Bitcoin
Small-cap crypto rallies ahead of Trump inauguration, bitcoin trades near $100,000
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies jumped on Thursday as investor appetite shifted to smaller, higher risk coins ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. XRP and litecoin were among the biggest movers, up 13% and 22%, respectively, according to Coin Metrics. The CoinDesk 20 index, a broad crypto market benchmark, gained nearly 5%. Meanwhile, […]
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Brooklyn trio raises $10 million for startup that wants to help open-source developers get paid
Sam Ragsdale, Ryan Sproule, and Mason Hall have raised $10 million in a seed funding round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto fund and Blockchain Capital. Sam Ragsdale Inside the Domino Sugar Refinery in Brooklyn, a 19th century landmark perched on the banks of the East River, three engineers have transformed 3,000 square feet of the […]
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Crypto ETFs have big innovation opportunity in 2025, but demand may be weak
Omer Taha Cetin | Anadolu | Getty Images Crypto ETFs may be entering a year of innovation, with new funds and new approaches, but don’t expect demand to match what was seen in the first year of bitcoin ETFs. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds debuted a year ago and have been hailed as one of the most […]
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Bitcoin accelerates its slide, falling to $90,000 to start the week
Bitcoin dropped to the $90,000 mark to start the week, extending weekend losses as investors continued to dump tech stocks. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last lower by 4% at $90,413.80, according to Coin Metrics, bringing its losses since Saturday to about 7%. Bitcoin lost 11% in the past week. Stock Chart IconStock […]
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What to expect from new crypto legislation on the crime prevention side of it
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., July 27, 2024. Kevin Wurm | Reuters With the levers of power in Washington, D.C., about to change hands, a raft of pro-crypto legislation is expected from Congress and the Trump administration. To date, there’s been […]
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Bitcoin soared in 2024. How much — if any — should you own?
A bitcoin ATM in Miami. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Bitcoin prices soared in 2024. But you may want to tread with caution before euphoria leads you on a hasty buying spree. Bitcoin and other crypto should generally account for just a sliver of investor portfolios — generally no more than […]
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Bitcoin drops below $98,000 as Treasury yields pressure risk assets
Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin slumped on Tuesday as a spike in Treasury yields weighed on risk assets broadly. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last lower by 4.8% at $97,183.80, according to Coin Metrics. The broader market of cryptocurrencies, as measured by the CoinDesk 20 index, dropped more than 5%. […]
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New ETFs that combine bitcoin exposure and options are coming in 2025
Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Bitcoin ETFs were a hit with investors in 2024, and now asset management firms are starting to build out ways to combine crypto and derivatives in exchange-traded packages. New products are set to roll out this month. Asset manager Calamos announced Monday that it will launch a structured protection […]
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MicroStrategy trades like a meme stock these days. What investors need to know
Investors have compared MicroStrategy to meme stocks in recent weeks as the data visualization and reporting platform piled into bitcoin at the end of last year, even as the cryptocurrency hit record after record. MicroStrategy, seen as a proxy for the price of bitcoin, benefited in the post-election bitcoin rally. Fueled by its five-year-old strategy […]
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Regulatory clarity could drive bitcoin to $225,000 this year, says H.C. Wainwright
Regulatory clarity and institutional adoption could drive bitcoin this year to more than double its current price, according to H.C. Wainwright. The firm raised its price target on the flagship cryptocurrency to $225,000 from $145,000, it said in a note to investors Thursday, implying upside of more than 130%. “Based on our analysis of historical […]
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