As of June 19, institutional strategic reserves peaked at 1.190 million ETH. This pivot marks a deepening corporate strategy shift away from crypto. Crypto.news was the first to report these holdings. Together they account for more than 1% of the total Ethereum supply and are worth almost $3 billion today....
The cryptocurrency market has been at a fever pitch lately. We’re seeing large-scale investments, specifically targeting acquisitions, and a quiet calmness in leading cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Recent reporting from Decrypt exemplifies the rapid onset of dynamic shifts within the crypto space. First, they sum up where things stand...
The news hit me like a cold wallet: A crypto VC, someone supposed to be at the bleeding edge of finance, fell for a phishing scam and lost a chunk of their life savings. Mehdi Farooq of Hypersphere, a guy betting on the future of digital assets, got rekt by...
The Trump family is already making their imprint on the cryptocurrency industry. Over members are deep-project on everything from memecoins to Bitcoin mining-as-data center projects. This has all been playing out against a backdrop of intensifying regulatory scrutiny and some proposed legislation seeking to ban political engagement with crypto.Donald Trump...
Donald Trump has entered the cryptocurrency space, sparking spirited discussions. Because of this, his fortune made from cryptocurrency has already increased to $56.6 billion. His evolving stance on cryptocurrency, marked by an executive order to promote its growth and instructions to the Treasury Department to create a government cryptocurrency stockpile,...
With more people likely to venture into the crypto space in 2025, Bitcoin’s room to grow might just be its biggest attraction. The resulting market dynamics can be confusing. Investors need to understand these nuances to appropriately assess and price risk. Following proven investor safety principles are just as important...
Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA) announced a decline in Bitcoin production for the quarter. At the same time, the value of its total Bitcoin holdings increased exponentially. The company’s significant reserves are second among publicly traded firms, emphasizing its enormous lead in the cryptocurrency space. More recently, revenue numbers have come...
The DeFi promise was intoxicating: financial freedom, unprecedented yields, a world without gatekeepers. The reality? A minefield where your lack of knowledge pours cash into the hands of the deceptive. We’re discussing a deepening $1.5 billion black hole just for 2024. That's real money, your money, vanishing. And the worst...
Tens of billions of dollars in crypto assets have flooded the somewhat new decentralized finance (DeFi) market. This increase in demand comes with a serious security risk. Just in 2024, investors have already lost almost US$1.5 billion from security exploits and fraud in the DeFi ecosystem. Our recent survey reveals...
DeFi held out the promise of a financial revolution, of liberation from the deep and grasping hands of traditional institutions. Beneath the shiny exterior of innovation, a security illusion lurks. This irritatingly ubiquitous misconception creates an exceedingly dangerous illusion that lulls investors into a false sense of security. You’ve heard...
Okay, let's be real. You've probably heard the buzz: Ethereum's on the rise. This isn't just another pump-and-dump story. We’re not just talking about a change, we’re talking about a large fundamental shift, a tectonic plate movement in the financial landscape. Put aside all the fancy charts and graphs for...
Okay, let's talk crypto. You've seen the headlines: Solana ETF launched, but...crickets? The hard underperformance in relation to Ethereum is raising a lot of eyebrows. Truthfully, it ought to enrage you. Is the SEC slightly, or perhaps less so, shading Solana, while golden-childing Ethereum? It sure feels that way.SEC's Stance:...
Robinhood’s taking a similar plunge into Ethereum—with their own Ethereum Layer-2 network. Institutional investors are pouring billions into ETH. Almost a third of all Ether is currently locked, creating a potential supply squeeze as we described here. So it’s all rosy futures and unicorns for the Boomer generation, yeah? Maybe....
We're told staking is the future. A future of trustless banking, enhanced privacy, and generating crypto yield. How do we know this utopian dream isn’t just a very well masked desert mirage twinkling in the distance? I think it's time we acknowledge the elephant in the digital room: staking, as...
Okay, let's be real. Almost everyone assumed Solana would moon after the ETF launch. I mean, a Solana ETF! It makes this clunking sound, like a rocket ship poised for lift-off. Thus far, the story the numbers are telling is the exact opposite. Ethereum is still king. Why? Here’s my...
REX Shares, an investment firm with just over $5 billion in assets under management (AUM) in 2024, has launched a Solana Staking ETF. This decision puts REX Shares in a very competitive field. Industry behemoths such as BlackRock are at the forefront with a staggering AUM of $11.5 trillion.The Solana...
Forget boring bank accounts! Staking crypto is on the verge of blowing up and you’ll want to be in place to win big when it does. Think of it like this: your crypto is throwing a party, and you get paid to attend. It’s no longer enough to simply HODL—the...
Ethereum’s staking mechanism is essential to the network’s security and operation, but it has serious challenges around access and capital threshold. To initially become a validator, you are required to stake 32 ETH. This often insurmountable requirement pushes away many, particularly those who live in hardship and marginalized communities. Fortunately,...