Two-thirds of Americans expect the stock market to gain in 2025, but about the same portion of people expect more political conflict within the US and international discord, a survey shows. Management consulting firm Gallup surveyed up to 100,000 peo
Bitcoin mining firm Hive Digital said it will relocate its headquarters to Texas from Vancouver, Canada, citing President-elect Donald Trump’s pro-Bitcoin stance as a key reason. In a Dec. 31 statement, Hive Digital Technologies (HIVE) said the forth
A new proposal, seeking to constitutionally mandate the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to hold Bitcoin on its balance sheet, was officially registered in Switzerland’s Federal Gazette on 31 December 2024.Accumulating the SignaturesGiw Zanganeh, Tether’s V
Though Polymarket launched four years ago, the decentralized prediction platform took off in 2024.Polymarket amassed over $8 billion in cumulative trading volume this year, largely thanks to the presidential election between Democrat Kamala Harris an
In a thread on X, Alistair Milne, the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of the Altana Digital Currency Fund (ADCF), has outlined his Bitcoin predictions for 2025. With a tenure at ADCF dating back to 2014, Milne’s insights carry significa
Orange coin wrapped it up with a 111% increase with the final kick being Donald Trump's pro-crypto outlook. What’s in store for 2025? Bitcoin is the lone-wolf asset that’s trading on January 1 while stocks and even the hyperactive forex markets are
Bitcoin is not the only one setting milestones. HyperLiquid, the leading on-chain perpetuals trading protocol operating on its custom-built layer 1 blockchain, is setting impressive records, too, with the platform seeing more activity in ether than
Ethereum (ETH) has seen a significant 4.7% recovery in the last 24 hours, reclaiming a crucial support zone. This performance has fueled a bullish sentiment among some market watchers, who consider the cryptocurrency to break above a key resistance l
A United States federal judge criticized the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for its redactions of crypto “pause letters” sent to banks, amid a Coinbase-backed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit.“The Court is concerned with what a
Friday is crypto options’ expiration day. Nearly $3 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum contracts are poised to be settled or renewed today. Crypto markets have been climbing on the colloquial Trump rally over the past several weeks, but can they keep
A United States federal judge has criticized the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for its redactions of crypto “pause” letters to banks in a Coinbase-backed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit.“The Court is concerned with what appears
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped pro-crypto businessman and former Securities and Exchange Commissioner Paul Atkins as the next chair of the regulatory agency under his administration, fulfilling his promise to replace current chair Gary Gensl
Crypto-friendly Arkansas Representative French Hill, currently the chair of a digital asset subcommittee, will take over leadership of the United States House Financial Services Committee in next year’s new Congress.“I am humbled that my colleagues h
In a recent report, BlackRock analysts suggested that Bitcoin should comprise 1% to 2% of traditional 60/40 investment portfolios. This marks a shift from mainstream investors’ previous exclusion of the cryptocurrency.BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF is Drivi
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped pro-crypto businessman and former SEC commissioner Paul Atkins as the next chair of the SEC under his administration, fulfilling his promise to replace current chair Gary Gensler, to the delight of the crypto i
Ether rallied 11.6% from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, recovering losses from the preceding two days. This price move was partly driven by robust inflows into Ether spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and heightened activity on the Ethereum network, which helpe
A lawmaker in the Texas House of Representatives has drafted legislation to create a Bitcoin reserve as part of the state’s treasury.In a bill tentatively named the “Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act” filed with the state government on Dec. 12, Rep
A State Representative in Texas just introduced legislation to establish a strategic Bitcoin Reserve. This bill is part of a growing trend to introduce similar reserves in several states and internationally.State Representative Giovanni Gapriglione s
Today in crypto, Grayscale Investments launched two new investment trusts for the Lido and Optimism governance tokens, former United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission commissioner Brian Quintenz is reportedly US President-elect Donald Trump
US President-elect Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial (WLF) has made a substantial multi-million-dollar investment in Ethereum (ETH), Aave (AAVE), and Chainlink (LINK), leading to sharp price increases in AAVE and LINK. According to on-chain anal