A US federal court has ordered the freezing of approximately $57.65 million in USDC linked to the embattled LIBRA meme coin. The latest development is a significant move in an ongoing class-action lawsuit targeting alleged fraud. The freeze, executed on May 28 via a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued by the Southern District of New […]
Russia’s Central Bank has approved the trading of financial instruments tied to crypto prices for qualified individuals. However, these instruments must be non-deliverable, meaning investors won’t be able to hold the digital assets; instead, they will only receive payouts based on price movements. Strict Risk Controls In a May 28 press release, the central bank […]
The cloud-based social media and messaging app Telegram appears to be in distress amid efforts to raise funds via a debt issuance. The company currently has a pending $300 million deal with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company xAI. A series of tweets between Telegram’s founder, Pavel Durov, and Musk reveals that both companies have […]
“This is getting ridiculous,” exclaimed ETF Store President Nate Geraci on X on May 29, following the latest bumper inflow day for BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). The BlackRock fund saw another large inflow day on May 28 with $481 million entering the ETF. This has culminated in 33 consecutive trading days without an outflow, the […]
El Salvador and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on the first review of the country’s 40-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement. The agreement is pending approval by the IMF’s Executive Board and is dependent on the implementation of agreed-upon conditions. Progress and Fiscal Reforms According to a joint statement from […]
Bitcoin’s price rallied 50% from the April lows, hitting an all-time high of approximately $112,000 on May 23 amid renewed market momentum. On the backdrop, a key Bitcoin metric has quietly reached a level that has historically preceded major market turning points. While the data suggests widespread unrealized gains among holders, analysts urge restraint. UTXO […]
As Bitcoin trades near its recently established ATH, a crucial factor is missing from the surge: widespread retail activity. But the latest data points to early signs of movement. Such a comeback could push the world’s largest cryptocurrency to secure more gains. Early Signs of Retail Interest CryptoQuant’s analysis highlighted a notable disconnect in the […]
Tron (TRX) may be poised for an explosive breakout, with market analysts now pointing to its correlation with Bitcoin (BTC) as a major catalyst. According to on-chain researcher Carmelo Alemán, TRX could “multiply significantly in value,” potentially even quadrupling, if BTC continues its bull run through the rest of the year. A Catalyst for Altcoin […]
Altcoins are largely in retreat mode again today while Bitcoin holds steady around $109,000, and their lackluster performance has not gone amiss among traders and analysts. Crypto YouTuber Lark Davis was among those who observed that “don’t really do anything” while Bitcoin hits a peak, retreats, and recovers. “That’s the state of the crypto market […]
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission has clarified the rules for a new government-issued tokenized bond called the G-Token as the country plans to be the first to enable state borrowing from the public via digital assets. However, one of the first things the SEC stipulated was that the new tokenized real-world asset (RWA) cannot be […]