Cryptocurrency
JD Vance tells bitcoin conference that stablecoins don’t threaten the dollar
Vice President JD Vance speaks at Bitcoin 2025, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Las Vegas. John Locker | AP LAS VEGAS — Vice President JD Vance used his position on stage at the biggest bitcoin conference of the year to push the Trump administration’s efforts on stablecoin legislation, touting its potential benefits to the U.S. […]
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Block’s bitcoin checkout goes live in Vegas, a significant step in making it ‘everyday money’
A Square-powered bitcoin checkout is now live on the Vegas Strip, where Bitcoin 2025 attendees can scan and pay for merch in seconds using the Lightning Network. Miles Suter LAS VEGAS — Jack Dorsey’s latest bitcoin vision is hitting the checkout counter — starting with a merch truck parked just off the casino floor inside […]
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DJT shares fall 10% as Trump Media says it’s raising $2.5 billion to buy bitcoin
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 LAS VEGAS — Trump Media announced Tuesday a $2.5 billion raise from institutional investors to bankroll one of the largest bitcoin treasury allocations by a public company. Shares of […]
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At Trump’s $148 million meme coin dinner, ‘the food sucked’ and security was lax
Crypto investor and $TRUMP token holder, Nicholas Pinto, attends gala dinner for contest winners. Nicholas Pinto The price of President Donald Trump’s meme coin plunged 16% as of Friday morning, just hours after he hosted a black-tie gala at his Virginia golf club for its biggest buyers — an elite crowd that spent a combined […]
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Top $TRUMP holders head to crypto dinner with president that Democrats call ‘orgy of corruption’
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nick Pinto is a marketing director at his family’s law firm in New Jersey. He’s also a crypto trader who spent enough money on Donald Trump’s meme coin to win a spot at a private black-tie dinner with the president scheduled for Thursday night. “I was kind of […]
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Kraken opening digital tokens of Apple, Tesla and Nvidia to people outside the U.S.
Kraken is one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg via Getty Images Kraken, a crypto exchange that has spent years in court battling charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its digital asset offerings, is preparing to offer tokenized securities, including shares of Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia, to […]
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Hong Kong passes stablecoin bill as more governments recognize the digital asset
The Tether (USDT) stablecoin logo. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Hong Kong passed a stablecoin bill on Wednesday to expand its cryptocurrency licensing regime as more governments recognize the digital asset. Unlike volatile digital assets like bitcoin, the value of stablecoins is tied to a real-world asset like fiat currencies or commodities like gold. […]
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Bitcoin hits new record high above $111,000 as rally marches on
Romain Costaseca | Afp | Getty Images Bitcoin continued its rally on Thursday, hitting a brand new record high above $111,000. Bitcoin hit $111,886.41 in early trading hours in London, according to Coin Metrics, before paring some of those gains to trade at around $111,012.00 at 07:03 a.m. London. Bitcoin’s move has been “driven by a mix of positive […]
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Bitcoin falls after hitting new record high of $109,500: CNBC Crypto World
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email On today’s episode of CNBC Crypto World, Bitcoin sets a new record price. Plus, the SEC files charges against the crypto firm Unicoin and its top executives for alleged fraud. And, Eric Chen, co-founder of Injective, reacts to bitcoin’s new record and […]
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Bitcoin jumps to new all-time high, surpassing prior record in January
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin rose to a new all-time high on Wednesday, breaking its January record. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 2% at $108,955.10, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose as high as $109,500. “Bitcoin’s new high has been concocted by an array of favorable […]
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