Norway’s $1.7 trillion sovereign wealth fund just posted a brutal $40 billion loss for Q1 2025, hammered by falling U.S. tech stocks. This has opened up a hidden Norway crypto play for 2025. Tucked inside the wreckage was a $356 million indirect stake in Bitcoin through equity holdings, fueling the argument over crypto’s growing role … Read more
Accelerating the Sovereign Individual thesis, Citizen X is opening new doors for passport diversification focused on Bitcoiners with the recent acquisition of Plan B Passport. Citizen X, the tech-savvy Citizenship by Investment (CBI) company based in Switzerland, made a big splash this week with news of its merger with Plan B Passport, Katie “The Russian” … Read more
Accelerating the Sovereign Individual thesis, Citizen X is opening new doors for passport diversification focused on Bitcoiners with the recent acquisition of Plan B Passport. Citizen X, the tech-savvy Citizenship by Investment (CBI) company based in Switzerland, made a big splash this week with news of its merger with Plan B Passport, Katie “The Russian” … Read more
In The Satoshi Papers, we begin a multifaceted exploration of how monetary institutions in particular contribute to or militate against the flourishing of human societies. The essays in this volume review the nature of money, the history and functions of central banking, the relationship between state financing and war, and the introduction of Bitcoin as … Read more
Digital asset investment products saw the highest inflows this year with $3.34 billion with Bitcoin investment products leading the charge, according to a new report by CoinShares. Last week, the digital asset market recorded its highest amount of inflows since mid-December 2024 and the third-largest weekly inflow of all-time. Digital asset investment products saw $3.4 … Read more
The esports action is heating up as the Thunderpick World Championship 2025 kicks off. Running from April 28 to October 19, 2025, this major event sponsored by crypto casino Thunderpick gives players the chance to claim cash bonuses and free spins by betting on tournament matches. At every stage, a €20 cash bonus is available … Read more
XRP outperforms ADA, LTC, SOL by inflows Bitcoin ETFs scoop up $3.06 billion in one week A report published by CoinShares has revealed that XRP has outperformed several other top altcoins in terms of institutional inflows. Among six large-cap coins, XRP has scored the largest inflows in the past week. Still, as could be expected, … Read more
Ethereum’s Fusaka hard fork is expected to take place in the third or fourth quarter of this year, according to an Ethereum Foundation official. In an April 28 X post, Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Tomasz Kajetan Stańczak said that the organization is aiming to deploy the Fusaka Ethereum network upgrade in Q3 or Q4 2025. … Read more
The swoosh just got dragged into a legal mess, and NFT holders want blood. Nike is facing a class-action lawsuit in Brooklyn over the collapse of RTFKT, its high-profile NFT venture. Investors say Nike hyped the platform, then killed it—leaving them stuck with heavy losses. Allegations range from false advertising to selling unregistered securities. This … Read more
Key Points: Calastone partners with Fireblocks to enable fund tokenization. Introduces blockchain for distributing existing funds. Potentially significant impact on asset management sector. Calastone, a prominent financial services company based in London, has partnered with Fireblocks to launch tools aiding asset managers in tokenizing funds on blockchain networks like Ethereum and Polygon. This initiative represents … Read more