Crypto

Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure After plunging over 30% from its all-time high and briefly dropping below $75,000, Bitcoin is showing signs of recovery. The broader crypto market rebounded sharply this week, helped by a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs announced by US President Donald…

Source: Coin Tegraph Betting against Ether has been the best performing exchange traded fund (ETF) strategy so far in 2025, according to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas. Two ETFs designed to take two-times leveraged short positions in Ether claimed (ETH) first and second place in a Bloomberg Intelligence ranking of the year’s top-performing funds, Balchunas said…

Source: Coin Tegraph Bitcoin (BTC) is entering what former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes calls “up only mode,” as a deepening crisis in the US bond market potentially drives investors away from traditional haven assets and toward alternative stores of value. Loss of confidence in US policy boosts Bitcoin’s upside prospects On April 11, the benchmark…

Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Cardano Foundation CEO Frederik Gregaard took the main stage at Paris Blockchain Week on Thursday, covering everything from the original ideals behind Bitcoin to the rapid expansion of AI and the crucial role of decentralized infrastructure. Vision For Blockchains And…

Source: Coin Tegraph Draft legislation in the US Senate threatens to hit data centers serving blockchain networks and artificial intelligence models with fees if they exceed federal emissions targets, according to an April 11 Bloomberg report.  Led by Senate Democrats Sheldon Whitehouse and John Fetterman, the draft bill purportedly aims to address environmental impacts from…

Source: Coin Tegraph Ripple made headlines this week when it became the first crypto-native company to acquire a multi-asset prime broker, potentially setting the stage for wider adoption of its XRP Ledger technology.  The acquisition of Hidden Road didn’t come cheap, either, as Ripple doled out $1.25 billion for the brokerage. It was a price…

Source: Coin Tegraph The Lomond School in Scotland will accept Bitcoin (BTC) tuition payments beginning in the Autumn semester of 2025, making it the first school in the United Kingdom to do so. Accepting Bitcoin is part of the school’s plan to integrate “sound money principles” from the Austrian School of Economics into the curriculum…

Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Crypto analyst Saeed has outlined a bearish case for the Bitcoin price, predicting that it could still drop to as low as $74,000. The analyst highlighted the $85,000 psychological level as being key to whether BTC drops to this target…

Source: Coin Tegraph The US Federal Reserve is prepared to use its vast arsenal of monetary policy tools to prevent financial and economic conditions from deteriorating rapidly but will do so only if liquidity dries up or markets become disorderly, a top central banker said. In an interview with the Financial Times, Boston Fed President…

Source: Coin Tegraph Neel Kashkari, President of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve, addressed the issue of rising Treasury yields on April 11, suggesting that they might indicate a shift in investor sentiment away from United States government debt. Kashkari highlighted that the Federal Reserve has tools to provide more liquidity if necessary. While underscoring the importance…