Matthew Pines, Executive Director at the Bitcoin Policy Institute, has addressed concerns about the fracturing global financial system and the reliability of U.S. Federal Reserve dollar swap lines. He notes that European banks are heavily reliant on dollar funding, with 17% of their financing in dollars, and highlights a shift in the U.S. Treasury market, […]
Israeli trading platform Etoro has filed a prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) in New York, revealing that its revenue tripled in 2024, with 96% of that revenue coming from cryptocurrency trading. Etoro reported a revenue of $12.6 billion and a net profit of $192 million […]
In a recent social media post, economist Peter Schiff critiques the Trump administration’s characterization of the U.S. as the “world’s best customer,” arguing that this perspective misrepresents the global economic relationship. Schiff asserts that while demand is unlimited, the resources to satisfy that demand are scarce, emphasizing that supply, not demand, is the limiting factor […]
In a recent essay for the Financial Times that is heating up discussions in economic circles, Berkeley professor and author of Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar, Barry Eichengreen argues that President Donald Trump’s policies are significantly undermining the foundations of U.S. dollar dominance and international economic relationships. Eichengreen highlights concerns over […]
Kraken has announced an agreement to acquire Ninjatrader, the U.S. retail futures trading platform, for $1.5 billion, subject to certain purchase price adjustments. This acquisition accelerates its multi-asset-class ambitions, which include plans for equities trading and payments. Founded in 2003, Ninjatrader provides advanced futures trading tools to nearly two million traders and operates as a […]
Utila has announced the successful completion of an $18 million Series A funding round, led by Nyca Partners, to enhance its institutional digital asset operations platform. The company, which has processed $35 billion in digital asset transactions over the past 18 months, aims to scale its global operations and expand research and development efforts with […]
The Turkish lira has fallen to a record low against the U.S. dollar, trading at 40.96 before recovering slightly to 38.74, following the surprise arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. The country’s benchmark stock index, the BIST 100, dropped by as much as 7% in response to the news, which has raised concerns about political […]
Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company Metaplanet Inc. has announced the acquisition of an additional 150 BTC as part of its ongoing Bitcoin Treasury operations, bringing its total bitcoin holdings to 3,200. The latest purchase was made at an average price of approximately $83,706 (12,526,226 yen) per bitcoin, totaling approximately $12.53 million (1.879 billion yen). The company […]
The ZKsync Ignite program will be discontinued after its first season, with the DeFi Steering Committee (DSC) announcing that rewards will cease on March 17, 2025. The decision is driven by a strategic shift towards focusing resources on the Elastic Network, which is seen as essential for the long-term vision of ZKsync. The DSC noted […]
The TON Foundation has announced the return of Pavel Durov‘s passport by French authorities, allowing him the freedom to leave the country at his discretion. This development is viewed by the foundation as a significant resolution for Durov, the founder of Telegram, which boasts nearly a billion users globally. The foundation expressed its ongoing commitment […]