“The current macroeconomic situation is, in our view, conducive for increased crypto adoption,” Joe DiPasquale, CEO of crypto fund manager BitBull Capital, told CoinDesk in an email. “The debt ceiling getting raised also bodes well for risk assets as market participants seek to secure wealth,” he added. Source
Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied River Financial, a San Francisco-based bitcoin technology and financial services institution raised $35 million in a new equity funding round, with the company’s CEO stating that institutional adoption rather than hype is mostly fueling a renewed interest in bitcoin. River’s new funding round raises $35 million River’s series b funding was led by London-based investment management company Kingsway Capital, as stated in a press release. Other participants in the fundraise include Paypal co-founder and billionaire Peter…
Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, rose more than 1% to hover around $1,830 Monday afternoon. Among other digital assets, LDO, the governance token for the liquid staking platform Lido, surged 11% to trade at $2.15, while indexing protocol The Graph’s GRT token jumped more than 12% to trade at $0.12. Original
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has warned that the U.S. Treasury defaulting on its debt obligations “would have very significant, hard to predict, and likely lasting effects on investors, issuers, and markets alike.” Gensler stressed: “We’ve already seen an effect in the pricing and liquidity of short-dated Treasury bills and continue to monitor for any additional tremors.” SEC Chair Gary Gensler on U.S. Debt Default The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has weighed in on the impact a U.S. default would…
“Price reaction to macro data hasn’t been as significant in the last few weeks,” Katie Talati, head of research at blockchain asset management firm Arca, told CoinDesk TV. “I think mostly, same as equities, everyone feels like a lot of the macro moves are baked in. A lot of what we’ve seen in the last even 24 hours, though, is much more attributable to things specific to the digital asset space. Original
Death threats, viral rap videos and a stream of frog-themed insults. That’s the state of my social media profiles after hosting a Twitter Space on May 8 about PEPE, the new token based on the “Pepe” meme. Poignantly hosted during a monumental PEPE price crash, Cryptox set out in the May 8 Twitter Space to understand the token. Why had it surged so quickly? What separates PEPE from the thousands of other memecoins and dozens of other PEPE tokens? And what’s the duration of these token projects? The backlash was…
Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Deloitte’s digital assets team has released some essential guidance for institutional investors looking to join the bitcoin (BTC) train. The report has outlined the critical tax, regulatory, and accounting aspects of crypto investing companies must pay attention to, to explore the transformative potential of cryptocurrencies effectively. Navigating bitcoin investments and regulatory realities As bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies continue their march towards mainstream adoption and attract support from institutional investors, accounting and tax experts from the…
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Biden’s latest action against crypto has garnered several opposing reactions from the crypto community. The 46th elected president of the United States Joe Biden has announced his intention to close tax loopholes for “wealthy crypto investors”. He tweeted requesting Congress to cut loopholes that help the crypto tycoons. Biden also accused MAGA House Republicans of supporting wealthy crypto investors and failing to support the food safety inspections budget. The president made this statement with respect to his proposed fiscal year 2024 budget. While Congress supported the tax loopholes from wealthy…
Crypto exchange Bittrex filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. state of Delaware on Monday, months after announcing it would wind down operations in the country and weeks after being sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This came as bitcoin (BTC) was hovering below $28,000. eToro U.S. Investment Analyst Callie Cox provided her crypto markets analysis. Plus, Phoenix Labs co-founder and CEO Sam MacPherson discussed MakerDAO’s Spark Protocol launching today. Tiago Sada, Tools for Humanity head of product, along with Navin Gupta, managing director of South Asia & MENA…