Bitcoin Depot has replaced its CEO less than three months after a planned handoff, turning to former MoneyGram chief Alex Holmes as pressure builds on its crypto ATM business. Scott Buchanan has resigned as CEO and as a director, according to an SEC filing on Tuesday. Buchanan had held various senior leadership roles at Bitcoin
There’s a 15-point peace plan on the table and bitcoin BTC$71,155.16 is sitting at $71,000 like the ongoing U.S.-Israel-Iran war might actually end. Brent crude slid 4.7% to $99.55 on Wednesday, breaking below the $100 level that had held since mid-March, after Bloomberg reported the U.S. had drafted a 15-point plan to end the Iran
The US, through the primary intermediary Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir (Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff), has sent Iran a 15-point plan aimed at bringing an end to the prevailing war. In the plan, the US proposes the lifting of all active sanctions on Iran, with a guarantee that the sanctions will not be re-imposed.
Hong Kong’s largest English-language newspaper published a pointed debate on stablecoins on March 25, as the city’s self-imposed March deadline for its first stablecoin licenses nears its end with no official word. The conversation raises a question that every non-US jurisdiction now confronts: Does embracing dollar stablecoins deepen dependence on the very system many governments
Fresh reports of a potential US-Iran ceasefire have added a new layer of uncertainty to global markets. Israeli media suggested Washington is pushing for a one-month pause in fighting. However, Iran previously denied any negotiations, calling the reports false. The conflicting signals have left markets reacting to headlines rather than confirmed developments. Stocks moved higher
Morgan Stanley is Pushing Bitcoin and Crypto, But Says Wall Street Isn’t Chasing FOMO Morgan Stanley is accelerating its bitcoin and crypto strategy, but the bank’s digital asset head says it’s the result of years of preparation, not a sudden rush to catch up. Speaking at the Digital Asset Summit on Tuesday, Amy Oldenburg emphasized
A down day in crypto became slightly less so in the minutes since U.S. stocks closed for the session. According to Israeli Channel 12, a one-month ceasefire could soon be announced as part of a package being negotiated by White House envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Other terms of the deal reportedly include a
BlackRock’s head of digital assets, Robbie Mitchnick, signaled a shift in how large investors view crypto, pointing to artificial intelligence (AI) as a more meaningful driver than the expansion of new tokens. Speaking about client behavior, Mitchnick described a market that has moved away from broad exposure to smaller assets. He said the turnover among