Q1 2025 audit shows excess reserves down to $5.6 billion from $7 billion. Tether’s reserves are managed by Cantor Fitzgerald, raising scrutiny over potential conflicts. Competitor World Liberty Financial, backed by the Trump family, also plans to launch a stablecoin. Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer by market capitalisation, is preparing to launch a US-based…
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill that would have allowed the state to hold Bitcoin as part of its official reserves, effectively ending efforts to make Arizona the first US state to adopt such a policy. The Digital Assets Strategic Reserve bill, which would have permitted Arizona to invest seized funds into Bitcoin…
As Bitcoin (BTC) attempts to break out from its weekly range, its price eyes the crucial $99,000-$100,000 resistance barrier, fueling bullish sentiment among investors. Multiple analysts forecast that the flagship’s crypto next all-time high (ATH) rally is around the corner, with some suggesting that the initial jump could come in the coming days. Bitcoin To…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin called for simplifying Ethereum’s base protocol, aiming to make the network more efficient, secure and accessible, drawing inspiration from Bitcoin’s minimalist design. In a blog post titled “Simplifying the L1,” published on May 3, Buterin laid out a vision to restructure Ethereum’s architecture across consensus, execution and shared components. “This post…
Bitcoin continues to edge closer to the $100,000 psychological price mark, trading at $96,857 at the time of writing. Although the asset pulled back slightly from a 24-hour high above $97,000, it still recorded a 2.4% increase over the past week, maintaining its broader uptrend. Recent on-chain data points to a growing sense of bullish…
Crypto app developers are now free to direct users to payments outside of Apple’s ecosystem without restrictions or hefty fees, after a United States district judge ruled that Apple violated a 2021 injunction in its antitrust legal battle against Epic Games. “The Court finds Apple in willful violation of this Court’s 2021 Injunction, which was…
Bitcoin’s gradual price increases led the asset to a multi-month peak of over $98,000 yesterday, but it was stopped before even having the chance to challenge the $100,000 mark. Most altcoins have followed suit today with minor losses, led by 3% declines from AVAX and PEPE. BTC Stopped at $98K It was the beginning of…
Bitcoin (BTC) has surged 14.6% over the past two weeks, rising from approximately $84,500 on April 18 to the mid-$90,000 range at the time of writing. With this upward momentum, the leading cryptocurrency appears to be setting its sights on a new all-time high (ATH), as several technical and momentum indicators hint at a growing…
TL;DR The market uncertainty and cautious investor behavior, which were evident in Q1 and early April, seem to be behind us, as whales have returned in full force for several big cryptocurrencies. In April alone, these large market participants went on an accumulation spree not only for BTC and XRP, but ADA as well. Data…
[PRESS RELEASE – Kingstown, SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, May 2nd, 2025] Polyverse, a decentralized gaming protocol, is marking its third anniversary with the official launch of its Web3 gaming ecosystem and the continued rollout of its native governance token, $PTC, across major exchanges. Since its formation in 2022, Polyverse has developed a blockchain-based gaming…
