Barstool's Portnoy plans to hold bitcoin down to zero after timing it wrong every time
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said this week that he will hold his bitcoin
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Tokenization's next use case is personalized portfolios, NYLIM executive says
Tokenization advocates often point to faster settlement, around-the-clock trading and using the tokens in decentralized finance (DeFi) as the biggest advantages of bringing traditional assets onto blockchain rails.
Bitcoin jumps above $63,000, reversing end-June losses
Bitcoin climbed above $63,000 in U.S. morning hours Saturday, up 1.4% over 24 hours and 3.6% on the week, per CoinDesk data, its highest in two weeks and a full reversal of the losses that closed out June.
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Bitcoin experts split over plan to freeze Satoshi's 1.1 million bitcoin as quantum threat grows
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao's suggestion that the estimated 1.1 million tokens belonging to Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto should be frozen to prevent them from being stolen should quantum computers break the block…
How ethical hackers with just a $3,000 server found a flaw that could've put $70 billion in crypto at risk
A $3,000 server was enough for a blockchain security researcher to simulate an attack path they say could have put as much as $70 billion in crypto infrastructure at risk.
Why bitcoin's disconnect from record-high stocks won't last
Despite record highs in equities, the world's largest cryptocurrency has struggled to regain momentum while U.S. technology stocks have surged on enthusiasm surrounding AI as it currently trades just below the $62,000 m…
Trump's crypto token buyers are down $3.8 billion, blockchain data shows
Investors holding the TRUMP memecoin are down $3.81 billion combined, while the U.S. President made more than $1.4 billion from his crypto ties, according to data from analytics firm Nansen shared with CoinDesk.
EU moves to block retail investors from explosive boom of multibillion-dollar prediction markets
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said some prediction-market contracts may be covered by the European Union’s binary options ban, warning firms that yes-or-no event contracts cannot be marketed, dist…
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Bitcoin’s next parabolic run may need $1 trillion in fresh capital
Bitcoin returns far less for every dollar of new money entering it than it did in its early years, a decline in capital efficiency that has grown sharper as the asset has scaled.
Revolut to Delist USDT, Ends Support by August 31
Revolut, Europe’s largest fintech company, will end support for USDT, with the delisting process beginning this month. Users can buy USDT until July 6, deposit USDT until July 30, and sell or withdraw their holdings to …
This sanctioned Russian stablecoin claims it processes billions, but blockchain analysts disagree
There is a growing dispute brewing between a sanctioned ruble-backed stablecoin issuer and blockchain analytics firms over the actual usage of the Russian-backed stablecoin.
Trump says there is ‘nothing wrong’ with family’s crypto windfall
President Donald Trump said there is 'nothing wrong' with the money his family has made in crypto, responding to financial disclosures that showed he earned at least $1.4 billion from the industry last year.
Bitcoin whales bought $16.7 billion of bitcoin in 2 weeks even as ETFs bled a record $4 billion
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) shed $4.06 billion in June, their worst month since listing, past the previous record of $3.56 billion set in February 2025.
Bitcoin, ether traders aren't fully buying the bounce, options markets show
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Crypto bulls on firmer footing as U.S. rate-hike risk recedes
The crypto market is ending the week in a healthier position than where it started, with bitcoin
Memory and semiconductor stocks lose momentum, bitcoin rebounds in sign of changing investor focus
The standout equity winners this year have been memory and semiconductor stocks, which are crucial to the AI industry and have sidelined much of the crypto industry as investors sought to get a look-in on the hottest ne…
Tokenization could make finance faster, but also more susceptible to shocks, IMF says
Tokenization, the process of moving financial assets into a blockchain environment, could make markets faster and cheaper. It could also make them more vulnerable to shocks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned …
Live updates: More bitcoin is now held at a loss than at a profit
Roughly 10.83 million BTC are currently held at a loss, meaning their holders paid more than today's price, against 9.22 million still in profit, according to Glassnode data. It is the first time loss-making supply has …
Finally. $221 million flow into Bitcoin ETFs, ending a painful 10-day outflow streak
Fidelity’s FBTC led the charge with a hefty $165.96 million inflow, followed by ARKB at $91.84 million and HODL at $4.35 million. BlackRock’s IBIT, the world’s largest Bitcoin ETF, was the outlier with a $40.43 million …
Ether and solana extend gains as a short squeeze lifts bitcoin toward $62,000
Ether and solana led crypto higher on Friday as a squeeze on bearish traders pushed bitcoin toward $62,000, capping the market's first genuinely strong week since mid June.
Bitwise says STRC selloff signals crypto cycle nearing a bottom, not Strategy’s breaking point
Asset manager Bitwise said the sharp decline in Strategy’s (MSTR) perpetual preferred stock, STRC, is a hallmark of a maturing crypto cycle rather than evidence of a looming crisis at the company.
US Treasury sanctions over 100 ISIS-K crypto addresses that moved over $1.4 million
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added 134 crypto wallet addresses to its ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) sanctions entry on Wednesday, including 131 Tron addresses and 3 Monero addresses.
SBI Crypto to shut down mining pool that holds roughly 2% of Bitcoin's hashrate
SBI Crypto has announced it will shut down its mining pool on July 31, ending a service tied to one of Japan’s largest financial groups and giving miners less than a month to redirect their hashrate.
JPMorgan says Strategy's bitcoin sales policy adds 'two-way risk' to crypto markets
Wall Street bank JPMorgan (JPM) said Strategy's (MSTR) decision to allow selective bitcoin