The San Fransico-based SoFi bank holds almost $170 million in crypto on its balance sheet, according to its second quarter (Q2) earnings report. The United States bank, which serves over six million... Read more »
Colorado-based Bitcoin mining firm Riot Platforms narrowed its second quarter net loss to $27.7 million as it ramped up its Bitcoin production and reached record hash rate capacity. The crypto miner posted... Read more »
The Lightning Network is a layer-2 solution built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain, and its primary objective is to address the Bitcoin network’s scalability issues. It also allows for faster and cheaper... Read more »
Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated at a key flip zone on Aug. 9 as BTC price strength staged a sudden return. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView BTC price toys with $29,700 “party” level Data... Read more »
The United States’ first spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) could be approved sometime before February 2024, according to Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz — citing sources at BlackRock and Invesco. “It’s... Read more »
The S&P 500 index is currently trading only 6% below its all-time high, which was reached in January 202. Traditionally, such a situation would be seen as a bullish sign for risk-on... Read more »
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance released its latest proof-of-reserves (PoRs) on Aug. 1, offering transparency into its crypto reserves. However, the movement of its USD Coin (USDC) reserves at the time of Silvergte’s collapse... Read more »
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Chinese man’s $10M loss as court says Bitcoin lending not protected by law A man in China’s Jiangsu... Read more »
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s comments to a question about the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin during the company’s second-quarter earning calls raised some eyebrows. While commenting on the market cap of USDC, Armstrong... Read more »
Blockstream CEO Adam Back, one of the crypto’s early pioneers, is pretty confident Bitcoin will hit an all-time high of over $100,000 before Bitcoin’s halving in 2024 — and is willing to... Read more »