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Regulatory Progress Could Lead to More Durable Crypto Recovery in Long Run — Market Talk

Regulatory Progress Could Lead to More Durable Crypto Recovery in Long Run — Market Talk

Recent regulatory progress for digital assets could encourage a more durable recovery of cryptocurrencies over time, TP ICAP digital assets sales director Hina Sattar Joshi says. The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's approvals for crypto firms pursuing national bank charters and the U…

Bitcoin will climb to $143,000, according to this Wall Street forecast

Bitcoin will climb to $143,000, according to this Wall Street forecast

By Steve GoldsteinBitcoin is forecast by Citi to reach $143,000 next year.Bitcoin will rally to $143,000 next year as investors continue to increase digital asset adoption through exchange-traded funds, according to a new Wall Street forecast.Analysts at Citi said the $143,000 level is their base ca…

SoFi Technologies Shares Rise on Stablecoin Launch

SoFi Technologies Shares Rise on Stablecoin Launch

By Katherine HamiltonSoFi Technologies shares rose after the company said it would start offering a U.S. dollar stablecoin.The stock rose 5% to $26.54 on Thursday, and is up 72% this year.The financial services company said it would offer SoFiUSD, which is issued and backed with 1:1 cash reserves an…

Bank of Canada Wants Stablecoins to Be 'Good Money' — Market Talk

Bank of Canada Wants Stablecoins to Be 'Good Money' — Market Talk

Bank of Canada Gov. Tiff Macklem says central bank officials will work with senior policymakers at the country's Department of Finance on drafting new regulations for stablecoins. Canada's Liberal government unveiled last month plans for a regulatory regime overseeing stablecoins. "We want stablecoi…

Cathie Wood Bets on a Crypto Stocks Rebound. Ark Goes Big on Coinbase, Bitmine, Others. — Barrons.com

Cathie Wood Bets on a Crypto Stocks Rebound. Ark Goes Big on Coinbase, Bitmine, Others. — Barrons.com

By Callum KeownCrypto stocks are on a terrible run but ARK Invest's Cathie Wood is intent on buying the dip.Wood's ARK funds loaded up on almost $50 million worth of shares in crypto-exposed companies, including crypto exchange Coinbase, Ethereum treasury company Bitmine Immersion Technologies, stab…

Stock Market Today: Gold and Silver Prices Rally While Bitcoin Declines — WSJ

Stock Market Today: Gold and Silver Prices Rally While Bitcoin Declines — WSJ

By Chelsey DulaneyThe Nasdaq composite fell Monday as Broadcom and other AI-related stocks continued to weigh on tech shares.Indexes have been volatile this month, as worries around the artificial-intelligence boom have knocked technology stocks. Broadcom dropped again Monday, along with Oracle and …

PayPal Applies to Establish Bank — Update

PayPal Applies to Establish Bank — Update

By Katherine HamiltonPayPal has applied to form a bank offering business loans and savings accounts.The digital payments company, which owns Venmo, said Monday it had filed applications with the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to establish PayPal Ban…

Bitcoin Falls Below $86K as Investors Exit Risk Assets — WSJ

Bitcoin Falls Below $86K as Investors Exit Risk Assets — WSJ

By Vicky Ge HuangBitcoin fell below $86,000 on Monday, mirroring a broader decline in stocks and other risk assets as investors rotate out of high-growth assets and shift to value plays.The largest cryptocurrency traded at around $85,700 as of early Monday afternoon, down more than 30% from its earl…

Strategy Keeps Buying Bitcoin. It Isn't Helping the Stock. — Barrons.com

Strategy Keeps Buying Bitcoin. It Isn't Helping the Stock. — Barrons.com

By Nate WolfStrategy added almost $1 billion worth of Bitcoin last week, snapping up the cryptocurrency for a second week following a brief pause in its purchases.The world's largest corporate holder of Bitcoin bought 10,645 tokens in the period from Dec. 8 to Sunday at an average price of $92,098, …

Global Markets Mixed Ahead of Bumper Central-Bank Week

Global Markets Mixed Ahead of Bumper Central-Bank Week

By Dow Jones Newswires StaffGlobal stock markets were mixed to start the week, with falls across Asia even as European bourses opened up and U.S. stock futures pointed to a modestly higher open. Weak Chinese economic data and the continued fallout from renewed concerns over tech-sector valuations re…

JPMorgan Launches First Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum — WSJ

JPMorgan Launches First Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum — WSJ

By Vicky Ge HuangJPMorgan Chase is joining the list of traditional financial firms seeking to bring blockchain technology to an investing staple: the money-market fund.The banking giant's $4 trillion asset-management arm is rolling out its first tokenized money-market fund on the Ethereum blockchain…

Bitcoin Price Slips Below $90,000, XRP Falls. What Can Spark a Crypto Rebound. — Barrons.com

Bitcoin Price Slips Below $90,000, XRP Falls. What Can Spark a Crypto Rebound. — Barrons.com

By Callum KeownBitcoin was trading back below $90,000 early Monday after cryptocurrencies endured more selling pressure over the weekend. It suggests a nervousness among investors at the start of the final full trading week of 2025.Bitcoin slipped to $89,847 early in the day, down around 0.3% over t…