While Bitcoin’s rise has undoubtedly created immense wealth, the distribution of that wealth raises significant questions about who truly benefits from its perpetual price growth—and at what cost. For many, Bitcoin was initially seen as an inclusive financial tool,...
Evgeny Shatov, a partner at London-based venture capital firm Capital Lab, predicted that Bitcoin's current bullish run is nearing its conclusion as the market prepares for a shift toward altcoins. In an interview with Russian media outlet Izvestia, Shatov...
Franklin Templeton, a prominent Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuer, has forecasted a rise in sovereign adoption of Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset in 2025. In its latest digital assets outlook published on December 30, the company predicted that...
Hong Kong lawmaker Wu Jie has called on the region’s government to explore the possibility of including Bitcoin in its fiscal reserves, according to a local media report. The report revealed that Wu suggested the Hong Kong Special Administrative...
MicroStrategy has continued its aggressive Bitcoin acquisition streak, announcing the purchase of an additional 2,138 BTC for $209 million. The company revealed in a press release that it acquired the cryptocurrency at an average price of $97,837 per Bitcoin....
Ethereum's evolution has been defined by its ability to adapt to the demands of its ever-expanding ecosystem of dApps and financial systems. Central to this is the gas mechanism, which governs the amount of computational work each block can...
DeFi protocol Frax Finance has opened voting on whether to adopt BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) as the primary reserve asset for its upcoming stablecoin, Frax USD (frxUSD). The voting period runs from December 27, 2024, to...
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has announced its largest Bitcoin acquisition to date, purchasing 619.7 BTC for just under $60 million. Per data from Bitbo, this purchase, revealed in an announcement on December 23, nearly quadrupled the firm’s previous record...
Everyone now wants a piece of the Bitcoin pie. Aside from owning Bitcoin directly, there are indirect ways of gaining exposure, one of which is through spot Bitcoin ETFs, which have become popular thanks to the U.S. SEC’s January...
Bedrock has introduced brBTC, a new Bitcoin derivative, to enhance Bitcoin's role in decentralized finance (DeFi). Integrated into Bedrock's Liquid Restaking Token (LRT), brBTC addresses key challenges in the DeFi space, including fragmented liquidity and limited yield opportunities. By...
