President Donald Trump's move to gauge creating a potential crypto stockpile leaves open questions on what it is and what happens next. On Thursday, Trump issued an executive order titled "Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Techno

Fogo Foundation, the core contributor to the Fogo Chain — a new Solana Virtual Machine (SVM)-based Layer 1 blockchain — raised $8 million via Echo, the angel investor platform founded by popular crypto trader Jordan Fish, better known as Cobie.Fogo r

The rollup platform Radius raised $7 million in seed financing led by the crypto-focused venture firm Pantera Capital, according to a company release. Radius is developing a decentralized network called Lighthouse. This tool aims to convert Maximum E

Bitcoin, along with U.S. equity indices, has responded more measuredly this time compared to the fallout from the Bank of Japan’s rate hike in late July 2024.The BoJ’s latest decision to raise its short-term policy rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 0.

Keplr, a crypto wallet provider, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round after four years of operating as a bootstrapped company.The round was led by Nick Tomaino's 1confirmation, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, HashKey Capital, Chor

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink may have made one of the most bullish cases for bitcoin on record.Fink, while giving a televised interview to Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos, began speculating about what might happen if investors, both big an

Deribit, one of the world’s largest crypto derivatives exchanges, saw trading volumes balloon from $608 billion to over $1.1 trillion in 2024, according to a year-end report. This represents year-over-year growth of over 95%.“Deribit saw an increase

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index is up $2571.40 today or 2.48% to $106126.17Up six of the past eight daysUp 13.61% month-to-dateUp 13.61% year-to-dateDown 0.57% from its all-time high of $106734.51 on Dec. 17, 2024 (based on 4 p.m. levels)Up 170.99% from

Crypto.com has announced the launch of an institutional trading platform that will supplement its crypto retail trading mobile application.According to a Jan. 21 announcement, the new platform will feature over 300 trading pairs and enable advanced t

Speaking Tuesday afternoon to a group of reporters, President Donald Trump was asked about his official memecoin that debuted Friday night."I don't know much about it other than I launched it," Trump said. "I heard it was very successful. I haven't c

In his return to Washington D.C. on Monday, Donald Trump touted his support for innovation, though did not specifically mention crypto during his inauguration speech on Monday. “There’s no nation like our nation,” Trump said. “Americans are explorers

Now that US President Donald Trump has taken his oath of office, the chances for a US central bank digital currency (CBDC) are all but finished.Trump has been a vocal opponent of CBDCs, promising on the campaign trail in New Hampshire in 2024 that he

Mahe, Seychelles, Jan. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitMart, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, marked 2024 as a year of unparalleled growth and innovation. BitMart rose to the occasion by driving innovation, achieving record growth, and esta

Speculation ran rampant on X on Monday that the Cuban government may have pumped and dumped a Solana memecoin.However, shortly after the CUBA memecoin launched on Solana, the X account for Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Affairs — the same handle that app

Amid a period of public scrutiny, the Ethereum Foundation announced that it set up a wallet address to begin participating in DeFi, confirming a recent statement from Vitalik Buterin that the non-profit will be ongoing organizational changes. The org

Happy Inauguration Day! It's been a whirlwind few days with controversial memecoin launches, bitcoin hitting all-time highs and mounting speculation around crypto-focused executive orders. Take a moment to catch up on the industry's latest news as th

The cryptocurrency market experienced a turbulent 24 hours, marked by significant liquidations and broad declines across major altcoins. Traders faced heightened volatility, with bitcoin showing relative resilience compared to other major altcoins, s

Solana’s daily transaction fees reached a record high amid a large volume of trading activity surrounding memecoins, notably those linked to U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump. According to The Block's data dashboard, Solana’s network fees soared on S

Buying your first Bitcoin can be daunting, especially for South Africans who are new to crypto. You need to consider several factors and steps before making an investment. There are complex regulations, tax implications and security considerations be

While USDT continued to dominate the Tron network in 2024, there was a notable rise in decentralized trading and meme coin generation.TRX, the network’s native currency, as well as WTRX, its wrapped version, experienced significant adoption due to de