Bitget plans Thai crypto exchange acquisition weeks after $388M hack
The proposed acquisition would give Bitget a route into Thailand’s crypto market through a locally licensed operator.Crypto exchange Bitget has...
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JPMorgan projects Bitcoin to outperform US stocks and gold over next decade
JPMorgan included Bitcoin in its long-term capital market outlook for the first time but warned that volatility and unstable correlations...
BlackRock files for third Bitcoin ETF, still no Solana or XRP
BlackRock’s proposed Bitcoin fund would use options to limit potential losses and gains, adding another strategy to its existing Bitcoin...
US Bitcoin ETFs draw $527M in biggest showing since September
BlackRock’s IBIT led the gains with $665.2 million in inflows, offsetting withdrawals from Fidelity and Grayscale, while other funds recorded...
Electric Motors Consumed 53% of Global Electricity in 2023, IEA Data Shows
Electric motors drew 13,462 TWh of electricity in 2023, with motor-driven loads accounting for 72% of power use in industry...
Multicoin Shuns AI Push, Keeps HYPE as Its Largest Crypto Bet
Multicoin Capital is refusing to follow rival crypto venture firms into standalone AI investments, arguing its competitive advantage remains in...
Metaplanet Turns an Esports Veteran Into a Bitcoin Treasury Giant
Super League shareholders just cleared the way for a gaming company to become a bitcoin treasury heavyweight, courtesy of 2,100...
Elon Musk Says 2 Products Will Account for Most of Tesla’s Value
Elon Musk expects Tesla’s Optimus robot and Cybercab to generate most of the company’s future value. His prediction places artificial...
JPMorgan takes JPM Coin to Ethereum for institutional clients
JPMorgan is expanding its JPM Coin deposit token to Ethereum, allowing institutional clients to make payments and settle tokenized asset...
Sophon sets Nov. 25 withdrawal deadline ahead of mainnet shutdown
In June, Sophon’s developers said the costs of maintaining a standalone blockchain no longer justified its benefits and announced plans...
US bans DeepSeek from civilian agency IT systems
The restrictions extend earlier bans within US defense and security agencies, amid concerns that DeepSeek could expose federal information to...
Bitcoin rally could revive treasury buying, but easy-money days over
“A return to last year’s indiscriminate capital raising looks unlikely,” said Bitfinex head of derivatives Jag Kooner.Corporate Bitcoin purchases could...
Zcash Proposes New Privacy Layer to Guard Swaps From Quantum Risks
Zakura has proposed a new privacy safeguard for zcash swaps routed through Near Intents, designed to stop future quantum computers...
Missouri Hits Polymarket and Kalshi With Cease-and-Desist Orders
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway stressed that prediction markets could not label sports bets as event contracts to skirt law...
Smashed Quantum Computing Record Raises Stakes for Bitcoin Security
Quantum computing firm Quantinuum has announced a major breakthrough in error correction, achieving a record 99.9995% logical fidelity that it...
