Circle Plans to Bring $1B Tokenized Treasury Issuer Hashnote Under Bermuda License
Circle Internet Group, Inc., the company behind the $58 billion USDC stablecoin, said on Thursday it plans to bring its recently acquired Hashnote Tokenized Money Market Fund (TMMF) under Bermuda’s regulatory oversight. The fund, which manages nearly $1 billion assets, will be incorporated into Circle’s existing Digital Assets Business...
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Bitcoin Miner IREN Upgraded to Overweight, Cipher Mining Cut to Neutral: JPMorgan
Wall Street bank JPMorgan (JPM) updated its bitcoin (BTC) miner price targets and estimates following fourth-quarter 2024 results and to account for changes in the bitcoin price and the network hashrate. JPMorgan raised IREN (IREN), its top pick in the sector, to overweight from neutral, and cut its price...
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Stablecoins Are a Vital Innovation That Risk Being Crushed by Misguided Fear
Imagine a world where every dollar you spend is tracked, approved, or denied in real time by a government agency. You attempt to send money to a friend for a political donation, but the transaction is blocked because the recipient is on a government “watch list.” You buy a...
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Trump family in talks for Binance stake amid push for CZ pardon: WSJ
The Trump family has discussed acquiring a stake in Binance.US, the American subsidiary of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. These negotiations come as Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, seeks a presidential pardon following his guilty plea in…...
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1inch and Linea join forces to improve swap rates and liquidity in DeFi
1inch has teamed up with Linea in a mutually beneficial partnership, with 1inch users gaining access to more liquidity and Linea benefiting from better swap rates on DEXes, among other things. 1inch, a decentralized exchange aggregator powering 100 million trades…...
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The Trump Bitcoin Effect: Why Is BTC Performing Worse Compared To Trump’s First 100 Days In 2017?
President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto stance has thus fair failed to push Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to a better performance compared to the first hundred days of his first term in office. Trump has been an outspoken supporter of crypto since running for his second term in office, evidenced by launching...
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Bitcoin Miners Ride The BTC Boom, But Costs Tell A Different Story: JPMorgan Analyst
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) miners just had one of their best quarters on record, but the real winners aren’t just those mining the most coins – it’s those keeping costs in check. JPMorgan analyst Reginald L. Smith breaks down the latest trends in the sector, upgrading IREN Ltd (NASDAQ:IREN) to...
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Trump family in talks to acquire stake in Binance.US
The potential Trump-Binance.US deal could reshape US crypto regulations and influence political dynamics amid ongoing legal challenges. The post Trump family in talks to acquire stake in Binance.US appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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Ethereum Price Analysis: Can ETH Defend Against a Potential Drop to $1.6K?
Ethereum’s price has been going through a horrifying crash, as the second largest crypto has lost more than half of its value over the past few months. What’s next for ETH? Technical Analysis By Edris Derakhshi (TradingRage) The Daily Chart The Ethereum daily chart shows a clear downtrend over...
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Trump Family Held Talks to Buy Stake in Binance.US: WSJ
A Trump family representative held talks to buy a stake in Binance’s U.S. arm, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Thursday. The stake could have been acquired through Trump-family backed crypto project World Liberty Financial, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Steve Witkoff, a...
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