BlackRock Bitcoin ETF buys $970M in BTC as inflows surge, boost market - Cointelegraph, Crypto, dune, second, spot, etf, bitcoin, ibit, nexo, trump

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF buys $970M in BTC as inflows surge, boost market

BlackRock’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) bought nearly $1 billion worth of Bitcoin on behalf of its clients on April 28, with continued inflows providing “structural support” for Bitcoin’s price appreciation, according to market analysts.BlackRock’s iS

US dollar facing growing competition for stablecoin dominance: Tether co-founder - Cointelegraph, stablecoin, trump, tether, donald trump, Crypto, pi protocol

US dollar facing growing competition for stablecoin dominance: Tether co-founder

While United States dollar-denominated stablecoins dominate the stablecoin and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization game, other competitors are coming into play, according to Tether co-founder Reeve Collins. Speaking to Cointelegraph in Dubai, Collins

Zurich Uni’s secret AI experiment manipulated Redditors’ opinions - Cointelegraph, reddit, Crypto, lee, ai

Zurich Uni’s secret AI experiment manipulated Redditors’ opinions

Researchers at the University of Zurich have been accused of undertaking an unauthorized four-month-long experiment on a Reddit board using artificial intelligence-generated comments to test whether AI could alter people’s opinions. As part of the ex

Bankera founders used ICO funds on global property buys: Report - Cointelegraph, three, bank, bnk, bankera, Crypto

Bankera founders used ICO funds on global property buys: Report

The founders of the crypto fintech firm Bankera used funds from the project’s 2018 initial coin offering to purchase luxury properties worldwide, according to a report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.The OCCRP reported on Apri

Nike sued for $5 million over its shutdown of NFT platform RTFKT - Cointelegraph, sec, nfts, eth, Crypto, nft

Nike sued for $5 million over its shutdown of NFT platform RTFKT

Nike has been hit with a class-action lawsuit that accuses the sportswear giant of operating a rug pull for shuttering its non-fungible token (NFT) platform RTFKT in January. A group of RTFKT users led by Jagdeep Cheema claimed in the proposed class

'Strategy is synthetically halving Bitcoin' — Author and analyst - Cointelegraph, bitcoin, Crypto, btc

'Strategy is synthetically halving Bitcoin' — Author and analyst

Michael Saylor's Strategy is "synthetically halving Bitcoin" by purchasing half or more of the newly minted supply from miners every single month, according to Adam Livingston, a BTC analyst and author of "The Bitcoin Age and The Great Harvest."Livi

US crypto rules like 'floor is lava' game without lights — Hester Peirce - Cointelegraph, crypto, trump, Crypto, sec, one

US crypto rules like 'floor is lava' game without lights — Hester Peirce

SEC Commissioner and head of the crypto task force, Hester Peirce, says US financial firms are navigating crypto in a way that’s similar to playing the children’s game “the floor is lava,” but in the dark.“It is time that we find a way to end this ga

Crypto Biz: Cantor Fitzgerald crypto play, ETF inflows highlight industry’s big sentiment shift - Cointelegraph, tether, Crypto, donald trump, crypto, million, bitcoin, musk, trump, america

Crypto Biz: Cantor Fitzgerald crypto play, ETF inflows highlight industry’s big sentiment shift

US President Donald Trump’s first 90 days in office have been miserable for Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency industry. Despite positive regulatory developments, culminating in the first-ever White House crypto summit on March 7, digital asset

SEC chair suggests 'huge benefits' in agency's third crypto roundtable - Cointelegraph, one, Crypto, donald trump, crypto, gensler, sec, trump

SEC chair suggests 'huge benefits' in agency's third crypto roundtable

In one of his first appearances as the recently sworn-in chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Paul Atkins delivered remarks to the agency’s third roundtable discussion of crypto regulation. In the “Know Your Custodian” roundtable event

Semler Scientific buys another $10M worth of BTC - Cointelegraph, 2024, Crypto, bitcoin

