Author Alexander Stefanov

Coinbase is set to launch a Bitcoin rewards credit card in partnership with American Express, marking a new step in merging traditional finance with crypto incentives.

The fight over whether writing privacy-focused code is a crime is heating up on both sides of the Atlantic, and the crypto community is opening its wallet to defend two key Tornado Cash engineers.

As Warren Buffett edges closer to ending his six-decade reign at Berkshire Hathaway, the legendary investor has tightened his focus, placing nearly $197 billion into just a handful of stocks.

After 19 straight sessions of net inflows, U.S. spot Ether ETFs finally saw red on June 13, with $2.1 million in net outflows.

Bitcoin held firm near the $105,000 level on June 13, shaking off the worst of a steep dip triggered by renewed conflict in the Middle East.

KuCoin has gone from serving Thailand’s traders remotely to operating on their home turf.

Shopify is taking a bigger step into digital payments by testing out stablecoin transactions using USDC on Coinbase’s Base, a fast, low-cost Ethereum Layer-2 network.

A bipartisan push on Capitol Hill is giving America’s biggest merchants a new reason to dabble in blockchain.

A Boston federal court has shut the book on one of crypto’s longest-running fraud cases, ordering the shuttered platform My Big Coin to hand over almost $26 million.

Bitcoin and broader crypto markets may be entering a stronger phase heading into the second half of 2025, as macroeconomic risks ease and investor sentiment improves.

Pakistan has found an unexpected use for the electricity it routinely leaves untapped: power thousands of Bitcoin rigs and AI servers.

Cardano’s leadership is floating an unconventional idea: turn part of the project’s war chest into a revenue-generating portfolio that holds Bitcoin and USD-pegged tokens.

Middle-East crypto adoption tells an unlikely story: Iran is setting the pace on raw user growth, while Israel dominates the engineering side.

SharpLink Gaming has taken an aggressive leap into the crypto world by converting a significant portion of its capital reserves into Ethereum.

Crypto research firm Alphractal has released a new outlook suggesting that 2025 could mark the beginning of a fresh altcoin uptrend—despite recent underperformance across the sector.

The Financial Stability Board is growing increasingly uneasy about crypto’s expanding footprint in global finance, cautioning that the lines between digital assets and traditional markets are blurring faster than expected.

Matt Hougan, CIO at Bitwise Asset Management, believes a powerful shift is underway—one that could reshape how companies manage their capital.

As more corporations embrace Bitcoin as a strategic asset, Mercurity Fintech is entering the arena with an ambitious $800 million fundraising effort aimed at building a long-term BTC reserve.

Michael Saylor, executive chairman of MicroStrategy, believes Bitcoin is on a long-term path to unprecedented highs, predicting it could eventually reach $1 million per coin.

Crypto giant Binance has expanded its footprint into Syria, taking swift action after recent U.S. and EU policy shifts cleared the path for engagement.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes is warning traders to prepare for rough waters ahead, as global markets brace for another round of economic tension.

JPMorgan has dramatically lowered its oil price forecast for 2026, now expecting crude to fall to $58 per barrel.

In 2020, Michael Saylor faced a problem that changed the course of his company—and the crypto market.

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) is quickly becoming a dominant force among crypto-linked investment vehicles.

Speculation around the next crypto asset to break into the U.S. ETF market is heating up, and XRP may have just taken the lead.

Connecticut has made a clear move to keep digital assets out of government affairs.

Over the past decade, Bitcoin has quietly shifted from a grassroots digital asset to a powerful tool in institutional portfolios.

A wave of optimism is sweeping through the digital asset space as analysts suggest the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may begin greenlighting crypto-linked exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as early as July.

PancakeSwap has rolled out a major upgrade that could reshape how users interact with decentralized finance.

Bitcoin may be on the verge of a powerful move that could define the rest of the year, according to one closely followed trader.

