Bitcoin Difficulty Hits All-Time High, Adjusts Positively for 8th Consecutive Time
New records continue to be set in the bitcoin (BTC) ecosystem, which has seen the mining difficulty adjustment rise to a new all-time high of…
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Bitcoin Under Pressure as Goldman Trims Fed Rate Cut Expectations, BofA Sees Potential Hike After Blowout Jobs Report
Bitcoin (BTC) started the new week on a negative note as major investment banks reassessed their expectations for Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cuts following Friday’s…
2025 Could be a Big Year for Crypto ETFs: Laser Digital
2025 could be a big year for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to Laser Digital, the digital asset subsidiary of financial services giant Nomura. More…
Singapore Blocks Polymarket, Following Taiwan and France
Another jurisdiction has Polymarket in its crosshairs. Over the weekend, Singapore’s Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) ordered local internet service providers to block access to the…
Altcoin Market Could Heat Up This Week With $3B Token Unlock Schedule, ONDO Leads the Charge
The market for alternative cryptocurrencies (altcoins) may see an extra dose of volatility this week, as the impending token unlock schedule will release billions of…
Trump’s Treasury Pick to Divest Bitcoin ETF Holdings to Eliminate Conflict of Interest: Report
Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, plans to dispose of several assets, including investment in bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded…
Why High Net-Worth Investors Are Super Bullish on Bitcoin Right Now
As bitcoin (BTC) wobbles around the $90,000-$95,000 area, down more than 10% from its all-time high touched a bit less than four weeks ago, a…
Red-Hot DeFi Platform Usual Faces Backlash as Protocol Update Triggers Sell-Off
Usual Protocol, an up-and-coming decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that has seen a remarkable rise over the past months, faced community backlash on Friday after a…
Biden’s Consumer Watchdog Pushes for Last-Minute Stablecoin Rule
As crypto fan Donald Trump prepares to take the reins of the government, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has pitched new regulations that would…
U.S. Enforcement Chief Behind CFTC Crypto Cases Exits Before Trump Arrives
Enforcement Director Ian McGinley is leaving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in a week, ending a relatively short tenure that saw some high-profile crypto cases.…