Semler Scientific buys another $10M worth of BTC

Semler Scientific has bought approximately $10 million worth of Bitcoin since Feb. 14, the healthcare technology company said in an April 25 statement. The company purchased 111 Bitcoin (BTC) for $10 million at an average price of roughly $90,000 per

Stripe opens testing for new stablecoin product following Bridge acquisition - Cointelegraph, bridge, Crypto, swift, crypto, bitcoin, stablecoin

Stripe opens testing for new stablecoin product following Bridge acquisition

Stripe, a global payments platform, is building a new US dollar stablecoin product for companies based outside the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe in a move that may further expand the footprint of the dollar around the world.Stripe CEO

Traders still offloading TRUMP holdings after dinner announcement — Nansen - Cointelegraph, memecoin, sun, dogecoin, Crypto, donald trump, tron, 2024, trump, time

Traders still offloading TRUMP holdings after dinner announcement — Nansen

Though the identities of many of the top holders of US President Donald Trump’s memecoin were still unknown, blockchain data showed significant outflows over the past seven days — during which time he announced a dinner and White House tour for certa

Here’s what happened in crypto today - Cointelegraph, one, Crypto, donald trump, crypto, ark, million, circle, bitcoin, gensler, sec, trump

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Today in crypto, SEC chair Paul Atkins speaks at the agency’s roundtable. Circle executive Dante Disparte denies reports that the company is pursuing a US federal bank charter, and ARK Invest projects Bitcoin could reach as high as $2.4 million by 20

Atkins SEC era sparks massive industry optimism, crypto execs speak out - Cointelegraph, bitcoin, sec, crypto, Crypto, new

Atkins SEC era sparks massive industry optimism, crypto execs speak out

The crypto industry is bracing for a significant shift in regulatory tone following Paul Atkins’ swearing-in as chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21. A former SEC commissioner with deep roots in deregulatory philosophy, Atki

Nous Research secures $50M from Paradigm to build decentralized AI on Solana - Cointelegraph, zero, one, llm, starknet, fortune, nous, uniswap, crypto, Crypto, solana, dydx, ai, optimism, ethereum, vc

Nous Research secures $50M from Paradigm to build decentralized AI on Solana

Decentralized AI startup Nous Research has raised $50 million in a Series A round led by crypto venture giant Paradigm, marking one of the largest investments at the intersection of blockchain and artificial intelligence to date.According to an April

Swiss National Bank chief dismisses Bitcoin reserve calls - Cointelegraph, snb, tether, bitcoin, bank, bern, Crypto, 2024, ethereum

Swiss National Bank chief dismisses Bitcoin reserve calls

An official of the Swiss National Bank dismissed calls for the institution to add Bitcoin to its reserves as a hedge against the ongoing macroeconomic turmoil.According to an April 25 Reuters report, Swiss National Bank Chairman Martin Schlegel said

Bitcoin spikes to 7-week highs as analyst doubts chances of $100K rebound - Cointelegraph, six, one, bitcoin, Crypto, key

Bitcoin spikes to 7-week highs as analyst doubts chances of $100K rebound

Key points:Bitcoin is witnessing a tussle between buy and sell volume as hits its highest levels since the start of March.BTC price action is making traders increasingly wary due to the pace of recent gains.$100,000 is likely to remain out of reach

What is a flash crash in Bitcoin, and why does it matter? - Cointelegraph, bitcoin, flash, Crypto, btc, bitmex, meta, crash

What is a flash crash in Bitcoin, and why does it matter?

What is a Bitcoin flash crash? A Bitcoin flash crash is a sudden, sharp plunge in the market price of BTC that only lasts a short period of time before prices start to normalize. The appearance of unique market conditions causes a jolt in the leadi

Ethical finance must guide crypto’s evolution - Cointelegraph, web3, one, layer, build, Crypto, second, ethereum, vc

Ethical finance must guide crypto’s evolution

Opinion by: Daniel Ahmed, co-founder of Fasset and founding member of the Own FoundationCrypto was born from a vision to decentralize power, democratize finance and build systems where equity prevails over exploitation. Somewhere along the way, howev