Italian banks have expressed their support for the European Central Bank’s (ECB) digital euro initiative, but are calling for the implementation costs to be spread out over several years due to the financial burden it places on the sector. “We’re in favour of the digital euro because it embodies a concept of digital sovereignty,” said … Read more
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has doubled down on his bullish outlook for hard assets, saying he’s buying more gold, silver, Bitcoin and Ethereum even as markets brace for a potential crash. In a post shared on X on Sunday, Kiyosaki warned of an impending economic downturn but said he’s preparing for it … Read more
Opinion by: Agata Ferreira, assistant professor at the Warsaw University of Technology A new consensus is forming across the Web3 world. For years, privacy was treated as a compliance problem, liability for developers and at best, a niche concern. Now it is becoming clear that privacy is actually what digital freedom is built on. The … Read more
Lantern Ventures, a London-based proprietary trading firm founded by some former members of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research, is winding down its funds after seven years of operation, according to two people familiar with the plans. The crypto investment firm is in the process of returning capital to investors and is closing its external funds, a … Read more
The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) said it will support the country’s three largest banks in developing a proof-of-concept for issuing a stablecoin. Japan’s financial regulator said the venture will see Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316) and Mizuho Financial Group (8411) explore the joint issuance of a stablecoin as an … Read more
It’s a story many in the crypto world know all too well: a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol advertises a sky-high annual percentage yield (APY) — sometimes as much as 200%. But roughly half of all retail investors lose money despite “earning” advertised returns. The truth is in the math, and the math shows that the … Read more
Michael Saylor and team at Strategy (MSTR) have officially expanded across the pond as they seek to tap new funding markets in their quest to acquire even more bitcoin BTC$101,859.42. The largest publicly traded company holding bitcoin, Strategy priced its initial public offering of 7.75 million shares of 10% Series A Perpetual Stream Preferred Stock … Read more
Optimism around Bitcoin was far stronger at the start of the year, but it may not be long before the cryptocurrency regains that same level of hype, according to Galaxy Digital’s head of research, Alex Thorn. “Attention will come back to Bitcoin, it always does,” Thorn said during an interview with CNBC on Friday, emphasizing … Read more
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3151.03, down 1.1% (-35.27) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. Ten of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: NEAR (+12.9%) and ICP (+12.8%). Laggards: AAVE (-3.5%) and SOL (-2.4%). … Read more
Cryptocurrency bank Anchorage Digital is opening institutional pathways into Bitcoin-native decentralized finance (DeFi), providing a regulated gateway to BOB’s Bitcoin–Ethereum ecosystem. The custody service provided by a U.S. federally-chartered bank could provide a boost for institutional participants seeking yield opportunities in BOB’s $250 million total value locked (TVL) DeFi platform, according to an emailed announcement … Read more