Cryptocurrencies analysis

Investors pull record $523 million from BlackRock's flagship bitcoin ETF

Investors pulled roughly $523 million from BlackRock's flagship iShares Bitcoin Trust on Tuesday, according to data from Farside Investors, marking the fund's largest single-day withdrawal since its...

Senate grills Trump's pick for CFTC head on crypto regulation

U.S. senators on Wednesday pressed Michael Selig, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, about his plans to overhaul cryptocurrency regulations and...

Malaysia's Tenaga Nasional incurs losses of more than $1 billion from crypto power theft

KUALA LUMPUR -Malaysia's national utility firm Tenaga Nasional Bhd has incurred losses of more than $1 billion from illegal power usage by cryptocurrency miners between 2020 and August this year,...

Kraken valued at $20 billion in latest funding round

Crypto exchange Kraken said on Tuesday it has raised $800 million in a funding round that valued it at $20 billion, as digital market firms continue to draw investor focus. ...

Saudi developer wants to sell Trump hotel tokens to US retail investors

LONDON -Saudi luxury real estate developer Dar Global hopes to fund much of its latest Trump hotel in the Maldives by selling blockchain-based crypto tokens to U.S. retail investors, its CEO told...

Singapore Exchange to launch bitcoin and ether perpetual futures

SINGAPORE -The derivatives arm of Singapore Exchange said on Monday that it would launch bitcoin and ether cryptocurrency perpetual futures trading on its platform. Set to launch on...

Bitcoin falls nearly 2% to $93,684

Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market value, was down by 1.59% at $93,684 at 4:21 p.m. ET on Sunday. ...

Trump brothers-backed American Bitcoin swings to profit on margin expansion

American Bitcoin, backed by two of U.S. President Donald Trump's sons, swung to third-quarter profit on Friday as the miner and buyer of the world's largest digital asset benefited from wider...

Trump brothers-backed American Bitcoin's quarterly revenue more than doubles

American Bitcoin, backed by two of U.S. President Donald Trump's sons, on Friday reported a third-quarter profit that more than doubled as the miner and buyer of the world's largest digital asset...

Wall St regulator to consider crypto token classification, chair says

WASHINGTON -The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday the agency would soon consider establishing a classification for digital assets to help determine when they can...

Zcash's 1,270% rally marks the return of privacy in crypto

ZEC's impressive surge signals renewed interest in privacy as regulation tightens and zero-knowledge tech goes mainstream.

Bank of England's Breeden says diluting stablecoin rules further could damage financial system

LONDON -Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden on Tuesday warned that further diluting rules for stablecoins risked endangering financial stability and causing a credit crunch, and said that...

What you need to know about the digital euro that the ECB wants to test in 2027

Since 2021, the ECB has been developing a central bank digital currency: a public, instant, and universal currency that would be a direct claim on the Central Bank. In 2027, a pilot project with test...

Fed's Miran: Stablecoin adoption could put downward pressure on interest rates

NEW YORK -Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran on Friday said that if stablecoins end up enjoying widespread adoption it could mean the central bank needs to keep short-term interest rates lower...

Democrats' potential resurgence puts investors on watch for policy shifts

Democratic victories this week have caught investors' attention, signaling a potential comeback after the party's bruising defeat during last year's election. A strong showing for...

More than half of hedge funds invested in crypto, global survey says

PARIS -Global hedge funds' exposure to crypto markets is increasing, and more than half are now invested in the sector, with the U.S. government's embrace of digital assets boosting interest,...

Bitcoin dips below $100K as US liquidity dries up

A record-long US shutdown has trapped cash inside the Treasury's account, draining market liquidity and pressuring bitcoin. BTC's recovery now depends on renewed investor interest once Washington...

Bitcoin breaks October streak with first monthly loss since 2018

Bitcoin on Friday was on track for a monthly loss in October for the first time since 2018, snapping a seven-year streak of gains that had earned the month a lucky reputation among cryptocurrency...

X402: the forgotten code reviving crypto's new AI-agent boom

Momentum is returning to the crypto-AI sector, fueled by renewed confidence in artificial intelligence and the rise of x402 protocol that could bring AI agents into the mainstream.