🔍 CryptMarket Analysis — 17-09-09

Major market players are closely watching the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is expected to cut interest rates by 25bps this week. Anticipation of easier monetary conditions continues to fuel bullish sentiment, as evidenced by a $2.3 billion inflow into Bitcoin ETFs over the past five days—a stron... ... Read full CryptMarket Analysis — 17-09-09

France threatens to block crypto licence 'passporting' in EU regulatory fight

France threatens to block crypto licence 'passporting' in EU regulatory fight

France has warned it may try to block some crypto firms licenced in other EU countries from operating domestically as part of a push to get oversight transferred to the bloc’s central securities regulator, the head of its financial watchdog told Reuters.France's securities watchdog, the AMF, is …

EU weighs new sanctions on Russia to hit banks and oil trade, Bloomberg News reports

EU weighs new sanctions on Russia to hit banks and oil trade, Bloomberg News reports

The European Union is exploring new sanctions on about half a dozen Russian banks and energy companies, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.The package could also see the EU target Russia's payment and credit card systems and crypto exchanges, as well as further…

Winklevoss twins-backed bitcoin treasury firm to list in Amsterdam

Winklevoss twins-backed bitcoin treasury firm to list in Amsterdam

Netherlands-based Treasury, a bitcoin treasury company backed by the US billionaire Winklevoss twins, said on Wednesday it plans to list in Amsterdam via a reverse listing alongside Dutch investment firm MKB Nedsense .Treasury, which has raised 126 million euros ($147 million) via a private fund…

Here's the secret Powell, Trump and Bessent aren't telling us about gold and bitcoin

Here's the secret Powell, Trump and Bessent aren't telling us about gold and bitcoin

By Charlie GarciaThe inevitable gold-price reckoning that could fund Trump's bitcoin ambitions - and sting your bank accountFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, at left, President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have something to reveal about gold, but they won't - at least not yet…

Bitcoin Hits 4-Week High as Demand Rises — Market Talk

Bitcoin Hits 4-Week High as Demand Rises — Market Talk

0848 GMT - Bitcoin rises to a four-week high, boosted by increased demand from institutional investors and corporate treasury buyers, Tickmill Group's Patrick Munnelly says in a note. Institutional investors and corporate treasury buyers are expanding the market for digital assets, he says. Cryptocu…

Binance teams up with BBVA to let customers keep assets off exchange, FT reports

Binance teams up with BBVA to let customers keep assets off exchange, FT reports

Binance is working with Spanish bank BBVA to allow customers to hold their assets off the crypto exchange, Financial Times reported on Friday.The Spanish bank is working as one of only a small number of independent custodians for the world's biggest crypto exchange, the report added, citing two…

Ex-UK National Crime Agency officer jailed for stealing bitcoin from dark web drug dealer

Ex-UK National Crime Agency officer jailed for stealing bitcoin from dark web drug dealer

An officer with Britain's National Crime Agency who stole cryptocurrency from the operator of an illegal dark web marketplace was jailed on Wednesday for 5-1/2 years.The NCA was investigating the Silk Road 2.0 site – which allowed users to buy drugs and other illicit goods after the original Sil…

Global Markets Slip as Investors Digest Tariff Moves

Global Markets Slip as Investors Digest Tariff Moves

By Dow Jones Newswires StaffStock markets tracked U.S. stock futures lower early on Friday after Wall Street notched fresh record highs in the previous session. Late Thursday, U.S. President Trump said he would put a 35% tariff on imports from Canada effective Aug. 1, hard on the heels of his threat…

Norway to investigate temporary ban on power-intensive cryptocurrency mining

Norway to investigate temporary ban on power-intensive cryptocurrency mining

Norway will investigate a temporary ban on power-intensive cryptocurrency mining, the Nordic country's government said on Friday.

Norway plans temporary ban on power-intensive cryptocurrency mining

Norway plans temporary ban on power-intensive cryptocurrency mining

Norway aims to impose a temporary ban on the establishment of new data centres that mine cryptocurrency with the most power-intensive technology, in order to conserve electricity for other industries, the Nordic country's government said on Friday."The Labour Party government has a clear intention t…

Czech government survives no-confidence motion over bitcoin scandal

Czech government survives no-confidence motion over bitcoin scandal

The Czech centre-right government on Wednesday survived a vote of no confidence, called after the acceptance of a payment to the state by an ex-convict worth $45 million in bitcoin sparked controversy within the ruling coalition months before an election.The biggest opposition party, ANO, which …

Swissquote Faces Weaker Trading, Crypto Outlook — Market Talk

Swissquote Faces Weaker Trading, Crypto Outlook — Market Talk

Swissquote's stock has had a strong run but now faces risk to the downside, UBS says in a research note. The Swiss online bank has seen its shares rising by a third since the start of the year on strong trading activity and crypto momentum. Risks on the horizon include slower trading activity, a dec…