Western Union CEO Devin McGranahan stated in a recent interview that stablecoins should be viewed as an opportunity rather than a threat to the company’s business model. He emphasized that stablecoins can facilitate faster and cheaper cross-border transactions, benefiting both the company and its customers. McGranahan told Bloomberg that while stablecoins cannot be directly spent […] Source CryptoX Portal
Former U.S. President Barack Obama was recently accused of colluding with members of his administration to fabricate what has been termed Russiagate, following a report alleging that Russia was involved in meddling with the 2016 presidential election. Prediction markets are already wagering on the possibility of his indictment. Polymarket Degens Believe Obama Won’t Be Indicted […] Source CryptoX Portal
US-based Spot Ether exchange-traded funds marked their one-year trading anniversary on Wednesday amid a three-week run of inflows that included some of their strongest days to date. A year ago, the US Securities and Exchange Commission approved the spot Ether (ETH) ETFs to begin trading on July 23, 2024, with funds from BlackRock, Fidelity, 21Shares, Bitwise, Franklin Templeton, VanEck, Invesco and two from Grayscale hitting the market. In the 12 months since, those nine ETFs have together taken in total net inflows of around $8.69 billion and command assets under…
Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, who launched a brain interface startup last year, announced on Tuesday that the new project, dubbed Nudge, has raised $100 million from two venture firms, Thrive Capital and Greenoaks Capital Partners. Several angel investors also participated in the Series A fundraise. Nudge launched its first product earlier this year, the Nudge […] Source CryptoX Portal
XRP Ledger is powering a $130 million breakthrough in Brazil’s private credit markets, with over $500 million more queued as tokenized finance takes center stage. XRP Ledger Just Captured $130M CRA—And $500M More Is Locked and Loading Brazil’s shift toward real-time, transparent credit markets is accelerating with the launch of blockchain-backed private credit infrastructure built […] Source CryptoX Portal
As Bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade near its all-time high (ATH) of $123,218, concerns over rising exchange deposits are mounting. However, fresh on-chain data reveals a significant contrast between the current rally and previous ones – most notably, a decline in BTC deposits to exchanges. Bitcoin Flow Pulse Shows Low Exchange Activity According to a CryptoQuant Quicktake post by contributor Arab Chain, the Bitcoin Inter-Exchange Flow Pulse (IFP) indicator is exhibiting “interesting behavior” in mid-2025. Notably, large investors do not appear to be selling their holdings, despite BTC trading at…
Central to Draper’s worldview is the notion that bitcoin is simply better technology than any government-issued currency. Roughly 20% of the global adult population is unbanked, according to the World Bank; Bitcoin enables such people to make online payments, and manage their savings. It’s also incredibly efficient in terms of sending money abroad. A wire transfer will usually take three to five business days (if not more) to arrive, whereas a Bitcoin transaction will generally be sorted within 10 minutes to an hour (or a couple of seconds if you’re…
Key points: Bitwise analysts said new US crypto laws favor Ether, boosting its role in tokenization and stablecoins. Institutions pile into ETH, with staking ETFs expected to add $20 billion-30 billion yearly. Ether (ETH) was last week’s top performer, as Bitwise analysts called it a “watershed moment” driven by new US crypto laws and a market rotation. The ETH/BTC ratio surged 27%, sparking a 6% decline in Bitcoin dominance and signaling a capital shift toward altcoins. In a weekly market update, Bitwise analyst André Dragosch and Ayush Tripathi said ETH’s…
The two entities expect to finalize the merger on August 11, 2025, according to a joint press release published on Tuesday. SEC Receives Merger Proposal From Nakamoto and KindlyMD Healthcare firm KindlyMD and bitcoin treasury startup Nakamoto Holdings published a press release on Tuesday announcing the formal submission of their merger documentation to the U.S. […] Source CryptoX Portal
EDXM International has launched a new perpetual futures exchange targeting institutional market participants. EDXM Enters the Crypto Liquidity Wars The platform offers perpetual futures contracts on 44 trading pairs, including bitcoin ( BTC), ethereum ( ETH), solana ( SOL), and XRP. It is backed by several financial institutions and venture capital firms. In the announcement […] Source CryptoX Portal