U.S. CFTC Moves Toward Getting Stablecoins Involved in Tokenized Collateral Push

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is starting an initiative to allow stablecoins as tokenized collateral to satisfy margin needs in the vast derivatives market, inviting input from the industry on how to bring such a policy online. In the latest move toward crypto inclusion in the U.S. financial sector, the acting chief of the…

Bitcoin Drop To $106K Likely Due To Weak Spot, Perps Volumes

Key takeaways: Buying among retail and whale-sized traders helped slow down the BTC price sell-off, but bears still have a good chance of exploiting long liquidations to $106,000.  Spot and perpetual futures volumes lack aggression, preventing a lasting trend reversal, and sellers continue to sell into price rebounds.  Bitcoin (BTC) bulls are fighting to hold…

BlackRock Bitcoin, ETH ETFs Hit $260M Annualized Revenue

BlackRock’s cryptocurrency-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have become a revenue-generating machine, bringing in $260 million in revenue for the world’s largest asset manager, signaling a “benchmark” model for traditional investment funds seeking lucrative business models. BlackRock’s Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) ETFs are generating a total of $260 million in annualized revenue, including $218 million from…

Lamina1 Partners with Linea to Bring Creator-Owned Media to Ethereum

Lamina1, the blockchain content platform founded by sci-fi author Neal Stephenson, has partnered with Consensys’ layer-2 network Linea to bring creator-owned media to Ethereum. The collaboration aims to change digital storytelling by giving creators control over their intellectual property and a direct channel to their communities, according to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph. The partnership…

Judge Denies Justin Sun’s Bid to Block Bloomberg Over Crypto Holdings

A US judge has set Tron founder and CEO Justin Sun’s lawsuit against Bloomberg back a peg after denying a temporary restraining order and injunction over publishing information about his cryptocurrency holdings. In a Monday filing in the US District Court for the District of Delaware, Judge Colm Connolly sided with Bloomberg in Sun’s lawsuit…

BTC Cycle Nears Late Stage But New ATH Could Arrive in Weeks

Key takeaways: Glassnode data flags Bitcoin’s profit-taking metrics as a late bull market cycle signal. Bitcoin capital inflows have weakened, and large profit-taking has peaked since BTC hit $124,000, but a new all-time high could arrive in two to three months. New and short-term holders are accumulating, offsetting the sell pressure. Bitcoin (BTC) has entered…

Avalanche Defies Crypto Market Dump With 10% Gains

Key takeaways: AVAX’s 10% to $33 on Tuesday is fueled by Avalanche treasury initiatives.  Avalanche’s network growth in TVL and stablecoin market cap shows booming DeFi adoption. AVAX’s rounded bottom pattern projects a short-term target at $55, and $212 in the longer term.  Avalanche’s AVAX (AVAX) token surged 10% to trade above $33 on Tuesday…

BTC Cycle Nears Late Stage But New ATH Could Arrive in Weeks

Key takeaways: Glassnode data flags Bitcoin’s profit-taking metrics as a late bull market cycle signal. Bitcoin capital inflows have weakened, and large profit-taking has peaked since BTC hit $124,000, but a new all-time high could arrive in two to three months. New and short-term holders are accumulating, offsetting the sell pressure. Bitcoin (BTC) has entered…

Stripe and Visa (V) Powering Fold’s (FLD) New Bitcoin (BTC) Rewards Credit Card

Nasdaq-listed Fold (FLD) said it was teaming up with Stripe and Visa (V) to launch its first bitcoin-only rewards credit card, giving users a simple way to stack sats on everyday purchases. The Fold Bitcoin Credit Card will run on Visa’s network and use Stripe Issuing’s infrastructure, the company said in the Tuesday press release….

How 5 solo Bitcoin miners cashed in over $350K each in 2025

Five unlikely solo wins of Bitcoin miners in 2025 At a time when Bitcoin (BTC) mining is dominated by large-scale mining farms with advanced, specialized hardware, the odds of a solo miner striking the so-called digital gold are astronomically low. Yet 2025 has delivered a remarkable surprise. Five solo miners, operating outside massive mining pools,…