Top Stories of The WeekRipple applies for US banking license, joining crypto rush for legitimacyRipple CEO Brad Garlinghouse confirmed on X on Wednesday that the company is applying for a license with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

By Kimberley KaoAsian stock markets fell Thursday, tracking U.S. futures, as investors weighed concerns about inflation in the U.S. and potential escalation in Middle East tensions.Japan's Nikkei Stock Average declined 1.0%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Ind

Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has announced the acquisition of an additional 1,112 BTC, bringing its total holdings to 10,000 BTC as part of its aggressive Bitcoin Treasury Operations strategy.The latest purchase was executed for approximately

Metaplanet on Friday announced a $5.4 billion equity raise to significantly expand its Bitcoin holdings, with a target of 210,000 BTC by 2027.The company aims to become Asia’s leading public holder of Bitcoin, targeting 1% of Bitcoin’s total supply.A

By Dow Jones Newswires StaffGlobal markets were mostly higher and U.S. futures were flat after rising Tuesday on a tech rally that leap-frogged Nvidia back to the world's most valuable company, and as U.S. labor-market data eased fears over the effec

The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.Happy Tuesday! While activity in the crypto market remains subdued heading into the summer months, digital asset brokerage and research fir

Robinhood has completed the acquisition of Bitstamp for $200 million — a deal designed to better position the crypto and stock trading platform for expansion outside of the U.S.The popular trading app first announced the proposed acquisition of Bitst

By Dow Jones Newswires StaffU.S. stock futures were little changed Friday after modest gains at the close and ahead of PCE inflation data, the Federal Reserve's preferred gauge of inflation, later.Stock markets in Asia ended lower and European bourse

Mihailo Bjelic, co-founder of Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Polygon, has stepped down from his role at Polygon but suggests he will stay active in the crypto industry in some capacity.His resignation drew reactions across Polygon and the wider cr

By Angus Berwick, Patricia Kowsmann and Vicky Ge HuangCrypto billionaire Justin Sun for years wouldn't set foot in the U.S. for fear of arrest. The Chinese-born tycoon, facing scrutiny from U.S. authorities, even missed a chance to fly on Jeff Bezos'

By Caitlin McCabe and Gunjan BanerjiStocks finished lower Wednesday after a disappointing Treasury bond auction accelerated a selloff in the debt market.The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 817 points, or 1.9%, leading indexes lower. Longer-term

The Japanese hospitality firm Metaplanet has disclosed record-breaking earnings for the first quarter of the year, primarily attributing the success to its Bitcoin treasury strategy.According to the firm’s Q1 Earnings Report, its Bitcoin strategy con

0814 GMT - Bitcoin rises only marginally as U.S. trade policy uncertainty keeps investors cautious over risky assets. The U.S. and China on Monday agreed to lower tariffs for 90 days. However, investors are "under no illusions that the end game is ye

Mubadala Investment Company, one of Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth funds, disclosed in a 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday that it had added 491,439 shares in BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF during Q1, currently worth around $2

MSCI's global equities index barely rose on Friday and the dollar lost ground as a U.S. trade deal with Britain fueled guarded optimism for U.S. tariff negotiations with China and other countries.U.S. President Donald Trump pushed back against th

Ethereum prices have skyrocketed almost 20% over the past 24 hours to reclaim $2,200 in a two-month high.ETH tapped $2,234 during Friday morning trading in Asia as it climbed from below $1,900 on Thursday. The asset has now gained 26% over the past f

Bitcoin rises to a three-month high after President Trump said he was set to announce a major trade deal, boosting investor appetite for risky assets. Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform that the deal was with a "highly respected countr

By Elsa OhlenBitcoin price rose early Wednesday as hopes of a de-escalation in trade tensions between the U.S. and China trade perked up markets.Bitcoin is up 2.3% to $96,701 over the last 24 hours, according to CoinDesk data.Ether rose 1.4%, XRP cli

Bitcoin briefly rose above the $97,000 level on Wednesday morning in Asia before slightly retreating, as U.S. and Chinese trade officials confirmed plans to hold their first talks this weekend in Switzerland.The world's largest cryptocurrency climbed

Bitcoin and crypto markets could face headwinds preventing new peaks if certain scenarios play out, wrote Bitcoin researcher and author Timothy Peterson.The economist provided the analysis to counter hisbullish predictionthat BTC could reach $135,000