Benzinga examined the prospects for many investors’ favorite stocks over the last week — here’s a look at some of our top stories. The three major averages posted weekly gains, with the S&P 500 rising 1.36% and up over 19% for 2024, while the Dow gained 1.62% and the...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given the green light for the listing and trading of options for BlackRock Inc.’s (NYSE:BLK) spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF). What Happened: The approved options will be listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “IBIT.” This move allows...

The legal counsel for former President Donald Trump’s new cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a new decentralized finance (DeFi) platform has been accused of trying to seize control of another digital asset company. What Happened: Alex Golubitsky, the general counsel for World Liberty Financial, was previously fired from a different cryptocurrency company, Umami,...

Cryptocurrency markets are trading sideways, with Ethereum outperforming Bitcoin to end the week strong. Cryptocurrency Price Gains +/- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $62,907.07 -0.9% Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,544.07 +3% Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $146.17 +1.9% Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1048 -1.4% Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIBA) $0.00001414 -1.1% Notable Statistics: IntoTheBlock data shows...

Over the past 24 hours, Bittensor’s (CRYPTO: TAO) price rose 9.56% to $408.24. This continues its positive trend over the past week where it has experienced a 29.0% gain, moving from $312.66 to its current price. As it stands right now, the coin’s all-time high is $757.60. The chart...

Kaspa’s (CRYPTO:KAS) price has decreased 3.42% over the past 24 hours to $0.17, continuing its downward trend over the past week of -1.0%, moving from $0.17 to its current price. The chart below compares the price movement and volatility for Kaspa over the past 24 hours (left) to its...

Over the past 24 hours, Aptos’s (CRYPTO: APT) price has risen 6.02% to $7.26. This continues its positive trend over the past week where it has experienced a 14.0% gain, moving from $6.29 to its current price. As it stands right now, the coin’s all-time high is $19.92. The...

Artificial Superintelligence Alliance’s (CRYPTO: FET) price has increased 4.98% over the past 24 hours to $1.6. Over the past week, FET has experienced an uptick of over 14.0%, moving from $1.39 to its current price. As it stands right now, the coin’s all-time high is $3.45. The chart below...

Over the past 24 hours, Sui’s (CRYPTO: SUI) price has risen 11.21% to $1.49. This continues its positive trend over the past week where it has experienced a 44.0% gain, moving from $1.03 to its current price. As it stands right now, the coin’s all-time high is $2.17. The...

Despite a wider market pullback, the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi on Core (CRYPTO: CORE), Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) Layer-2 blockchain, has grown significantly in the second quarter of 2024. What Happened: According to a Messari report, Core’s DeFi TVL grew by 1,032% in Q2, reaching $76.4 million. The...