Analysis: Cryptocurrencies

UK to end ban on retail investors buying crypto exchange-traded notes

Britain's financial regulator is to remove a ban on consumers buying crypto exchange-traded notes , ditching its previous position of wanting to keep them out of the hands of retail investors. ...

Stablecoin firm Circle adds to stellar first day gains with another stock surge

Stablecoin issuer Circle Internet's shares climbed 48% on Friday, extending a stellar run after a blowout market debut on the New York Stock Exchange a day earlier. New York-based...

Stablecoins' step toward mainstream could shake up parts of US Treasury market

As stablecoins take a step toward becoming mainstream, some segments of the U.S. Treasury market, notably securities with short-term maturities, could be vulnerable to volatility as they become more...

Circle's blockbuster IPO paves way for other crypto public listings

Stablecoin issuer Circle's $1.05 billion initial public offering on Thursday could spur other large crypto players to follow suit as the industry benefits from U.S. President Donald Trump's embrace...

Stablecoin giant Circle's shares surge in blowout NYSE debut

Stablecoin issuer Circle Internet's shares more than doubled in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, firing up the IPO market that has struggled to regain momentum. ...

Hard money for hard times: Institutions are increasingly betting on Bitcoin

Institutions are accumulating Bitcoin as early holders exit. With supply tightening, a structural price shift may be underway.

Bitstamp falls into Robinhood's hands - Crypto Recap

Robinhood is changing scale. By acquiring Bitstamp for $200m, the American fintech company is not only expanding its offering, but also taking over a historic pillar of the global cryptocurrency...

ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF to undergo 3-for-1 share split on June 16

21Shares US said on Monday it will carry out a 3-for-1 share split of its ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF to make the fund more accessible to investors, with the move set to take effect at market open on...

Circle’s IPO and a new era for stablecoins

Stablecoins are entering a new phase, driven by regulatory clarity, institutional adoption, and the rise of yield-bearing products.

US SEC dismisses lawsuit against Binance crypto exchange

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday voluntarily dismissed its civil lawsuit against Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, extending the regulator's new approach to...

Vance says US should use bitcoin as an advantage in rivalry with China

China's wariness of bitcoin should encourage the U.S. to embrace the world's largest cryptocurrency and build on its strategic advantage in the digital asset, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on...

Telegram, Musk-owned xAI partner to distribute Grok to messaging app's users

Elon Musk's AI startup xAI will pay Telegram $300 million to deploy its Grok chatbot on the messaging app, aiming to tap the platform's more than one billion users and sharpen its competitive edge in...

US banks tiptoe toward crypto, awaiting more green lights from regulators

NEW YORK -Big U.S. banks are holding internal discussions about expanding into cryptocurrencies as they get stronger endorsements from regulators, but initial steps will be tentative, centering on...

Trump Media to raise $2.5 billion to invest in bitcoin

Trump Media and Technology Group will raise about $2.5 billion to invest in bitcoin, U.S. President Donald Trump's social media company said on Tuesday, as it looks to diversify its revenue. ...

Trump Media to raise $3 billion to spend on cryptocurrencies, FT reports

U.S. President Donald Trump's social media firm, Trump Media & Technology Group, plans to raise about $3 billion to spend on cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, the Financial Times reported on Monday,...

Pakistan allocates 2,000 megawatts of electricity to bitcoin mining, AI data centres

ISLAMABAD -Pakistan will allocate 2,000 megawatts of electricity in the first phase of a national initiative to power bitcoin mining and AI data centres, its finance ministry said on Sunday. ...

Musk says he'll resume working '24/7' at his companies, X outage mostly restored

Elon Musk's social media platform X was largely restored for most users after an outage that impacted tens of thousands of users in the United States on Saturday, according to outage tracking website...

Exclusive-Musk's DOGE expanding his Grok AI in U.S. government, raising conflict concerns

Billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the U.S. federal government to analyze data, said three people familiar with the matter, potentially...

Towards an oligopoly of validators on Ethereum? - Crypto Recap

Ethereum is at a turning point: after winning over financial institutions with its ETFs, the focus is now on institutional staking. With 3.3 million ether already in the coffers of major funds, the...