On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, I sat down with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to discuss his Bitcoin vision for America. We discussed the U.S. Department of Commerce’s new investment accelerator that will benefit Bitcoin mining companies; why he views bitcoin as a commodity, like gold; and why it’s only natural that the Bitcoin … Read more
Best Wallet has raised $11.8 million in funding as it gears up to disrupt the Web3 space with its advanced multi-chain wallet, upcoming crypto debit card, and a complete ecosystem designed for modern crypto users. Analysts are bullish on its potential, predicting that Best Wallet could become a top choice as the market rebounds — … Read more
Key takeaways: US Treasury funds saw $19 billion inflows, the highest since March 2023, as the 30-year yield fell 30 basis points. Foreign central banks cut US Treasury holdings to 23%, a 22-year low, as gold reserves hit 18%. Bitcoin soared in 2020 from $9,000 to $60,000 amid similar trends, hinting at a similar outcome … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) could surge to a new all-time high of $120,000 in the second quarter of 2025, driven by strategic asset reallocations and shifting investment flows, according to a new forecast from Standard Chartered. In a research note published on April 28, the bank’s head of digital assets research, Geoffrey Kendrick, said several factors are … Read more
The hacker behind the $5.8 million recent Loopscale exploit is in talks to return the stolen funds in exchange for a bounty, the Solana-based protocol said. The exploiter pilfered approximately 5.7 million USDC (USDC) and 1,200 Solana (SOL) tokens from two of Loopscale’s yield vaults on April 26, prompting the decentralized finance protocol to temporarily … Read more
Michael Saylor’s Strategy took advantage of a slight dip in the bitcoin price, adding more than $1.4 billion worth of the digital asset to its treasury. Bitcoin Climbs Back to $94K as Strategy Adds to Its Stash After surging to a two-month high last week, bitcoin ( BTC) dipped to around $92K over the weekend, … Read more
Key Takeaways: Bitcoin price dropped alongside falling Treasury yields, signaling investors’ flight to safer assets. Strategy’s $4.28B Bitcoin purchases and stock market strength have supported BTC above $90,000. A true breakout toward $100,000 will require Bitcoin to decouple from equities and stronger liquidity signals. Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a sharp $2,000 correction to $93,500 on April … Read more
Exhausted after years of ineffective attempts to prevent non-financial (“arbitrary”) storage on Bitcoin’s blockchain, developers are asking Bitcoin Core maintainers to pull a code change into production that would remove a data size limit. Acknowledging two years of failed attempts to limit arbitrary data storage that some consider spam, Peter Todd created a pull request … Read more
Binance has acknowledged that many parts of Spain are grappling with temporary power outages. While the core operations of the Binance platform remain intact, users in affected areas may encounter challenges when accessing online services. To mitigate potential disruptions, the exchange urges these users to closely scrutinize their open positions. This proactive approach is essential … Read more
An official from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has confirmed that El Salvador is complying with an agreement to back away from using Bitcoin (BTC) as a reserve asset. In a new press briefing, the IMF addresses a question from financial software company Ion Group asking how El Salvador is still accumulating BTC despite agreeing … Read more