Crypto exchange MEXC has launched a $100 million protection reserve to safeguard users in case of platform-level breaches or critical failures, positioning itself as one of the few players in the space offering real-time compensation for technical breakdowns or hacks.

Excitement is building around the possibility of U.S. regulators approving a spot Solana ETF, potentially as early as this summer.

Chainlink may soon become a core part of global financial infrastructure, as co-founder Sergey Nazarov revealed that top-tier institutions are actively exploring integration with the decentralized oracle network.

The Ethereum Foundation has launched an ambitious security initiative aimed at strengthening the blockchain’s infrastructure as it moves toward global financial integration.

Digital asset exchange Bullish, supported by billionaire investor Peter Thiel, is making a stealthy move toward going public.

A mysterious crypto whale has quietly amassed a huge leveraged position in Bitcoin, deploying nearly $30 million across several transactions in just three days.

Polygon is entering a new chapter, with co-founder Sandeep Nailwal assuming the role of CEO at the foundation that oversees its ecosystem.

A wave of interest in stablecoins is sweeping through corporate America, with a growing number of companies—large and small—now exploring blockchain-based payment solutions to bypass traditional inefficiencies.

Transaction volume on the XRP Ledger has surged significantly, signaling renewed interest in the network amid rising chatter around a potential spot ETF.

Ukraine is exploring a bold financial strategy that could see Bitcoin become part of its national reserves.

South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung is swiftly acting on his campaign promises, with his Democratic Party proposing a new Digital Asset Basic Act to enable domestic stablecoin issuance.

The UK’s financial regulators are shaking up capital markets, introducing a new private trading platform called PISCES and proposing to cut burdensome reporting requirements for fund managers.

Brian Quintenz, President Trump’s selection to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), sees blockchain as a transformative force far beyond just finance.

Even as Bitcoin (BTC) flirts with new highs, veteran trader Peter Brandt has issued a stark warning: a massive 75% crash could be imminent.

The Bank of Japan (BOJ)’s upcoming monetary policy meeting, set for June 16–17, could be the next major catalyst for global risk assets, including stocks and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

With the US government preparing to unleash over $1 trillion in new debt, bonds might take a back seat to commodities as a safer bet, according to Larry McDonald, founder of “The Bear Traps Report.”

Could Ethereum (ETH) be on the verge of a significant price rally?

MicroStrategy’s executive chairman and a well-known Bitcoin maximalist, has publicly challenged Apple to ditch its underperforming stock buyback program in favor of acquiring Bitcoin.

Ripple is significantly expanding its global push for blockchain education, announcing a fresh commitment of over $5 million in funding dedicated to universities across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. This strategic investment, funneled through Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), targets key academic institutions in South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, and Australia. This substantial funding aligns […]

Plasma’s XPL token ICO rapidly raised $500 million, drawing over 1,100 depositors.

Cardano has launched Cardinal, a pivotal protocol aiming to bridge Bitcoin’s vast liquidity with Cardano’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

Japanese financial heavyweight SBI Group has significantly backed stablecoin issuer Circle, injecting $50 million into the company’s recent upsized initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange.

Recent technical insights into XRP suggest a potentially bullish outlook, despite recent market fluctuations.

Bitcoin’s price recently dipped to $100,000 but swiftly rebounded, climbing above $110,000 after renewed dialogue between the U.S. and China helped ease global market tensions.

Société Générale’s crypto-focused subsidiary, SG Forge, is gearing up to introduce a new dollar-denominated stablecoin, marking a deeper move by traditional European banking into the digital asset space.

Ethereum’s price action continues to draw attention as it consolidates near a key range, and analysts at MakroVision believe a significant breakout may be on the horizon.

Cryptocurrency analyst Michaël van de Poppe believes the traditional concept of “altcoin season” may no longer apply the way investors expect.

After a long stretch of subdued activity, OpenSea is experiencing a notable uptick in user engagement.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman is taking his controversial identity-verification venture, Worldcoin, to the United Kingdom, beginning with a launch in London.