Currency and bond investors will be eagerly awaiting the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday for cues on the direction of U.S. policy, with executive orders potentially spelling big moves for markets.Trump's inauguration will mark

Bitcoin mining stocks tracked by JPMorgan have enjoyed a strong start to the year, with 12 of the 14 companies outperforming the world's largest cryptocurrency in the first two weeks, the Wall Street bank said in a research report Thursday.The netwo

PostFinance, a crypto-friendly retail bank fully owned by the Swiss government, is offering Ether staking to its 2.7 million customers, who make up roughly a quarter of the Swiss population.In a Jan. 16 blog post, the bank said the service would offe

Swiss government-owned investment bank PostFinance AG is offering Ethereum staking to its users. The company opened its first crypto-related services in 2024, but it’s implementing comprehensive plans to accelerate them.In public statements, the bank

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he sees "no reason" for the U.S. to have a central bank digital currency.During his nomination hearing on Thursday before the Senate Finance Committee, the hedge fund manag

Malaysia may introduce crypto and blockchain legislation to regulate the sector and keep pace with other jurisdictions, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said during a visit to Abu Dhabi."I proposed several months ago how our agencies, includin

Bitcoin hit weekly highs around the Jan. 15 Wall Street open as fresh US macro data calmed market nerves over inflation.Bitcoin rises with stocks as CPI hits targetData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed nearly reaching $100,000

The Malaysian government is reportedly exploring the possibility of establishing a cryptocurrency policy that could recognize the industry and modernize the nation’s financial system.Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, discussed a po

Happy turnaround Tuesday! While crypto participants continue to debate whether the bull market still has room to run or it's all over, grab your favorite brew and take five minutes to catch up on the latest. In today's newsletter, Sony's blockchain l

COTI will conduct a community call on X on January 16th at 2:00 PM UTC. The event will feature special guest Shine Sutheeravet, head of operations at Band Protocol.The session will cover COTI and Band Protocol topics, providing insights into their op

Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy's largest banking group, purchased 11 Bitcoin worth approximately 1 million euros ($1 million) in its first spot Bitcoin acquisition, Bloomberg reported. The purchase was revealed in an internal email by Niccolò Bardoscia, the

Italy’s largest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, became the first Italian bank to make a Bitcoin investment, purchasing 11 BTC for about 1 million euros ($1.02 million) on Jan. 13.The investment comes just over a month after Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed the $100,00

DEUTSCHE BANK SAYS TRUMP VICTORY COULD BOOST BITCOINDeutsche Bank crypto analysts cited the possibility of a new "innovation-friendly" approach to regulation in the U.S. as a potential driver of further bitcoin gains.But a pullback last week from spo

In the last year, Bitcoin has gained such popularity that lawmakers and regulators across five continents now consider it a potential reserve asset — a transferable store of value held by a central bank that can be used to settle transactions. Czech

The Bank of England said on Tuesday no decision has been made on whether to proceed with a digital pound, and it would assess the case for bringing it in following completion of the design phase over the next couple of years.

Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo has "very limited" room to invest in a proprietary manner in crypto assets and is urging retail investors to stay away from them, CEO Carlo Messina said on Tuesday.Speaking at a business conference in Milan, Messina said

Chinese officials are reportedly considering billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk as a potential buyer for social media platform TikTok’s US operations if the platform is banned in America. The move could be part of a contingency plan for working with

Chinese officials are reportedly considering billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk as a potential buyer for social media platform TikTok’s US operations if the platform is banned in America. The move could be part of a contingency plan for working with

New York Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne Harris has announced an exchange program that will allow the regulator to learn more about how foreign agencies handle issues with emerging payments and digital assets.In a Jan. 13 not

Band Protocol is now live on the XRP Ledger mainnet (RippleX), enabling secure, decentralized data for business-driven blockchain solutions. Refer to the official tweet by BAND: 🚀 We’re excited to announce that Band Protocol is now live on XRP Ledg