Analysis: Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin falls 5% to $95,519

Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, fell 5% to $95,519 at 2103 GMT on Monday. Bitcoin is down 7.1% from the year's high of $103,647 on Dec. 5. ...

Binance still to choose location for global headquarters, CEO Teng says

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has yet to decide where to base its global headquarters, its CEO told Reuters on Monday, years after it flagged a decision was imminent, but the executive pointed to...

At Gulf bitcoin gathering, Trump family and allies to bask in crypto industry's euphoria

Several key players in President-elect Donald Trump's new cryptocurrency venture head to Abu Dhabi on Monday for the largest bitcoin gathering in the Gulf region as the digital currency sets record...

Will Microsoft soon be investing in Bitcoin? - Crypto Recap

MicroStrategy has struck another blow, having added 15,400 BTC to its portfolio, reaching an impressive total of 402,100 bitcoins, or almost 2% of all BTC ever created. Michael Saylor, the company's...

Cash draws biggest weekly inflow since March 2023, BofA says

Investors ploughed $136.4 billion into cash in the week to Wednesday, the biggest weekly inflow since March 2023, when markets were rattled by a regional banking crisis, according to a report from...

Currency markets look to steady amid political turmoil, eye US jobs report

Major currencies steadied on Friday as markets considered the impact of a politically turbulent week that saw the collapse of France's government and the brief imposition of martial law in South...

Australian regulator moves to curtail criminal use of cryptocurrency

Australia's agency for monitoring financial crimes said on Friday it had established an internal cryptocurrency task force to identify and take action against crypto ATM providers that do not comply...

Nouriel Roubini: Don't Think Bitcoin Will Ever Become a Currency

Nouriel Roubini, chief executive officer at Roubini Macro Associates, and portfolio manager at Atlas America Fund, weighs in on the rise of Bitcoin, which he sees as a speculative asset and not a...

Hedge fund Monolith returns 53% year to date on AI, data centre and China bets

Monolith Management, a Hong Kong-based tech-focused hedge fund, has returned 53% so far this year, benefiting from investments in semiconductors, data centres and a rally in Chinese investments in...

Bitcoin's clean break

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook One bitcoin will now set you back six figures. The cryptocurrency's break above the $100,000...

Bitcoin surges above $100,000

Bitcoin hit a record high above $100,000 on Thursday as the election of Republican Donald Trump as U.S. president fuels expectations that his administration will usher in a friendly regulatory...

Bitcoin tops $100,000 on optimism over Trump crypto plans

Bitcoin rose above $100,000 for the first time on Thursday as the election of Republican Donald Trump as president of the United States spurred expectations that his administration will create a...

The altcoin season is here: Top-performing coins and key trends

As bitcoin pauses just below the $100,000 threshold, the crypto market's focus shifts to altcoins. Over the past few weeks, crypto social media has entered a full-blown altcoin hype, and for a reason...

Russia-related sanctions target illicit digital finance network, US Treasury says

The Biden administration issued a fresh round of Russia-related sanctions on Wednesday, taking aim at what it called an illicit finance network that allowed Russian elites to leverage digital assets...

Russia's Putin questions the need for dollar forex reserves, touts bitcoin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday questioned the need to hold state reserves in foreign currencies since they could easily be confiscated for political reasons, saying that domestic...

$100K Bitcoin Is Profit-Taking Stage: Bitget CEO

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen discusses Bitcoin's price almost reaching 100k and the future of altcoins and hurdles they could have getting ETF approval. She speaks with Sonali Basak and Tim Stenovec on...

How MicroStrategy became the ultimate bitcoin stock

MicroStrategy has transformed from a software company into a bitcoin powerhouse – and its shares are skyrocketing.

Bitcoin last up 5.05% at $96,286

Bitcoin rose 5.05% to $96,286 at 2130 GMT on Wednesday, adding $4,633 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 150.3% from the year's low of $38,505...

Court overturns US sanctions against cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash

The U.S. Treasury Department acted outside its authority when it sanctioned cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash in 2022 and accused it of helping launder over $7 billion for North Korean hackers and...