THORChain has been called a money laundering protocol — a label no decentralized finance (DeFi) project wants unless it’s prepared to have regulators breathing down its neck. Its supporters have fended off the criticism by championing decentralization, while its critics point to recent activities that showed some of the protocol’s centralized tendencies. After exploiting Bybit […]
Investment banking firm Cantor Fitzgerald has selected Anchorage Digital and Copper as its Bitcoin custodians and collateral managers as it launches its new digital asset financing business targeting institutional investors. In a March 11 announcement, Cantor Fitzgerald said it is rolling out its Bitcoin (BTC) financing business with $2 billion in initial capital to help […]
President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum imports, combining a 25% duty on metals with a 25% general tariff on all Canadian goods, effective March 12, 2025. The move escalates a trade dispute centered on Canada’s “anti-American farmer tariffs” of up to 390% on U.S. dairy products, which Trump called […]
Cboe BZX Exchange has filed a proposal with the SEC to allow staking in Fidelity’s Ethereum ETF, reversing a 2024 decision to exclude the feature, as regulatory attitudes toward crypto evolve under the Trump administration. SEC Filing Reveals Fidelity’s Plan to Enable Staking in Ethereum ETF Cboe BZX Exchange filed a Form 19b-4 with the […]
Bitcoin (BTC) cooled a 7% rebound after the March 11 Wall Street open as familiar headwinds sparked market jitters. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin, stocks deflate on fresh tariffs letdown Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it touched local highs of $82,154 on Bitstamp before consolidating. US JOLTS job openings […]
US lawmakers are set for a heated debate on stablecoin regulation, with key industry leaders expected to outline their vision for the future of digital asset oversight. Charles Cascarilla, co-founder and CEO of stablecoin issuer Paxos, is scheduled to testify before the House Financial Services Committee, where he will urge lawmakers to establish “cross-jurisdictional reciprocity” […]
As bitcoin trades at $81,626—just shy of the $82,000 mark—disparities in mining costs among leading public firms expose striking operational differences, with some companies extracting bitcoin at a fraction of the network’s estimated average. Mining Bitcoin for Profit? It Depends on Who’s Paying the Power Bill On March 11, 2025, bitcoin’s spot price settled at […]
Yuga Labs’ vice president of blockchain warned that Ether could drop as low as $200 in a prolonged bear market, a 90% decline from its current price. In a March 11 post on X, the executive, known as “Quit,” pushed back against analysts who suggested $1,500 as the possible bottom for Ether (ETH). Instead, Quit […]
Ether is struggling to reverse a near three-month downtrend as macroeconomic concerns and continued selling pressure from US Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) weigh on investor sentiment. Ether (ETH) has fallen by more than 53% since it began its downtrend on Dec. 16, 2024, after it had peaked above $4,100, TradingView data shows. The downtrend has […]
Ether is struggling to reverse a near three-month downtrend as macroeconomic concerns and continued selling pressure from US Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) weigh on investor sentiment. Ether (ETH) has fallen by more than 53% since it began its downtrend on Dec. 16, 2024, after it had peaked above $4,100, TradingView data shows. The downtrend has […]
Bitcoin exchange-traded products may have fundamentally altered the concept of a crypto “altseason.” For years, the crypto market followed a familiar rhythm, a near-predictable dance of capital rotation. Bitcoin (BTC) surged, bringing mainstream attention and liquidity, and then the floodgates opened to altcoins. Speculative capital rushed into lower-cap assets, inflating their values in what traders […]
According to analysis by The Kobeissi Letter, a rapid shift from extreme greed to extreme fear among investors—not the U.S.-China trade war—has driven a historic $5.5 trillion collapse in global markets since mid-February. Risk Aversion, Not Tariffs, Drives Historic $5.5 Trillion Market Crash The S&P 500 and cryptocurrency markets have collectively lost $5.5 trillion in […]