Analysis: Cryptocurrencies

Crypto companies: is the party over?

From Wall Street to Tokyo, the euphoria of the crypto summer is finishing up as a hangover. Companies that built their valuations on mountains of bitcoin are seeing their shares plummet, a sign that...

Trump's CFTC pick says entrepreneur Winklevoss lobbied president to delay nomination

U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to run the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Brian Quintenz, on Wednesday accused crypto entrepreneur Tyler Winklevoss of lobbying the White House to stall his...

Bitcoin treasuries stall as institutions quietly fuel a new altcoin season

A new crypto cycle dynamic is taking shape, as corporates and ETFs drive altcoins while Bitcoin treasuries lose steam.

Exclusive-India resists full crypto framework, fears systemic risks, document shows

NEW DELHI -India is leaning towards not creating legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies in the country and instead will maintain partial oversight, fearing that bringing the digital assets into its...

Physical gold, Tether's new playground

Tether, the stablecoin giant with USDT, wants to invest in gold mining. After building an empire of $168 billion in USDT in circulation and raking in $5.7 billion in profits in the first half of the...

Trump crypto backer Justin Sun says his World Liberty tokens frozen

Justin Sun, one of the biggest known backers of President Donald Trump's World Liberty Financial crypto venture, said on Friday that his tokens had been frozen, without giving further details. ...

WLFI, the Trump family's crypto, already valued at over $4bn - Crypto review

On Monday, WLFI crypto-the flagship of World Liberty Financial, a project directly linked to the Trump family-made its debut on the markets. The launch was expected to be spectacular, but it quickly...

Polymarket receives green signal from CFTC for US return

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Wednesday approved Polymarket, the world's largest prediction market, to relaunch in the country, more than three years after its exit. ...

Digital vs. traditional gold: September pressure builds on Bitcoin

Gold hits new highs as Bitcoin struggles with weak September seasonality, ETF outflows, and rising exchange reserves.

With dollars scarce, Venezuela currency exchanges turn to crypto

Venezuela's government is slowly allowing the use of dollar-tied cryptocurrencies in currency exchanges for the private sector, a dozen sources said, as U.S. restrictions on oil exports reduce...

After MicroStrategy's Bitcoin bet, here comes BitMine's Ethereum bet

+886%. That's BitMine Immersion Technologies' stratospheric performance since the end of June. In the space of a few weeks, the company has gone from obscurity to prominence, rising to the top of a...

US securities, commodities regulators announce joint crypto initiative

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Tuesday announced a joint initiative to coordinate efforts on digital assets. The CFTC...

Winklevoss twins-backed Gemini targets $2.2 billion valuation in US IPO

Gemini is seeking a valuation of up to $2.22 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, the cryptocurrency exchange said on Tuesday, as digital asset platforms capitalize on renewed investor...

European regulator says tokenised stocks risk 'investor misunderstanding'

PARIS -Blockchain-based assets which provide exposure to equities could lead to investor misunderstanding, as they typically do not make the buyer a shareholder in the underlying company, the...

Trump's World Liberty token falls in first day of trading

NEW YORK -The digital tokens backing the Trump family's cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, fell in value on Monday in their first day of trading. The World Liberty tokens,...

Meta to add new AI safeguards after Reuters report raises teen safety concerns

Meta is adding new teenager safeguards to its artificial intelligence products by training systems to avoid flirty conversations and discussions of self-harm or suicide with minors, and by...

Eric Trump sees bitcoin hitting $1 million, praises China cryptocurrency role

HONG KONG -Eric Trump, the second son of U.S. President Donald Trump, predicted on Friday at a conference in Hong Kong that bitcoin would reach $1 million within several years, and he called China a...

Binance resumes futures trading after brief pause

Crypto exchange Binance said on Friday that it resumed all futures trading on the platform after an issue prompted a brief suspension of the service earlier. The issue affecting Futures...

American Bitcoin, backed by Trump sons, aims to start trading in September

HONG KONG -American Bitcoin, the bitcoin miner backed by two of U.S. President Donald Trump's sons, has locked in crypto and traditional investors to back an all-stock merger that will allow the firm...