Cryptocurrency
Stablecoins racked up several milestones this week as regulatory framework nears
President Donald Trump’s crypto bank launched a stablecoin this week , but tha’s not the only first in the flourishing sector worth watching. It may have been a bad week for crypto prices — bitcoin posted its first three-week decline of the year and ether dropped 5% in the week, its fifth weekly loss in […]
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Bitcoin and ether drop amid grim inflation outlook, tariff uncertainty: CNBC Crypto World
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email On today’s show, bitcoin and ether fall to end the week amid uncertainty over tariffs and a grim inflation outlook. Plus, Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek said that the SEC is closing its investigation into the crypto exchange, while Galaxy Digital agreed to […]
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Robinhood CEO sees Amazon-like subscription model as path to ‘loyalty’ in financial services
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is betting that by rolling out a large enough portfolio of digital investment products, more consumers will be willing to pay a monthly subscription for its product suite. Subscribers to Robinhood Gold pay $5 a month or $50 a year for perks like 4% interest on uninvested cash, access to professional […]
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SEC will keep $50 million of Ripple fine and refund the rest to wrap case, legal officer says
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have reached an agreement to end their long-running legal battle. Following last week’s news that the SEC would drop its appeal without conditions, Ripple has now agreed to withdraw its cross-appeal, Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty said on X Tuesday. […]
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Trump Media shares jump on announcement of ETF deal with Crypto.com
Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media jumped about 9% in extended trading on Monday after the parent of the president’s social media company announced an agreement with Crypto.com to launch a series of exchange-traded funds and related products. The company, which runs the Truth Social platform, has […]
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As Binance works toward redemption, CEO says Trump has been ‘fantastic’ for crypto
Richard Teng, chief executive officer of Binance Holdings Ltd., at an event hosted by the Foreign Correspondents Association in Singapore, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. Ore Huiying | Bloomberg | Getty Images Binance CEO Richard Teng says the Trump administration has been a “fantastic” reset for the cryptocurrency industry. “It’s an extremely different environment that […]
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After a college football career and 2 failed House races, Bo Hines is helping steer U.S. crypto policy
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Crypto czar David Sacks, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets Bo Hines attend the White House Crypto Summit at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters […]
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BlackRock’s head of digital assets says staking could be a ‘huge step change’ for ether ETFs
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Appetite for ether ETFs has been tepid since their launch last July, but that could change if some of the regulatory wrinkles holding them back get “resolved,” according to Robert Mitchnick, head of digital assets at BlackRock. There’s a widely held view that the success of ether ETFs […]
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Klarna lands buy now, pay later deal with DoorDash, notching another win ahead of IPO
Buy now, pay later firms like Klarna and Block’s Afterpay could be about to face tougher rules in the U.K. Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Klarna, the buy now, pay later lender that’s headed for an initial public offering, said on Thursday that it’s signed on DoorDash as a partner, another sign of […]
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XRP surges after Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says SEC is dropping its lawsuit against the company
A visual representation of the digital cryptocurrency XRP. S3studio | Getty Images XRP surged after Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is no longer pursuing its appeal in the case against the payments company. The price of XRP was last higher by nearly 14% at $2.57. “It’s been almost four […]
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