Trump, future Patron Saint of crypto? After Ulbricht and BitMEX, CZ hopes for his blessing. Between edited X profile and angry senators, Washington becomes a blockchain theater stage.
Nvidia joins the UK AI plan with a check for 683 million dollars. By betting on nScale, an entity stemming from crypto mining, the American giant bets on a sovereign infrastructure at the heart of Europe. This operation, as much economic as geopolitical, marks a turning point, as artificial intelligence is no longer an experimental field but a strategic lever of national power.
PayPal's stablecoin, PYUSD, has just crossed the $1.3 billion market cap milestone. At the same time, it now expands to Tron, Avalanche, and seven other blockchains thanks to LayerZero. Is the digital payment giant finally catching up to the leaders Tether and Circle?
Chainlink records its best performance since 2021 and approaches a decisive technical threshold. Driven by a rebound of more than 80% over the quarter, the crypto attracts analysts' attention as a long-term bullish configuration, rarely observed, is about to be validated. In a market seeking clear direction, LINK could start a new cycle, with projections suggesting a return to 100 dollars.
Solid gold Trump holding a bitcoin in front of the Capitol: crypto happening or presidential cult? Between pop culture and monetary policy, Washington becomes the theater of a curious spectacle.
The Bullish crypto exchange creates a surprise. Recently listed in New York, the exchange revealed second-quarter results significantly above expectations. Performances that exceed Wall Street forecasts. Bullish is also among the most publicized crypto IPOs of the year, alongside Circle, Gemini, and eToro.
What will China do if the United States truly start selling gold to embrace bitcoin?
Lawmakers from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives recently met with crypto industry stakeholders to deliberate on key market structures and codify laws for establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says he has never been more confident that the Clarity Act will pass, bringing clear rules and growth to the US crypto market.
Ethereum staking promises regular returns. But withdrawals are not instantaneous. Vitalik Buterin reminds why this delay is not a bug, but an essential safeguard for network security.
Barely announced, the Fed's rate cut has reignited crypto market enthusiasm. However, behind this surge lies another driver: the leverage effect of project-specific announcements. Avalanche (AVAX) and Hyperliquid (HYPE), driven by aggressive strategies, captured most of the bullish flows. Between monetary steering and targeted initiatives, token performance depends as much on macroeconomic decisions as on their ability to convince on the ground.
Popular names like the Lazarus Group often make headlines when it comes to crypto scams. But in an interesting twist, market participants were shocked to learn that digital asset fraud has crept into the sacred corridors of religion. A U.S. court has convicted a Denver pastor and his wife of running a fake cryptocurrency scheme following their indictment in July.
The SEC has introduced new rules to speed up approvals for spot cryptocurrency ETFs, allowing faster market access while maintaining oversight.
Decentralized exchanges (DEX) continue their rapid rise. Last week, they generated over $171.26 billion in spot volume, a 21% increase in just seven days. These figures, revealed by Phoenix Group, confirm that decentralized finance continues to attract more traders, at the expense of centralized platforms (CEX).
The spectacular fall of SafeMoon continues to cause ripples. After the conviction of its CEO for fraud, the FBI now opens its doors to victims to try to recover part of the lost funds. But is restitution in the crypto universe as complex as hoped?
Solana and XRP arrive in the regulated court of the CME. Altcoins take the microphone… but who will really make institutional markets buzz?
On CNBC, Eric Trump stated that Bitcoin has "taken the role of gold in today’s world," elevating crypto to the status of a strategic safe haven asset. This media appearance coincides with the launch of American Bitcoin, a mining and BTC holding company he is close to. Far from a mere announcement, this statement fits within a dynamic where publicly traded companies are beginning to integrate bitcoin at the heart of their reserve strategy.
Powell cuts timidly, Trump shouts louder than ever, and crypto cheers. In Washington, the FED lowers its arms, while Bitcoin and stablecoins revise their choreography.
The technological battle between Beijing and Washington reaches a new level. According to the Financial Times, China has ordered its digital giants, including Alibaba and ByteDance, to immediately suspend their purchases and tests of Nvidia's latest artificial intelligence chips, the RTX Pro 6000 D. This decision illustrates the rising tensions around semiconductors, now at the heart of the geopolitical and economic rivalry between the two superpowers.
The internationalization of the Chinese currency is no longer a fantasy. The growth of international payments in yuan is skyrocketing. Bitcoin is lurking.
Ethereum network stakers are facing record-long exit times, with about 2.5 million ETH ($11.25 billion) pending withdrawal from the validator set, according to dashboard reports. Given this backlog of unsettled transactions, the waiting time for withdrawal has stretched to more than 46 days—the longest in the network's history. For comparison, the last big peak in wait time, which occurred in August, only had an 18-day wait.
Usually September bleeds, this time bitcoin smiles: +8%. But behind the miracle, the Fed pulls the strings and the crypto ecosystem holds its breath.
Metaplanet changes dimension. The former Japanese real estate player, now a pioneer in bitcoin treasury, is now affirmed as a model of institutional adoption. With the simultaneous opening of two subsidiaries in Miami and Tokyo, the company no longer just stores the rare asset: it builds a real income infrastructure around bitcoin.
House Republicans want to make a big move: combine the ban on a digital dollar with a crypto law already supported by some Democrats. A risky strategy that reveals both the urgency to define a regulatory framework and the ideological divides in the U.S. Congress.
American Express is letting travellers collect NFT passport stamps to capture trips digitally and personalise memories securely.