StanChart, Animoca Brands and HKT launch joint venture to develop Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin
Standard Chartered’s Hong Kong arm (SCBHK), in collaboration with Animoca Brands and telecom firm HKT, announced a joint venture to...
Month: February 2025
Institutional investors hold $27B in Bitcoin ETF shares, controlling over 25% of total AUM
Institutional investors held 25.4% of the assets under management (AUM) of spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as of Dec....
HK Asia’s symbolic 1 Bitcoin purchase sparks nearly 93% stock surge
HK Asia Holdings made its first Bitcoin (BTC) purchase in what it described as a symbolic but strategic move toward...
Hackers Impersonate Saudi Crown Prince to Launch Fake Memecoin
Hackers compromised the X account of the Saudi Law Conference to promote a fake memecoin called KSA. KSA Memecoin Fails...
Bitcoin Mining’s Power Brokers: A Deep Dive Into the Top 15 Companies and Their Financial Architects
Institutional investors now hold pivotal stakes in 15 major cryptocurrency mining firms, with asset managers like Vanguard, Blackrock, and Fidelity...
Metaplanet Expands Bitcoin Holdings With Additional Purchase of 269.43 BTC
Metaplanet announced on Monday that it has acquired an additional 269.43 BTC, valued at approximately $26.4 million (¥4 billion). This...
Sonic SVM Opens $1M Hackathon Ahead of Mainnet Launch
Sonic SVM, Solana’s first chain extension, officially announced today its $1M hackathon, designed to spur native decentralized application development ahead...
Anonymous Chinese Programmer Donates and Burns $7M in ETH, Warns of ‘Brain-Computer Weapons’
The mysterious donor, who describes himself as an “ordinary computer programmer and entrepreneur” encoded disturbing messages in his onchain transactions....
QCP Insights: Bitcoin Dominance Hits 60% as Altcoins Struggle Amid Market Stagnation
Bitcoin’s market dominance has surged to nearly 60%, reaching a four-year high as ethereum and altcoins continue to underperform. With...
Bitcoin’s Final Million: 20 Million BTC Milestone to Precede 2028 Halving
Not long ago, the Bitcoin blockchain released 94.42% of its total supply, leaving only—or 174,583.24 bitcoins—to be mined until 20...
Argentine lawyers file complaint with US DOJ, FBI amid LIBRA fallout
A group of Argentine lawyers have filed a complaint with the US DOJ and FBI that points to the protagonists...
Authorities in India Seize $190,000,000 in Crypto Assets Related to 2018 BitConnect Ponzi Scheme: Report
Law enforcement authorities in India reportedly seized crypto assets linked to the BitConnect Ponzi scheme that defrauded hundreds of victims...
Ex-Goldman Sachs Executive Says Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and Sui All Look Bullish Amid ‘Greatest Macro Trade’
Macro guru and Real Vision chief executive Raoul Pal says that Bitcoin (BTC) and other top altcoins are all looking...
Argentinian President Javier Milei Potentially Facing Impeachment Trial From Opposition Over LIBRA Launch: Report
The president of Argentina is facing a potential impeachment trial over his alleged role in a memecoin pump-and-dump scheme. Late...
Texas Senate to Hold Hearing on Establishing Strategic Bitcoin (BTC) Reserve
The Texas Senate will convene a public hearing tomorrow to discuss the establishment of a Strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserve. The...