Spain is passing laws that make the use of AI to generate individuals’ images and voices for use in advertisements without their consent unlawful. Spain’s laws against unlawful AI use include exceptions for creative content involving public figures that are clearly labeled as AI generated. Other countries like Indonesia and Malaysia have also made moves […]

Strive Inc, the asset management firm co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, has secured approval to acquire Semler Scientific in an all-stock transaction that will propel the combined company past Tesla and Trump Media in corporate Bitcoin holdings. Semler Scientific stockholders gave their blessings by voting in support of the acquisition, which Strive’s executives have called the […]

On Tuesday, Bitcoin (BTC) witnessed a notable surge, approaching its nearest resistance level at $94,000, a barrier that has thus far hindered the cryptocurrency’s return to significant

XRP has lagged behind a modest rebound in the wider crypto market, even as the total market cap climbed by $20 billion this week. According to chartist analysis, the token’s recent calm may be part

Bitcoin has started the year on firmer footing, recovering from late-2025 weakness and pushing back toward the $92,000 level. Price action has improved, and short-term momentum has turned

The Cardano price is stuck in an uncomfortable place. It is down roughly 6% over the past seven days and has barely moved over the last 24 hours. That flat action reflects hesitation.Price has been hu

Ethereum resumed trading above the $3,000 level, giving hope to the bulls again. Ethereum is yet to relinquish its position as a top market player due to high liquidity levels and active developments in its ecosystem. On the other hand, traders and analysts are turning its attention to, Mutuum Finance (MUTM), which is a rising […]

Franklin Templeton has restructured two of its institutional money market funds, marking a new step toward integrating traditional finance with blockchain-based infrastructure. The company modified the Western Asset Institutional Treasury Obligations Fund (LUIXX) and the Western Asset Institutional Treasury Reserves Fund (DIGXX), both of which are managed by its affiliate, Western Asset Management. LUIXX to […]

The release of the bipartisan crypto market structure bill text on Monday has left much of the crypto community dissatisfied.Most critics have directed their frustration at banking lobbyists. However,

A pawnshop chain in Russia may soon start offering loans using cryptocurrency as collateral, with plans to accept other digital assets in the future. The announcement comes amid efforts to properly regulate crypto transactions in the country, which already recognizes Bitcoin as property but intends to expand the legal definition. Russian pawnbrokers mull launching loans […]

As the cryptocurrency market enters the new year, optimism around XRP is growing, particularly following Standard Chartered’s positive outlook for the altcoin. As NewsBTC reported two weeks

Wall Street analysts are raising price targets on chip stocks Intel, AMD, and Micron as earnings season once again dawned upon us. The focus of the boosts is on memory pricing, server sales, foundry progress, and how much product these companies can actually deliver in 2026. First, it was Bank of America, which raised its […]

JPMorgan posted its fourth-quarter results today after the bell and said profit fell 7% in the fourth quarter of 2025, landing at $13 billion, or $4.63 per share, missing FactSet estimates of $4.85 per share. As of press time, the JPM stock has crashed by 4.15%. Meanwhile, JPMorgan’s quarterly revenue rose 7% to $45.8 billion, […]

Crypto pundit Bird has highlighted why this week could be a massive one for XRP. This comes as market investors keep an eye on key macro events such as the U.S. CPI and also the upcoming CLARITY

Bitpanda may be able to complete its IPO by the end of H1, said sources familiar with the matter. The Austrian platform is a leader in its country, and may tap a favorable IPO season in the Euro Area.

A Gen Z drug trafficker has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after authorities found that he used crypto as a money laundering and payment tool in a narcotics distribution network worth $4 million. The kingpin was sentenced at the Ulsan District Court, where prosecutors accused the kingpin and his gang of smuggling drugs […]

Intersect’s Hard Fork Working Group has proposed to name the next Cardano hard fork to Protocol Version 11, the “van Rossem” hard fork, after DRep Max van Rossem.

Nvidia’s Rubin chips are turning AI into cheap infrastructure. That is why open intelligence markets like Bittensor are starting to matter.Nvidia used CES 2026 to signal a major shift in how artificia

Yield, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has lost $3.73 million in trade. This was a result of extreme slippage, resulting in 3.84 million GHO being exchanged for just 112,000 USDC. According to Perkshield, the transaction involved six different tokens and leveraged two DeFi platforms, including Uniswap V4 and Bancor. Several internal ETH transfers were executed […]

Ethereum price has struggled to gain traction despite multiple attempts to break out of a tightening triangle pattern. ETH remains range-bound after failing to convert recent momentum into a sustained

Each cycle, there is a small number of cheap tokens that begin to give indications of being the next breakout. They tend to be discovered prior to the larger market taking up the cue. Analysts have already started indicating a new cheap altcoin selling below $0.10, which is on the verge of a big protocol […]

A French regulator has revealed that 30% of crypto companies without a MiCA licence in France are unresponsive. There’s no communication on ​whether they intend to get the licence required under new EU ‌ rules or will cease operating by July. Stéphane Pontoizeau, executive director of the market intermediaries and market infrastructures supervision directorate at […]

The wild ride that lesser cryptocurrencies previously provided to investors has dramatically shortened. These digital tokens are now experiencing price spikes that fade at record speed, indicating a significant shift in where individuals are investing their speculative funds. In 2025, rallies for these lesser-known crypto assets would generally endure only 20 days, according to market […]

An XRP Ledger ecosystem developer behind the meme coin DROP is drawing attention after predicting a sharp shift in XRP’s relative value versus bitcoin this year, framing it as the start of a new

The Flow protocol can’t seem to catch a break, as Huobi HTX, an exchange linked to Justin Sun, publicly condemned the project’s recovery plans after it suffered close to a $4 million exploit.  An update shared via the Huobi official site detailed the major security incident that occurred on the Flow network in December last […]

Ethereum (ETH) has been seeing mild renewed buying activity since the beginning of the week. After recording steady inflows throughout last week, ETH Exchange Netflow has flipped to over 100K ETH in outflows this week.

The news that the US Department of Justice is investigating Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has renewed scrutiny over the central bank’s independence and the implications for investor confidence.O

Polygon Labs has acquired two U.S.-based crypto startups for over $250 million in a bid to position itself as a competitor to Stripe.  Multiple leading companies, including Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, and traditional banks, are investing billions to capture market share in the stablecoin industry. And now, Polygon, a crypto powerhouse company, has splurged on its […]

As the crypto market moves into a new phase in 2026, XRP and Dogecoin (DOGE) are back in the spotlight. XRP is benefiting from clearer regulatory and legal expectations, along with continued institutional interest through channels such as ETFs—helping restore confidence in its longer-term outlook. Dogecoin, meanwhile, remains largely driven by its community, with price […]

The popularity of structured products associated with the S&P 500 Futures Excess Return Index, often denoted by the ticker SPXFP, has skyrocketed. Last year, issuance increased by 48% to $3.5 billion, indicating a strong demand from investors for securities intended to benefit from stable market circumstances and falling interest-rate expectations. According to Structured Products Intelligence, […]