Ether, altcoins dive double digits as Trump tariffs take further toll

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee today regarding the Libra stablecoin project.Facebook’s Libra vs. China’s digital renminbiDuring the much-anticipated hearings before Congress on Oct. 23, lawmakers and the CEO discussed the growing competition with China on the economic and geopolitical stage.In his prepared statements to the…

Do you want to learn everything about DeFi, inside and out? Can you handle it? With its year-to-date growth of more than 15x in total value locked, and more than $11 billion committed to the protocols, decentralized finance (DeFi) has become a mainstay in the crypto industry, and a whole new industry in itself. Meanwhile,…

The investment firm said it had no plans to sell shares of its Bitcoin trust in the U.S. 2019 Total views 14 Total shares Canada-based investment manager Ninepoint Partners has launched trading for shares of the firm’s Bitcoin Trust on the Toronto Stock Exchange.According to an announcement today, Ninepoint has completed an initial public offering,…

Monday, Feb. 4 — crypto markets have continued trading sideways over the past 24 hours, while Bitcoin (BTC) has been reasonably stable over the past 7 days, according to data from CoinMarketCap.Market visualization from Coin360The major cryptocurrency Bitcoin is up around 0.2 percent over the past 24 hours, and is trading at $3,470 as of…

The Bank of Thailand is looking to test the digital baht with Hong Kong’s central bank after piloting the CBDC with large businesses. 1088 Total views 27 Total shares Thailand’s central bank has reportedly entered a new phase in the development of its central bank digital currency, or CBDC.The Bank of Thailand, or BOT, has…

A recent study by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a post-trade financial services firm, has found that distributed ledger technology (DLT) is scalable enough to support daily trade volumes of the U.S. equity market, according to a press release published Oct. 16.The blockchain scaling problem is growing along with the increasing popularity and…

Bitwise stated that this move will enable investors to access CME Ether futures within the widely embraced and regulated ETF framework. Bitwise Asset Management has revised its spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) application and has confirmed that trading for two Ethereum-focused ETFs will commence on October 2, 2023. This decision comes after having amended its

A company that uses smart contracts to manage arbitration and dispute resolution around blockchain transactions announced on Jan. 17 its intention to list on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.Proof of Trust Ltd did not give any financial details or timetable for the listing, but CEO Dean Armstrong said that the company was…

Memecoin launches and a sluggish Bitcoin price could continue to put downward pressure on the SOL token, which could be the next major crypto to receive a spot ETF.