A coalition of over 1,300 economists—including Nobel laureates and former policymakers—has publicly denounced the Trump administration’s 2025 tariff policies as reckless, harmful, and historically misguided. Trump’s Tariffs Face Elite Academic Rebuke In a sweeping condemnation of U.S. trade policy, more than 1,300 economists have signed the “Anti-Tariff Declaration,” a public statement opposing the Trump administration’s […]
After the network achieved an all‑time high of 926 exahash per second (EH/s) and experienced a 1.42% difficulty bump to 123.23 trillion, roughly 52 EH/s have exited the network since April 17. Difficulty Spike and Hashrate Drop Lengthen Block Times Bitcoin’s computational capacity has eased since last Thursday, when it reached 920 EH/s—just shy of […]
More than 70 cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are slated for review by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this year. According to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas, the list includes proposed ETFs holding a range of assets, from altcoins to memecoins to derivatives instruments. “Everything from XRP, Litecoin and Solana to Penguins, Doge and 2x […]
The four marquee U.S. equity gauges opened the week in steep retreat, moving in lockstep toward lower ground. This collective slide reflects investors’ unresolved anxiety over President Trump’s evolving trade agenda. Equities Rout to Bullion Rush: Why Investors Are Ditching Stocks for Digital and Real Gold The exodus from U.S. assets intensified, with the Nasdaq […]
The cryptocurrency’s price saw a steady appreciation throughout the Easter weekend, topping $88K on Monday, while the dollar fell to a three-year low. BTC Is Soaring While the Dollar’s Freefall Continues President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariffs and his threats to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, have left traditional markets wary, with foreign investors fleeing […]
The US Dollar Index (DXY) plunged below the 98 level on April 21, falling to a three-year low. That catapulted gold to a new all-time high, and Bitcoin (BTC) also showed strength, rising above $88,000. BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom chief investment officer Arthur Hayes believes it may be the “last chance” to buy Bitcoin below […]
According to the team, MANTRA CEO and founder John Patrick Mullin is burning his entire 150 million OM token allocation—worth approximately $87 million at current prices—in a bid to restore trust following the token’s historic 90% collapse last week. The move comes as OM trades at $0.5832, down 90.4% over the last two weeks. OM […]
New filings from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) reveal that several cryptocurrency firms and their executives made significant contributions to US President Donald Trump’s inauguration fund after the results of the 2024 election. According to FEC filings made public on April 20 by the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams donated more than $245,000, […]
Bitcoin (BTC) doubled down on its divergence from stocks at the April 21 Wall Street open as US trade war tensions escalated. BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Trade war reactions fuel BTC price gains Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD matching month-to-date highs above $88,000. Bitcoin continued higher after the weekly close […]
Opinion by: Amitej Gajjala, co-founder and CEO of KernelDAO Bitcoin is the principal asset of the cryptocurrency world and even one of the world’s top 10 most valuable assets, recognized for its role as a store of value. Yet a huge percentage of the Bitcoin (BTC) supply remains dormant for years, meaning the crypto market […]
Opinion by: Amitej Gajjala, co-founder and CEO of KernelDAO Bitcoin is the principal asset of the cryptocurrency world and even one of the world’s top 10 most valuable assets, recognized for its role as a store of value. Yet a huge percentage of the Bitcoin (BTC) supply remains dormant for years, meaning the crypto market […]
Pseudonymous Bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) model creator PlanB attacked Ethereum and mocked the project’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin. PlanB mockingly reposted a June 2022 X post by Buterin in which the Ethereum co-founder said S2F “is really not looking good now.” PlanB responded with a new posting stating, “Ethereum is really not looking good now.” Source: PlanB […]
