Bitcoin is sliding again as traders brace for a pivotal week of US data

Alex Daniel / qz - Important economic figures due in the next few days could help determine whether Bitcoin will stabilize or if it could still fall further

Back to Top / Monday, December 1, 2025, 9:22 am / permalink 16437 / 8 stories in 3 months

DOGE Disbands With 8 Months Remaining in Charter

PYMNTS / pymnts - President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was supposed to last until next summer. Instead, the agency has essentially disbanded, Reuters reported Sunday (Nov. 23), bringing a close to a program that was designed to shrink the siz…

Back to Top / Sunday, November 23, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 16230 / 7 stories in 3 months

Cryptographers Cancel Election Results After Losing Decryption Key

BeauHD / slashdot - The International Association of Cryptologic Research (IACR) was forced to cancel its leadership election after a trustee lost their portion of the Helios voting system's decryption key, making it impossible to reveal or verify the final results. Ars Tech…

Back to Top / Friday, November 21, 2025, 8:20 pm / permalink 16190 / 4 stories in 3 months

Bitcoin Continues Steep Decline, Down 34% Since Early October

Matt Novak / gizmodo - The crypto bros are tired of winning.

Back to Top / Friday, November 21, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 16178 / 5 stories in 3 months

Deblock Raises €30M Series A To Grow On-Chain Banking Across Europe

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - French crypto-banking startup Deblock has raised €30 million in a Series A round led by Speedinvest, with participation from CommerzVentures and Latitude. Existing investors including 20VC, Headline, Chalfen Ventures and Kraken Ventures also joined the ro…

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 4:20 am / permalink 16099 / 5 stories in 3 months

Bitcoin has sunk to a six-month low amid jitters over the Fed

Alex Daniel / qz - Traders have reacted to renewed uncertainty over whether the central bank will cut interest rates at its next meeting in December

Back to Top / Monday, November 17, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 16033 / 4 stories in 3 months

Bitcoin Drops Below $95,000 Amid Concerns About Interest Rates and AI Investments

PYMNTS / pymnts - Bitcoin reportedly declined for a fourth day on Friday (Nov. 14), dropping as low as $94,491.22 early in the day. Week to date, the cryptocurrency was down nearly 9%, CNBC reported Friday. The report attributed Bitcoin’s decline in part to investors selli…

Back to Top / Friday, November 14, 2025, 6:21 pm / permalink 15973 / 3 stories in 3 months

Trump claims not to know the crypto king he just pardoned

James Farrell / siliconangle - In a CBS 60 Minutes interview aired on Sunday, President Trump said he didn’t know who Changpeng Zhao was, the crypto billionaire with ties to the Trump family’s own crypto venture. Zhao was the co-founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency ex…

Back to Top / Monday, November 3, 2025, 9:20 pm / permalink 15633 / 4 stories in 4 months

Coinbase shares rise on strong quarterly results as trading volumes and revenue surge

Duncan Riley / siliconangle - Shares in Coinbase Global Inc. inched up more than 2% in late trading today after the cryptocurrency exchange provider impressed with revenue and earnings beats in its fiscal third quarter on the back of increasing transaction volumes and revenue. For the…

Back to Top / Thursday, October 30, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 15562 / 3 stories in 4 months

Feds Seize Record-Breaking $15 Billion in Bitcoin From Alleged Scam Empire

Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg / wired - Officials in the US and UK have taken sweeping action against “one of the largest investment fraud operations in history,” confiscating a historic amount of funds in the process.

Back to Top / Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 15135 / 4 stories in 4 months

Cloudflare unveils NET Dollar stablecoin secure transactions for the agentic web

Duncan Riley / siliconangle - Cloud connectivity provider Cloudflare Inc. today announced plans to introduce NET Dollar, a new U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin that will enable instant, secure transactions for the agentic web. Cloudflare is aiming to make NET Dollar a core feature of a n…

Back to Top / Thursday, September 25, 2025, 9:20 pm / permalink 14870 / 4 stories in 5 months

Tether in Talks to Raise at Least $15 Billion

PYMNTS / pymnts - Stablecoin issuer Tether is reportedly in talks with investors to raise between $15 billion and $20 billion in a deal that would value the company at $500 billion. The transaction would involve new equity, with the investors getting a 3% stake through a p…

Back to Top / Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 9:21 pm / permalink 14829 / 3 stories in 5 months

Tether to Launch US-Regulated Dollar-Backed Stablecoin

PYMNTS / pymnts - Tether plans to launch a U.S.-regulated dollar-backed stablecoin and appointed the former executive director of the White House Crypto Council, Bo Hines, to lead the effort. The new stablecoin will be called USAT; will be designed to comply with the recen…

Back to Top / Friday, September 12, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 14503 / 2 stories in 5 months

Figure Increases Size of IPO With $4.6 Billion Target

PYMNTS / pymnts - Stablecoin issuer Figure has increased the size and price range of its initial public offering (IPO). The company said in a securities filing Tuesday (Sept. 9) that it was now marketing the IPO at a price range of $20 to $22 a share, aiming to sell 31.5 m…

Back to Top / Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 14194 / 1 stories in 5 months

Nasdaq to Invest $50 Million in Cryptocurrency Exchange Gemini

PYMNTS / pymnts - Nasdaq has reportedly agreed to buy $50 million in shares of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini Space Station. The company will buy the shares in a private placement at the time of Gemini’s initial public offering, which is set for Friday (Sept. 12), Reuters …

Back to Top / Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 14154 / 2 stories in 5 months

Crypto titan Justin Sun decries frozen tokens in Trump-linked controversy

Crypto billionaire Justin Sun is calling out a Trump-linked entity over its decision to freeze tokens he claims were “unreasonably” held. The incident has sparked a peculiar clash of politics and crypto, leaving industry watchers amused and mystified by the unpredictable intersections of celebrity, regulation, and digital asset wrangling.

Back to Top / Friday, September 5, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 13922 / 1 stories in 6 months

Stripe and Paradigm announce joint crypto venture Tempo

Suhasini Srinivasaragavan / siliconrepublic - Tempo will be led by Matt Huang, Paradigm’s co-founder and managing partner.Read more: Stripe and Paradigm announce joint crypto venture Tempo

Back to Top / Friday, September 5, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 13897 / 3 stories in 6 months

Stripe, Paradigm Lead New Blockchain for Stablecoins

Stripe, in partnership with Paradigm (and notable tech players), is unveiling a dedicated blockchain aimed at accelerating stablecoin transactions. The venture promises enhanced speed and security in stablecoin processing, marking a bold fusion of traditional fintech and emerging distributed ledger technology.

Back to Top / Thursday, September 4, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 13856 / 2 stories in 6 months

Crypto Sector Beset by Hackers Posing as Recruiters

PYMNTS / pymnts - Hackers from North Korea are reportedly flooding the cryptocurrency sector with seemingly legitimate job offers. As Reuters reported Thursday (Sept. 4), it’s part of a scam to steal digital assets, and a problem so widespread that job applicants have begu…

Back to Top / Thursday, September 4, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 13794 / 2 stories in 6 months