Analysis: Cryptocurrencies

Bolivia crypto transactions up over 530% amid currency woes

Bolivia's central bank on Friday reiterated a dramatic uptick in transactions of digital assets, following a Reuters report that showed how more Bolivians were turning to crypto exchanges like...

Crypto exchange Kraken debuts peer-to-peer payments app Krak

Crypto exchange Kraken on Thursday launched a peer-to-peer payments app that enables users to send and receive funds - in both cryptocurrency and fiat currency - across more than a hundred countries. ...

Global financial crime watchdog calls for action on crypto risks

PARIS -The Financial Action Task Force , a global financial crime watchdog, on Thursday called on countries to take stronger action to combat illicit finance in crypto assets, warning that gaps in...

Polymarket joins the very exclusive club of crypto unicorns - Crypto recap

The decentralized betting platform has just raised $200m, achieving unicorn status… even though it is banned in the United States. With more than $3bn traded on the Trump vs Harris bet in 2024,...

Trump-backed crypto firm is planning stablecoin audit, new app

Zak Folkman, the co-founder of U.S. President Donald Trump's cryptocurrency platform World Liberty Financial, said on Wednesday that the company will issue an audit of its stablecoin within days and...

Bitcoin regains $107K — but this bull run looks like a whales-only game

Bitcoin has reclaimed $107K, but retail is missing in action. On-chain activity is shrinking while institutions, ETFs, and whales dominate both spot and derivatives markets.

US investor strikes $1 billion merger to create bitcoin treasury company

U.S. investor and entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano announced on Monday the creation of a new bitcoin treasury company that would hold up to $1 billion of the world's largest cryptocurrency on its...

Central bank body BIS delivers stark stablecoin warning

LONDON -The Bank for International Settlements issued its starkest warning yet on the risks posed by stablecoins and urged countries to move rapidly towards the tokenisation of their currencies. ...

Bitcoin falls 4% to $99,237

Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market value, was down by 4.13% at $99,237 at 10:52 a.m. ET on Sunday. Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency, was down by around 8.52%...

Norway plans temporary ban on power-intensive cryptocurrency mining

COPENHAGEN -Norway aims to impose a temporary ban on the establishment of new data centres that mine cryptocurrency with the most power-intensive technology, in order to conserve electricity for...

What the Israel-Iran war means for Bitcoin investors

Bitcoin dipped on war headlines—but quickly recovered. Will inflation be the real catalyst?

The anti-shitcoin guide - Crypto review

In the crypto jungle, the mantra DYOR — Do Your Own Research — is everywhere… but rarely applied. Having become more of a meme than a method, it often serves as a moral shield rather than a real...

Circle, Coinbase shares soar as Senate clears path for stablecoin regulation

Shares of stablecoin issuer Circle and crypto exchange Coinbase surged on Wednesday after the U.S. Senate passed a landmark stablecoin bill, boosting hopes of wider adoption for a once-niche part of...

BOK chief says he is not against won-based stablecoins but has forex concerns

SEOUL -South Korea's central bank governor said on Wednesday he was not against issuing won-denominated stablecoins but had concerns about managing capital flows. Issuing won-based...

China talks up digital yuan in push for multi-polar currency system

SHANGHAI/BEIJING -The head of China's central bank pledged to expand the international use of the digital yuan and called for the development of a multi-polar global currency system, where several...

Spanish bank BBVA tells wealthy clients to invest in bitcoin

LONDON -Spanish lender BBVA is advising wealthy clients to invest up to 7% of their portfolio into cryptocurrencies, an executive said on Tuesday, in the latest sign some banks are warming to a...

Coinbase seeking US SEC approval to offer blockchain-based stocks

Coinbase is seeking a green light from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to offer tokenized equities to its customers, the crypto exchange's chief legal officer told Reuters.  ...

Crypto platform Tron strikes deal with Nasdaq-listed company

Justin Sun's crypto platform, Tron, has reached a deal with Nasdaq-listed company SRM Entertainment under which it will buy tokens, be renamed Tron Inc and have Sun join the company as an adviser,...

Trump reports more than $600 million in income from crypto, golf, licensing fees

WASHINGTON -Donald Trump reported more than $600 million in income from crypto, golf clubs, licensing and other ventures in a public financial disclosure report released on Friday that provided a...