Chinese purchases of U.S. Treasuries rose in February, when the Trump Administration enacted a 10% tariff on any imports coming from the Asian country. According to the Treasury International Capital (TIC) reporting system, China increased its U.S. debt holdings to $784.3 billion, up from $760.8 billion. Japan, another country heavily affected by these tariff measures,…
Tether, the company behind the largest stablecoin USDT, has announced it will route both current and future bitcoin mining power to OCEAN, a decentralized bitcoin mining pool. This is part of Tether’s overall plan to support decentralization and secure the Bitcoin network. OCEAN was launched in 2023 by Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr and is…
Ripple just unlocked a game-changing foothold in traditional finance as its $1.25 billion acquisition scores FINRA approval, supercharging institutional access to fixed income markets. Ripple’s Hidden Road Gets FINRA Go-Ahead to Expand Prime Brokerage Services Hidden Road, a global prime brokerage firm recently acquired by Ripple for $1.25 billion, announced a regulatory milestone Thursday. Its…
Welcome to another round of Bitcoin News’ interview series where we dive into the stories of Bitcoin operators to help readers get a better understanding of what makes Bitcoin businesses “tick”. Our goal is to put together the most in-depth set of interviews with similar themes to provide insight into what it takes to run…
On April 5, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed at least a 10% tariff on other countries, with some slapped at higher rates, including the European Union at 20%, Japan at 24%, and China at 34%. This raised global recession fears that caused investors to sell off risk assets, leading to a meltdown in multiple…
Coinbase is going on the offensive as Oregon revives a discredited crypto crackdown, slamming the state’s lawsuit as politically driven and dead-on-arrival in court. Coinbase Rips Into Oregon for Rehashing SEC’s Collapsed Crypto Regulation-by-Enforcement Crypto exchange Coinbase revealed on April 18 that it is facing a new securities enforcement action from Oregon’s Attorney General, a…
The US government is considering bold new ways to build a national bitcoin (BTC) reserve — and it might do so without touching taxpayer funds. Officials from the Trump administration are brainstorming creative ways to fund the country’s growing interest in bitcoin. One of the most discussed ideas is using tariff revenues and revaluing old…
Bitcoin ETFs snapped back with a $108 million inflow on Thursday, April 17, recovering nearly two-thirds of the prior day’s outflow thanks to strong entries into Blackrock and Fidelity products. Ether ETFs, meanwhile, were frozen in place with no net flows. Blackrock and Fidelity Lead Bitcoin ETFs Rebound A day after hemorrhaging $170 million, bitcoin…
A new challenge has emerged at the intersection of quantum computing and Bitcoin. Quantum computing research firm Project Eleven has launched the Q-Day Prize, where you can win 1 bitcoin (worth around $84,000) by cracking a Bitcoin private key using a quantum computer. Project11 on X The challenge was announced on April 16, 2025 and…
According to onchain analytics from Arkham Intelligence, in the past 27 days, North Korea’s hacking arm Lazarus Group, has orchestrated the transfer of 3,932 BTC, valued at $331.99 million. Even after dispatching such a considerable portion, the remaining cache still cements North Korea’s standing as the third-largest nation-state bitcoin holder. Lazarus Group’s 27-Day Exodus Over…
