Trump’s tax cuts and soaring US debt fuel Bitcoin’s rise as a hedge against sovereign default risks, potentially pushing BTC price toward $200,000 or more by 2025. Key takeaways: Bitwise predicts Bitcoin could hit $200,000 by year-end, with a potential “fair value” of $230,000. Trump’s proposed tax cuts and rising US debt position Bitcoin as...Continue Reading

Yield for assets is often calculated over at least one-day periods, a problem that blockchain composability could address, according to the asset manager. Franklin Templeton, an investment management company with $1.53 trillion in assets under management, has debuted a feature that offers investors yield down to the second when holding tokenized assets. According to a...Continue Reading

Filings with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission showed only a few small contributions from individuals tied to crypto companies for various candidates. As voters head to the ballot boxes to cast their choices for candidates in the Democratic and Republican primaries in New Jersey’s race for its next governor, funds from crypto traders...Continue Reading

American Bitcoin, backed by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., has quietly amassed over $23 million in BTC while preparing to go public via a Gryphon merger. American Bitcoin, a Bitcoin mining firm backed by President Donald Trump’s two eldest sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., has quietly built up a 215 BTC reserve...Continue Reading

Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly assembling a superintelligence group that will include Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang. Meta Platforms is reportedly acquiring a 49% stake in Scale AI, a leading data labeling company that powers many AI applications, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg seeks to strengthen Meta’s position in the competitive artificial intelligence landscape.  After days of...Continue Reading

Ethereum’s dominance in staking, the spot crypto ETFs, and improving investor sentiment all point toward a sustained ETH price rally. Key takeaways: ETH’s price gains are driven by an uptick in network activity and robust spot ETF inflows. Data suggests $2,800 will remain a difficult hurdle for ETH to overcome. Read moreContinue Reading

Guggenheim’s Treasury-backed fixed-income product will be available on the XRP Ledger. US investment manager Guggenheim is expanding its digital commercial paper offering through a partnership with Ripple, underscoring the growing convergence between traditional finance and crypto-native enterprises. Under the partnership, Guggenheim’s subsidiary, Guggenheim Treasury Services, will make its US Treasury-backed fixed-income asset available on the...Continue Reading

Haun Ventures general partner Diogo Monica claims that stablecoins are safer than commercial bank deposits, but critics warn of transparency issues with issuers like Tether. Stablecoins may be safer than deposits held at commercial banks, according to Diogo Monica, general partner at Haun Ventures. Speaking during a panel discussion titled “Stablecoins: Programmable Money in a...Continue Reading

Now Musk is out of DOGE, analysts say he might pump Dogecoin again. Plus what do crypto futures and prediction markets tip will happen next? Welcome to Trade Secrets. This month, were talking to top crypto analysts about where Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies are going in the year ahead and checking the options data...Continue Reading

The mysterious $300 million leveraged Bitcoin long comes days after Wynn’s second $100 million leveraged Bitcoin position was liquidated, causing a near $25 million loss. A mystery investor has opened a $300 million leveraged Bitcoin position, fueling speculation around their identity. The unknown whale, or large cryptocurrency holder, opened a 20x leveraged Bitcoin (BTC) long...Continue Reading