Crypto-focused stocks rose on Friday, after ether hit a six-month high on the passage of a stablecoin bill by the U.S. House of Representatives.The bill, expected to be signed into law by President Donald Trump, marks a watershed for the digital asse

By Kelly CloonanBasel Medical Group is putting its plans to purchase about $1 billion in bitcoin on hold as it awaits greater regulatory clarity.The medical services provider said Thursday the decision reflects U.S. authorities' ongoing regulatory re

Bitcoin stands to gain from the trend in companies accumulating bitcoin as a core treasury reserve asset, TP ICAP's digital assets director Hina Joshi says. Companies such as MicroStrategy and Metaplanet are positioning themselves as quasi-bitcoin ex

AKRON, Ohio, July 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — BIT Mining Limited ("BIT Mining" or the "Company"), a leading technology-driven cryptocurrency asset company , today announced the completion of the second phase of its previously-announced acquisition of cr

U.S. stock futures slip after Trump's latest tariff threats; bitcoin hits new highU.S. stock futures fell Sunday, a day after President Donald Trump threatened to impose new 30% tariffs against imports from Mexico and the European Union.----China's E

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