicitly writes that his indicators point to a simultaneous breakdown of the monetary order, some domestic political orders, and the geopolitical world order. The Iran conflict is the immediate trigger, but the structural claim below that is that investors
Europe’s stablecoin market seems to be now controlled by Circle, and not everyone is comfortable with that. The issuer of $USDC is quietly becoming the dominant player in euro-denominated stablecoins through $EURC. This shift triggered criticism from parts of the crypto community. Some of them see it less as a product win and more as
SpaceX is sitting on 8,285 $BTC worth $603 million in Coinbase Prime custody while reporting a loss of nearly $5 billion for 2025, according to Arkham Intelligence data and a report from The Information published late Friday. The loss marks a sharp reversal from a year earlier when SpaceX generated roughly $8 billion in profit
Bitcoin may be entering a phase of seller exhaustion. After bottoming near $60,000 on Feb. 5, the asset has spent more than two months consolidating, gradually grinding higher toward the $70,000 level. This came alongside macro uncertainty with the Middle East conflict pushing oil prices well above $100 a barrel. Data from CheckonChain suggests that
After a long period of indirect contacts between the US and Iran, the two sides sat down at the negotiating table for the first time. A US delegation led by JD Vance reportedly held face-to-face meetings with Iranian officials in Pakistan. According to sources, both sides also contacted the Pakistani Prime Minister separately prior to
Economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff has criticized President Donald Trump for framing the U.S.-Iran conflict as a “total and complete victory.” In a post on X, Schiff argued that Trump often spins military setbacks into triumphs. He drew a direct comparison between Trump’s economic claims, which he calls misleading, and his portrayal of the