Tagged: bitcoin

October 20, 2025 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinShares (OTCQX: CNSRF) noted in an analysis this past week that Bitcoin prices have now returned to levels last seen in June of this year, after what they view as a somewhat puzzling correction. CoinShares also mentioned that from the recent peak, prices have dropped… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 8:28 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Function CEO Thomas Chen warns that Bitcoin poses a looming danger. The former head of sales at BitGo, Chen now spearheads the development of institutional-grade architecture for Bitcoin yield. Backed by partners like Galaxy Digital, Mantle, and Antalpha, Function has reached over $1.5 billion in… Read More

October 18, 2025 @ 10:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

There are now around 241,700 people with Bitcoin and cryptocurrency holdings worth $1 million or more, which is up a considerable 40% from the past year, according to Henley & Partners and New World Wealth. As first reported by CNBC, there are 450 crypto centimillionaires,… Read More

October 17, 2025 @ 1:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Newsmax (NYSE:NMAX) has unveiled plans to establish a strategic digital asset reserve. The company’s board of directors greenlit an investment of up to $5 million over the coming 12 months, targeting acquisitions of Bitcoin (BTC) and the Official Trump Coin (TRUMP), a Solana-based meme token launched… Read More

October 16, 2025 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has noted that Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, is increasingly being recognized as a global monetary alternative to the US dollar and gold, solidifying its role as a store of value and reserve asset. As more investors choose to denominate their savings in… Read More

October 13, 2025 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After nearly a $19 billion wipeout, the Bitcoin and crypto market has clawed back but volatility is signaling more turbulence ahead, according to an update from Derive.xyz. The team noted that they witnessed an unprecedented market meltdown on Friday (October 10, 2025), with more than… Read More

October 13, 2025 @ 7:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Dorsey, co-founder of the platform X (formerly known as Twitter) and current CEO of payments firm Block Inc. (NYSE: XYZ), has introduced a new Bitcoin wallet feature within the Square point-of-sale system. This update, announced on October 8, 2025, enables small U.S. businesses to… Read More

October 13, 2025 @ 5:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Derive.xyz has noted that a massive and truly unprecedented flash crash of liquidations saw nearly $7 billion wiped across all markets within a span of just one hour, with $5.5 billion coming from longs. The firm also pointed out that Bitcoin and Ethereum have accounted… Read More

October 12, 2025 @ 5:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has recently told its financial advisors that the company would be broadening access to cryptocurrency-based investments to all of its clients and enabling these types of investments in any type of account. This will reportedly include retirement accounts as well. Beginning October… Read More

October 12, 2025 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino recently stated that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) may potentially turn money into a tool of government surveillance. Tether is the issuer of the world’s most popular stablecoin by market cap, USDT. During the recent TOKEN2049 in Singapore, Ardoino noted that… Read More

October 10, 2025 @ 3:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With the establishment of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) and a Digital Assets Stockpile (DAS), the United States declared that it intends to add to its pool of digital capital via additional asset seizures. Chainalysis has recently noted that the cryptocurrency ecosystem presents law enforcement with an opportunity. According… Read More

October 10, 2025 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Private investment firm Hargreaves Lansdown has issued a statement on crypto and Bitcoin specifically, describing the world’s most popular crypto as “not an asset class.” To quote the firm:  “…we do not think cryptocurrency has characteristics that mean it should be included in portfolios for… Read More

October 10, 2025 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Luxembourg sovereign wealth fund has reportedly invested 1% of its portfolio into Bitcoin ETFs, which is said to make it the first sovereign wealth fund in the Eurozone area to officially gain exposure to Bitcoin. With the update, Luxembourg appears to be asserting its… Read More

October 9, 2025 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Milo, the crypto lender behind the crypto backed mortgage, announced that its clients have increased their wealth by more than $100 million via its crypto mortgage offering. Using Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral, Milo’s clients have acquired $80 million+ in property without liquidating their holdings…. Read More

October 9, 2025 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Funds and public companies have now acquired more Bitcoin this year already than during the entire 2024. This, according to a recent update shared by André Dragosch, Director, Head of Research – Europe at Bitwise. André Dragosch of Bitwise noted that as of August 10,… Read More

October 8, 2025 @ 4:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto and DeFi markets are surging again with fresh new momentum as we enter the final quarter of 2025. As a result of this renewed investor enthusiasm, following a slight crypto market dip in September, Bitcoin mining stocks (including those of Riot Platforms and Hive,… Read More

October 8, 2025 @ 4:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin’s (BTC) supply on centralized exchanges has recently plummeted to a six-year low of approximately 2.83 million BTC, as reported by Glassnode, reflecting a surge in self-custody trends and aggressive institutional accumulation that reduces available sell-side liquidity. This scarcity aspect has coincided with BTC breaking… Read More

October 8, 2025 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Morpho, the on-chain lending network claiming to have more than $10 billion worth of deposits, says it has delivered on key milestones from Vaults V2 to integrations with one of the world’s regulated banks and fintechs. Morpho has explained that businesses are able to connect… Read More

October 7, 2025 @ 11:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Meanwhile announced it raised $82 million in additional capital to meet demand from individuals seeking to protect their families and financial institutions seeking to offer bitcoin-linked savings, retirement, and life insurance products to clients. This is still a somewhat experimental area of digital assets and… Read More

October 7, 2025 @ 1:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With each subsequent Bitcoin halving cycle, the supply of new BTC entering circulation drops by half, leading to increased scarcity over an extended period of time. CoinGecko notes in research report that since the first halving in 2012, block rewards have declined by 87.5%, from… Read More