Bitcoin’s parabolic rise past $100K has Standard Chartered backpedaling fast, admitting its $120K forecast underestimated the explosive power of institutional momentum. Standard Chartered Apologizes for $120K Bitcoin Target Being Too Low Standard Chartered’s head of digital assets, Geoffrey Kendrick, issued a notable revision to his bitcoin outlook on Thursday, acknowledging that the cryptocurrency’s recent surge

Discussions around the personal enrichment and potential conflict of interest arising from U.S. President Donald Trump’s crypto asset ventures gained steam over the past week. These concerns are slowing not only the progress of the stablecoin legislation but also broader crypto policy. The founder of fintech venture capital fund Launchpad Capital, Ryan Gilbert, told CNBC: “It’s
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Bitcoin soared past $104,900 on Saturday evening, gaining 2% in the wake of President Donald Trump’s announcement on Truth Social about a breakthrough in trade talks with China. Trump’s Truth Social Post Triggers Bitcoin Rally, Altcoin Boom The bitcoin (BTC) rally extended to major altcoins, with ethereum and dogecoin both posting double-digit percentage gains. Trump

Blackrock is pushing a bold crypto rule revamp at the SEC, spotlighting urgent reforms for staking, tokenization, and ETPs to reshape digital asset market regulation. Blackrock’s Crypto Playbook Drops—SEC Pressured to Rethink Digital Asset Regulation Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, met with staff from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley recently compared bitcoin to a Ponzi scheme while defending the U.S. Social Security Administration. The comparison drew criticism from bitcoin supporters, who countered by asserting that Social Security itself resembles a Ponzi scheme. O’Malley: Trump Administration After Social Security’s $2.6 Trillion Surplus In a recent speech defending the U.S. Social

A new study by the Bank for International Settlements reveals cross-border crypto asset flows surged to $2.6 trillion in 2021, with stablecoins and emerging markets reshaping global financial networks. High Inflation Spurs Bitcoin and Stablecoin Adoption in Emerging Markets, BIS Research Reveals The latest Bank for International Settlements (BIS) working paper #1265 reveals cross-border crypto

Is the Bitcoin bull run nearly over? Will crypto ever become simple enough for normies? Idle chatter at Token2049 revealed plenty about the current state of the space.

According to a Reuters market wrap, world stocks ended the week little‑changed as investors weighed a fresh U.S.–U.K. tariff deal and this weekend’s high‑stakes meeting between Washington and Beijing trade officials. Stocks tread water on tariff suspense MSCI’s all‑country equity index inched up just 0.11% to 846.80, trimming a 0.3% weekly loss. Europe’s STOXX 600 added 0.44%, while
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As trade war headlines faded into the background last week, markets exhaled—and bitcoin broke above $97,000. Meanwhile, Token2049 Dubai offered both spectacle and substance. This editorial is from last week’s edition of the Week in Review newsletter. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get the editorial the second it’s finished. Bitcoin and Token2049 Dubai Bitcoin

The following is a guest post and opinion of Dr. Benjamin Beckmann, CTO at Midnight. Blockchain technology leaves us far more exposed than you might realize – certainly more exposed than the traditional financial system does. Take the example of buying a cup of coffee. In the traditional financial system, the transaction is simple: you
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