Over the past week, speculation has circulated suggesting that Ukraine might move to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve (SBR). A senior government official reportedly indicated that a formal bill could soon be presented to the Ukrainian parliament. Although the bill submission scenario remains plausible, some reports claim the country already possesses more than 46,000 BTC. […]
The stalling of key stablecoin legislation in the United States Senate was a minor setback, and the bill will pass in the coming weeks, said Cody Carbone, CEO of Digital Chamber, a Washington, DC,-based blockchain trade association and advocacy group. Speaking to Cointelegraph at Consensus 2025, Carbone argued it is in the best interests of […]
Rising U.S. Treasury bond yields are fueling fears of tighter financial conditions, and potential recession risks as global markets grapple with heightened volatility. Flight to Safety or Prelude to Panic? Bond Market Signals Turn Ominous The yield on the benchmark 10‑year U.S. Treasury note stood at 4.45% on Thursday, May 15, 2025, while the 30‑year […]
Key points: Bitcoin refuses to budge from a narrow range as traders consider the likely breakout direction. Price discovery is keenly awaited, but downside predictions include levels further toward $90,000. BTC/USD has delivered highly patterned moves since its rebound began in April. Bitcoin (BTC) kept traders guessing at the May 16 Wall Street open as […]
Opinion by: Megan Knab, CEO, Franklin Payroll There are few historical examples of such a massive about-face for an industry, from banks debanking crypto businesses to now embracing stablecoins. If you talk to most crypto startup founders or companies with crypto on the balance sheet, they will all have war stories about finding, applying for […]
Opinion by: Megan Knab, CEO, Franklin Payroll There are few historical examples of such a massive about-face for an industry, from banks debanking crypto businesses to now embracing stablecoins. If you talk to most crypto startup founders or companies with crypto on the balance sheet, they will all have war stories about finding, applying for […]
The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation — better known as MiCA — is now in its critical implementation phase. Designed to unify crypto regulation across all 27 EU member states, MiCA promises clarity, consumer protection and long-term market stability. But as implementation begins, cracks are already showing. In this week’s episode of Byte-Sized Insight, […]
Ripple’s legal chief said a US court’s rejection of a proposed XRP settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does not pose a threat to Ripple’s win. Judge Analisa Torres of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected a joint Ripple-SEC motion seeking an indicative ruling on their proposed […]
Bitcoin price stood at $103,641 to $104,091 over the last hour on May 16, 2025, with a market capitalization of $2.05 trillion. The 24-hour trading volume totaled $31.98 billion, and prices fluctuated within an intraday range of $101,820 to $104,457 on Bitstamp. Bitcoin has been above the $100K range for a total of nine consecutive […]
Luxury watchmaker Top Win has rebranded to AsiaStrategy and is adopting a Bitcoin accumulation strategy. In a May 16 announcement, AsiaStrategy said it is partnering with Sora Ventures to adopt a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury strategy. Sora previously partnered with Metaplanet in 2024 to create Japan’s first corporate Bitcoin treasury. The stock market took immediate notice […]
Why did Fantom reinvent itself as Sonic? Fantom was one of the pioneers of the directed acyclic graph (DAG) design for distributed ledgers. It featured fast finality and transaction fees of a fraction of a cent. However, Fantom relied on the Ethereum-derived account storage model and the EVM, which led to bloated storage and slow […]
Ethereum Merge architect Justin Drake told Cointelegraph that it would be cheaper to launch a 51% attack on Bitcoin than on Ethereum. Drake said it would be “much cheaper to 51% attack Bitcoin” and that it would cost “on the order of $10 billion.” Drake led work on Ethereum’s proof-of-stake (PoS) implementation and was a […]