Here’s a transatlantic financial face-off brewing, and it’s not over trade tariffs. European regulators are casting a wary eye across the pond, concerned that the U.S.’s newfound crypto-friendliness could spill digital risk all over traditional markets. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) didn’t mince words, stating that America’s warm embrace of cryptocurrencies “has the … Read more
Forget meme coins, Gunzilla Games just dropped GUN, a token for their upcoming game “Off The Grid,” and it’s already making waves. Launched early Monday, the token for both the game and its Avalanche subnet, Gunz, quickly amassed a $68 million market cap within hours and while it experienced a slight dip, as of 11:30 … Read more
Looks like the SEC and Gemini might be calling a truce. They’ve jointly asked a New York court to put their lawsuit on ice for 60 days, hinting at a “potential resolution” to their standoff. The SEC originally went after Gemini in January 2023, arguing its Gemini Earn program was selling unregistered securities – you … Read more
Investors are betting big on AI’s future: OpenAI just secured a staggering $40 billion in funding, and the markets are reacting accordingly. The massive investment, announced Monday, triggered a surge in AI-related stocks and digital assets as traders signaled renewed confidence in the sector. CoreWeave, the AI infrastructure startup, saw its shares jump over 38% … Read more
Forget price booms; Avalanche’s stablecoin stash ballooned over 70% in a year, hitting $2.5 billion by March’s end in 2025, up from $1.5 billion in March 2024. Counterintuitively, this influx hasn’t boosted its native token, AVAX, which instead slumped 60% during the same period, according to Cointelegraph Markets Pro data. Juan Pellicer, a senior analyst … Read more
Solana-based blockchain projects in Europe are in the crosshairs, and the attackers aren’t who you might expect: North Korean cyber operatives are increasingly targeting these ventures, Google Cloud warned this Wednesday. The DPRK’s digital army is reportedly infiltrating European companies, focusing on everything from decentralized apps to crypto job boards. These aren’t amateur hackers. Google’s … Read more
Bitcoin’s famed scarcity? Turns out, it needed saving – and a well-timed joke – to avoid ballooning to 126 million coins. Eleven years ago, a fix named BIP-42 quietly averted a potential Bitcoin supply explosion set to strike centuries in the future. Submitted by Bitcoin Core contributor Pieter Wuille on April Fool’s Day, 2014, this … Read more
CME Group’s crypto derivatives market isn’t just buzzing; it’s breaking records, clocking in a new quarterly high in trading volume thanks to the surging popularity of micro futures. The exchange reported that the average daily volume for its crypto derivatives hit 198,000 contracts in the first quarter, translating to a notional value of $11.3 billion. … Read more
Bitcoin’s ambition to break free is faltering against the Yen, a potential sign that broader market anxieties are brewing as Goldman Sachs bets big on the Japanese currency as the definitive refuge from looming US economic uncertainties. After bumping its head against a key trendline resistance formed since January, Bitcoin took a 1% hit against … Read more
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, once a bitcoin bystander, seems to be warming up to the crypto asset, hinting in his latest investor letter that Bitcoin could challenge the dollar’s reign if the US debt situation spirals. Fink’s 2025 letter, released today, mentioned “bitcoin” seven times, a stark increase from the single mention in his 2024 … Read more