Japanese public company Metaplanet announced Monday it will issue $15 million in zero-interest bonds to fund additional Bitcoin purchases, marking its latest move to expandBitcoin holdings amid rising institutional adoption. According to regulatory filings, the company’s 15th Series of Ordinary Bonds will be issued exclusively to EVO FUND, with each bond carrying a face value … Read more
TLDR ETH has surged over 40% in the past two weeks, trading around $2,555 Staked ETH turned profitable for the first time since March, boosting validator confidence Current rally appears to be primarily spot-driven rather than leveraged trading, suggesting a healthier uptrend Ethereum maintains its position as the largest on-chain economy with over $213.9 billion … Read more
China’s surprise deal with the US, announced on Monday, has prompted investment banks and other financial institutions to raise the country’s growth forecast for 2025. The agreed deal cuts China’s reciprocal tariffs from 125% to 10% for 90 days and the US from 145% to 30%. On Monday, the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) predicted … Read more
In my prior article on the mempool, I laid out a simple conceptual framework to reason about the basic functionality of the mempool, and how it was used by different kinds of users of the Bitcoin network. In this piece I will be looking at the differences between relay policy and consensus rules, and why … Read more
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Regulations Chairman Paul Atkins opened the roundtable emphasizing the growing transition of securities from traditional “off-chain” systems to blockchain-based “on-chain” systems. He likened the shift to how the digitization of audio revolutionized the music industry, unlocking innovation and accessibility. Tokenization: A Market Shift Atkins noted that tokenization could redefine capital markets, from enabling real-time dividend … Read more
Bitcoin trades at $103,581 today with a total market capitalization of $2.057 trillion and a 24-hour trade volume of $35.91 billion. The cryptocurrency experienced an intraday price range of $101,109 to $104,293, signaling elevated activity within a tight but volatile band. Bitcoin The 1-hour BTC/USD chart highlights a distinct intraday pullback followed by a sharp … Read more
Dubai’s Department of Finance (DOF), on 12 May 2025, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Crypto.com to enable crypto payments for various payment services. As a result of this collaboration, residents and businesses will be able to pay for services like visa fees, licensing, and utilities with crypto via Dubai Pay, the government’s digital … Read more
US Dollar (USD) is likely to trade in a 146.50/148.60 range vs Japanese Yen (JPY). In the longer run, further USD strength is likely, but it could first trade in a range for a few days; the level to monitor is 149.30, UOB Group’s FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note. Further USD … Read more
The largest political party in South Korea, the Democratic Party, has launched a Digital Asset Committee focused on developing cryptocurrency policies and promoting industry growth. The committee held its inaugural meeting at the National Assembly Members’ Hall in Seoul on May 13, the local news agency News1 reported. During its first meeting, the committee highlighted … Read more