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Bitcoin Bull Run On The Brink As Long-Term Holders Accelerate Profit-Taking: Report

Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) sharp rise to an all-time high of $111,800 has entered a decisive phase, as data from Glassnode reveals intensified profit-taking by long-term holders.

Anthony Scaramucci Says Sam Bankman-Fried's 25-Year Sentence Is 'Too Steep'

Anthony Scaramucci expresses concern over 25-year prison sentence for FTX founder. Despite personal impact, he believes it's too steep a price.

Anthony Scaramucci Says Sam Bankman-Fried's 25-Year Sentence Is 'Too Steep'

Anthony Scaramucci expresses concern over 25-year prison sentence for FTX founder. Despite personal impact, he believes it's too steep a price.

Circle Surges To $69 In NYSE Debut, Raising $1.1B As Investors Bet On Stablecoins Going Mainstream

Circle (CRYPTO: USDC) made a powerful entrance onto the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, with shares of the stablecoin issuer (NYSE:CRCL) opening at $69, more than double

Bitcoin Becomes Corporate Treasury Favorite, ETH, SOL, XRP Far Behind: Report

A growing number of publicly traded companies are turning to Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as a treasury reserve asset, with total corporate holdings surging to more th

Bitcoin Adoption Makes 2025 A 'Watershed Year' For Crypto, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley Says

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley says 2025 marks a "watershed year" for crypto as regulatory clarity, institutional adoption and mainstream political support converge to reshape the investment landscape for digital assets.

Bitcoin At $105,000: Bull Market Correction Or Bear Market Beginning?

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has entered its first meaningful correction in nearly two months, falling from an all-time high of $111,880 amid rising ma

Bitcoin Bull Run On The Brink As Long-Term Holders Accelerate Profit-Taking: Report

Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) sharp rise to an all-time high of $111,800 has entered a decisive phase, as data from Glassnode reveals intensified profit-taking

JPMorgan To Accept Crypto-Linked ETFs As Loan Collateral

JPMorgan Chase (NASDAQ:JPM) is preparing to allow clients in its trading and wealth management divisions to use certain cryptocurrency-

Pump.fun's $1B Token Plan Risks Undermining Solana DeFi, Fueling Meme Coin Scams, Experts Warn

Crypto analysts and legal experts are raising alarms over Pump.fun's planned $1 billion token sale, warning that the platform's growing dominance in meme coin issuance risks concentrating liquidity, destabilizing Solana's (CRYPTO: SOL) DeFi ecosystem and

Can Bitcoin Boost Portfolio Returns Without Increasing Risk? Bitwise's Matt Hougan Says It Can

Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) volatility is well known, but Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan argues that when viewed within the context of a broader portfolio, the asset may improve performance without

Anthony Scaramucci Says Sam Bankman-Fried's 25-Year Sentence Is 'Too Steep'

Anthony Scaramucci expresses concern over 25-year prison sentence for FTX founder. Despite personal impact, he believes it's too steep a price.

Trump-Branded Crypto Wallet Sparks Controversy, Trump Family Denies Involvement

A cryptocurrency wallet branded with the Trump name is under fire after Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump publicly denied any connection to it.

Donald Trump Jr. Says Crypto Was A Lifeline After Being Debanked: 'We Got Into It Out Of Necessity'

Donald Trump Jr. discusses family's move to cryptocurrency out of necessity due to loss of traditional banking access after entering politics.

AI Dominated Venture Capital In Q1 2025, Says JP Morgan Report

AI dominates venture capital market in Q1 2025, with AI-focused startups securing 30% of early-stage deals and 60% of late-stage capital.

Ripple's Stablecoin RLUSD Gets Regulatory Nod In Dubai

Ripple's (CRYPTO: XRP) U.S.

Strategy Launches STRD Preferred Stock Offering 10% Yield

Michael Saylor's Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), the world's largest corporate holder of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) on Monday introduced a new preferred stock product: Series A Stride Preferred (STRD) is designed to pro

Michael Saylor's Strategy To Outperform Bitcoin? Here's How It Could Happen

Pantera Capital has highlighted Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) companies as the next evolution in crypto market exposure, potentially outperforming direct spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)

Ethereum Books Record Institutional Inflows, XRP Sees Outflows: What Is Going On?

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) has emerged as the top-performing digital asset among institutional investment products, notching $321 million in inflows last week, its strongest 6-week streak since December 2024, according to a report.

Expert Applauds SEC's Protocol Staking Clarity, Boosting Crypto Innovation

Experts commend the SEC's statement clarifying that protocol staking on proof-of-stake networks does not constitute securities, fostering crypto innovation.