BlackRock is set to launch its first Bitcoin-linked exchange-traded product (ETP) in Europe. According to reports, the European Bitcoin ETP is anticipated to hit the market as early as February 2025. The fund is excepted to be based in Switzerland. Notably, the move comes on the heels of BlackRock’s success with its US-based iShares Bitcoin … Read more
US mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in 2025 is at its worst start to a year over the last decade. Companies are reportedly petrified of the uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs, and escalating trade tensions dampened dealmaking. According to a Financial Times insight, citing data from LSEG analytics, the number of transactions fell … Read more
CleanSpark’s Bitcoin treasury strategy is paying off; the company held 10,556 in self-mined BTC at the end of 2024.
The exceptional run of U.S. labour market strength persisted in January, RBC Economics’ Senior Economist Claire Fan notes. US unemployment rate drops to 4% “The exceptional run of U.S. labour market strength persisted in January, even with a small miss in payroll employment gain (143k vs. consensus 170k) and large and negative backward benchmark revisions … Read more
Coinbase has added Morpho Token (MORPHO), Pudgy Penguins (PENGU), and Popcat (SOL) (POPCAT) to its listing roadmap. This update aims to enhance transparency in the asset listing process, providing clear communication to traders. But the timing is a little weird, as market sentiment remains bearish despite Bitcoin’s attempt to reclaim the $100,000 mark, currently at … Read more
Both Solana and XRP have growing ETF applications, regulatory challenges and a fight for institutional acceptance. Who has the edge?
Czechia or the Czech Republic is on the verge of welcoming a new law that exempts Bitcoin and other digital assets from capital gains tax if held for more than three years. On 6 February 2025, President Petr Pavel signed the crypto-friendly legislation into law. The legislation was signed only after its approval by the … Read more
Copper prices continue to rally, but our advanced positioning analytics suggest that no reasonable scenario for prices will catalyze CTA buying activity over the coming sessions, TDS’s Senior Commodity Strategist Daniel Ghali notes. Buying to remain modest at best “A big uptape could lead to some buying activity by this time next week, but our … Read more
Authorities believe criminals might use this biometric data to create digital replicas, facilitating digital ID theft and fraud crimes by taking advantage of the popularity of Sam Altman’s World in Argentina. 5 Citizens Arrested in Argentina Purchasing Biometric Data Criminals are taking advantage of the popularity of Sam Altman’s World, the biometric proof-of-personhood protocol, to … Read more
Welch said that trusting the memecoin promoter, who initially pitched the idea of the HAWK token, was her biggest mistake.