MiCA left crypto lending outside its original rulebook — but now Brussels is considering whether to bring it in. On May 20, 2026, the European Commission asked stakeholders to weigh in on areas left outside the original Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework. These include issues around decentralized finance (DeFi) and crypto lending and borrowing. … Read more
Top investor Ray Dalio has again sung Bitcoin’s praises. But only a little bit. The billionaire hedge fund boss said in his latest essay that he expected “non-government-produced monies like gold and bitcoin to do relatively well” as government debt grows. Dalio, who founded one of the world’s largest hedge funds, Bridgewater Associates, has long … Read more
Bitcoin and the broader digital asset market got a taste of “not-QE” this week — and liked it. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) jumped more than 23% toward $79,000 and Ether’s price crossed $2,400 after the US Treasury moved to double certain long-dated bond buybacks, adding fuel to an increasingly important question for digital asset … Read more
American investment firm Pantera Capital’s portfolio manager has said “smart money” is helping push bitcoin’s price higher. Cosmo Jiang, portfolio manager at the firm, said in a Friday CNBC interview that the next resistance for the coin’s price could be around $80,000 and that while small pullback was possible, “smart money” was now flooding into … Read more
Something huge just happened in the crypto world, and it’s all about Shiba Inu. The popular meme coin, often called the “Dogecoin killer,” has seen an absolutely massive price surge today. We’re talking about a jump of over 300% in just a few hours! This incredible spike wasn’t random. It was triggered by a massive … Read more
MarketsPublishedAug 21, 2026 Bitcoin’s rally above $79,000 lifted miners and treasury companies, with Canaan, Strive and Metaplanet posting double-digit gains as crypto stocks surged. Shares of Bitcoin miners and digital asset treasury companies surged toward the end of the week, tracking a broader rally across crypto markets after the US Treasury announced it would double … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated above $77,000 after Friday’s Wall Street open as gold joined the crypto rally to hit 14-week highs. Key points: Bitcoin and gold both hit their highest levels since May 15 against the US dollar. Analysis ties the strong performance firmly to US government debt policy. Polymarket odds of Bitcoin reaching $90,000 before … Read more
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen expects Bitcoin to remain broadly around current levels through the end of the year despite its recent surge, citing interest rates and broader macroeconomic conditions as key factors shaping the cryptocurrency’s outlook. Speaking on Cointelegraph’s Trade Secrets podcast, Chen said predicting whether Bitcoin (BTC) will finish the year above or below … Read more
Former Alameda Research and FTX executives receive 5-year trading bans On Tuesday, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) entered consent orders related to a 2022 enforcement action against former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and crypto exchange FTX co-founder Zixiao “Gary” Wang. The orders imposed by the US Commodity … Read more
Digital Asset, the creator of the Canton Network, and former US House Speaker Paul Ryan’s American Idea Foundation plan to pilot a blockchain-based system for distributing state-administered benefits across three US states using the Canton Network. The RISE program is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2027 and would combine multiple benefits into … Read more