The relentless inflow streak into US spot Bitcoin ETFs have come to an abrupt halt amidst renewed bearish momentum and political headwinds. On 1 July 2025, the 12 US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs collectively recorded $342.25 million in net outflows. This marks the end of a robust 15ßdaz run that had seen $4.73 billion pour into…
Vassili Le Moigne wanted to make sure his mom was OK. Having long ago moved from France to the U.S., the former Microsoft executive struggled to connect with his aging mother as much as he hoped to, especially with the immense time difference between them. His solution was an AI-powered companion that can conduct conversations…
Fresh data from the on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant shows Binance now commands 87% of global taker buy volume in Bitcoin (BTC) futures. This figure dwarfs the combined activity of major competitors like OKX, Deribit, BitMEX, and Bybit, which together account for only about 10%. Taker Volume Signals Market Supremacy Takers are traders who accept existing…
Empty grocery store shelves and grounded planes tend to signal a crisis, whether it’s an extreme weather event, public health crisis, or geopolitical emergency. But these scenes of chaos in recent weeks in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada were caused instead by financially motivated cyberattacks—seemingly perpetrated by a collective of joyriding teens. A…
DeFi Development Corp. priced a $112.5 million private offering of convertible senior notes due 2030, primarily to acquire solana ( SOL) tokens. $112.5M Offering Prices for DeFi Dev Corp. Convertible Notes The 5.5% notes, sold to qualified institutional buyers, carry an initial conversion price of $23.11 per share. According to the firm’s release, this represents…
Nasdaq and S&P 500 climbed, while Dow Jones was down as trade, weak jobs data fueled hopes of lower interest rates. U.S. stocks were mixed amid positive news on U.S. trade deals and a weaker labor market. On Wednesday, June 2, the Dow Jones declined 40 points, or 0.10%, while the S&P 500 rose 0.33%….
Even Tesla’s energy storage business, which has been a small, yet notable bright spot, can’t escape the cloud that’s hanging over the company. For the second consecutive quarter, deployments of its Powerwall and Megapack stationary storage products have declined, according to stats released by Tesla. In the second quarter of this year, the company installed…
Key Takeaways Ripple joins a wave of crypto firms seeking federal banking licenses. Beyond its stablecoin business, Ripple hinted at plans to offer broader crypto-based financial services under a national banking framework. Share this article San Francisco–based blockchain payments firm Ripple has formally applied for a national banking license from the US Office of the…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is confident that people around the world are going to choose stablecoins over central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). In a new interview with Bloomberg, Bessent says the stablecoin sector creates an “exciting new payment rail.” “And importantly, it will be a source of demand for the US Treasury market, because…
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