This is a contributor content by Ariel Asafov, Incubation Director at ChainGPT Labs. In 2021, crypto was in full swing. Token valuations were soaring, seed rounds closed in days, and sometimes, a compelling narrative outshone the need for a working product. The market rewarded speed, speculation, and big ideas sometimes at the expense of long-term value. … Read more
Leading stablecoin issuer Tether significantly increased its stake in Juventus Football Club on April 15, 2025, now holding more than 10.12% of shares and 6.18% of voting rights. Tether Backs Juventus’ Future Prospects and Growth Potential Tether Investments, S.A. de C.V., a key member of the Tether Group, has significantly increased its ownership stake in … Read more
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure On-chain data shows the Bitcoin Hashrate has observed a sharp decline recently and has reversed its growth from the last few weeks. Bitcoin Hashrate Has Plummeted Over The Past Week The “Hashrate” refers to an indicator that keeps track of the total … Read more
A subgroup of the North Korea-linked hacker organization Lazarus set up three shell companies, two in the US, to deliver malware to unsuspecting users. The three sham crypto consulting firms — BlockNovas, Angeloper Agency and SoftGlide — are being used by the North Korean hacker group Contagious Interview to distribute malware through fake job interviews, … Read more
Key Takeaways Bitcoin Standard author Saifedean Ammous says that even if one entity owned a huge amount of Bitcoin, it wouldn’t hurt the protocol Ammous reiterated major companies like BlackRock and Strategy don’t own the Bitcoin they hold since it belongs to the investors Ammous said if these companies ever abused their position, people would … Read more
Gold prices fell in Saudi Arabia on Friday, according to data compiled by FXStreet. The price for Gold stood at 400.89 Saudi Riyals (SAR) per gram, down compared with the SAR 403.88 it cost on Thursday. The price for Gold decreased to SAR 4,675.89 per tola from SAR 4,710.77 per tola a day earlier. Unit … Read more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is looking to drop its unregistered securities lawsuit against blockchain firm Dragonchain in the agency’s latest crypto-related backdown. In a joint stipulation filed with Dragonchain on April 24 in a Seattle federal court, the SEC said it “believes the dismissal of this case is appropriate,” citing the work of … Read more
FX option expiries for Apr 25 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time via DTCC can be found below. EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1200 907m 1.1400 1b 1.1440 1.1b 1.1450 602m USD/JPY: USD amounts 140.00 1.1b 145.00 1.7b 146.00 861m AUD/USD: AUD amounts 0.6150 406m 0.6300 408m 0.6425 725m USD/CAD: USD amounts 1.3800 2.2b 1.4000 2.2b 1.4130 550m EUR/GBP: EUR … Read more
Theo, a provider of onchain trading infrastructure, has raised $20 million from 17 investors to enhance its institutional-grade trading platform aimed at retail investors. The funding round was co-led by Hack VC and Anthos Capital, with additional participation from venture capital firms Manifold Trading, Miranda Ventures, Flowdesk, MEXC and Amber Group, Theo disclosed on April … Read more
In a surprise twist that’s got crypto watchers buzzing, the U.S. Federal Reserve just scrapped its prior rules that forced banks to jump through extra hoops before touching anything crypto-related. Up until now, banks had to get special permission from the Fed before engaging in any digital asset or stablecoin activity. That’s no longer the … Read more