Competition is heating up among US exchanges for control of the derivatives market for digital assets. United States exchanges are betting big on cryptocurrency derivatives as market turbulence from US President Donald Trump’s looming trade war propels demand for the financial instruments.  Since late 2024, exchanges including Coinbase, Robinhood, Kraken, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange...Continue Reading

Half of the US states that filed litigation against Coinbase in 2023 have dismissed their lawsuits against the cryptocurrency exchange. The Alabama Securities Commission, a financial regulator for the US state, dropped its lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase, which accused the company of violating securities laws by offering staking services to clients. The regulator cited...Continue Reading

A spike in spot Bitcoin ETF inflows has analysts calling for a $200,000 Bitcoin price by the end of 2025. Which altcoins could follow? Key points: Bitcoin’s rally is backed by solid institutional buying in the spot BTC ETFs. A rally above the $95,000 level could be difficult, but analysts’ end-of-year price projections now extend...Continue Reading

Bitcoin’s rally toward $95,000 put multiple investor cohorts back in profit, but there is still a substantial sell-side risk near BTC’s range high. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin short-term holders are back in profit, increasing chances for a rally to $100,000. Long-term holders added 363,000 BTC since February, with new buyers injecting capital in April. Read moreContinue Reading

The financial regulator said El Salvador’s National Commission on Digital Assets agreed to a collaborative sandbox pilot program. Officials with the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) crypto task force met with the El Salvador National Commission on Digital Assets (CNAD) to discuss regulation and a proposed cross-border sandbox. In an April 22 memo, the...Continue Reading

The new feature allows Dorsia members to use crypto tokens as payment in the US, UK, Europe, and six Middle Eastern countries. Luxury hospitality platform Dorsia is rolling out crypto payments for clients in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and six Arab nations. The payments feature is being enabled through a partnership with...Continue Reading

Scott Bessent said institutions such as the IMF and World Bank must correct trade imbalances and protect the value of fiat currencies against exchange rate risks. United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently called for “Bretton Woods institutions,” such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to reorient themselves, a signal that the global monetary order...Continue Reading

The Bitcoin mining company holds 19,223 BTC currently valued at nearly $1.8 billion. Riot Platforms has used its massive Bitcoin stockpile as collateral to secure a $100 million credit facility from Coinbase as the cryptocurrency miner eyes continued expansion.  The $100 million loan from Coinbase’s credit arm marks Riot’s “first Bitcoin-backed facility,” CEO Jason Les...Continue Reading

Bitcoin institutional investment undergoes an instant reversal thanks to BTC price rises, with daily ETF inflows standing out in 2025 and further back. Key points: Bitcoin ETF inflows obliterated the 2025 average on April 22. ETF performance remains tightly dependent on BTC price action, with the turnaround following six-week highs in BTC/USD. Read moreContinue Reading

Might & Magic: Fates combines classic strategy gameplay with blockchain tech, letting players trade NFT cards in a skill-based environment. Gaming giant Ubisoft has partnered with Web3 firm Immutable to launch Might & Magic: Fates, a blockchain-powered strategy card game set in the Might & Magic universe. According to a news release shared with Cointelegraph,...Continue Reading