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Crypto founders headed to Washington, DC, to meet with lawmakers ahead of another expected vote on a stablecoin bill that initially failed in the Senate, according to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. In a May 14 X post from the US Capitol rotunda, Armstrong said as many as “60 [crypto] founders” had gathered in DC to …
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VanEck has launched a new actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed to invest in stocks and financial instruments offering exposure to the digital economy, the asset manager said on May 14. The VanEck Onchain Economy ETF (NODE) is listed on the Cboe exchange and aims to provide investors with broad exposure to companies operating in …
Key points: Bitcoin remains above $100,000, but buyers are struggling to sustain prices above $105,000. Strong altcoin performances suggest an altseason has started. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading above $103,000, with buyers attempting to drive the price to the all-time high of $109,588. Research firm Santiment said in a post on X that Bitcoin whales and …
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Zerebro developer Jeffy Yu has been found alive at his parents’ home in San Francisco, days after faking his suicide on a livestream that launched a supposed posthumous memecoin past $100 million. Yu’s case isn’t the first time crypto has blurred the line between real death, faked death and something in between. From missing founders …
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Key Takeaways: Bitcoin’s realized cap has grown by $30 billion since April 20, reflecting steady investor confidence and new capital inflows. A Bitcoin price consolidation pattern forecasts a potential 10% breakout by next week. Bitcoin (BTC) continues to show strong bullish momentum as fresh capital inflows signal potential new price highs in the coming week. …
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Tanim Rasul, chief operating officer at Canadian crypto exchange NDAX, said Canada “got it wrong” categorizing stablecoins as securities in 2022, and the country needs to realize that every other regulatory regime is looking at stablecoins as payment instruments. Rasul made the remarks during a panel on May 13 at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in …
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Key points: Bitcoin continues to range around $103,000 as bulls struggle to keep upside momentum going. Traders favor short-term BTC price gains eventually returning, while overall faith in the bull market varies. Fed rate cuts seem increasingly far off despite encouraging inflation data. Bitcoin (BTC) hugged familiar territory around the May 14 Wall Street open …
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Summer Mersinger, one of four commissioners currently serving at the US financial regulatory body Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will become the next CEO of the digital asset advocacy group the Blockchain Association (BA). In a May 14 notice, the Blockchain Association said its current CEO, Kristin Smith, would be stepping down for Mersinger on …
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Opinion by: Mike Cahill, co-founder and CEO of Douro Labs Despite the institutional frenzy around crypto and the ubiquitous narrative of democratized access to investing, most of the world population is still barred from traditional wealth-building. Take the US, for example — here, the top 10% of earners own more than 90% of all stocks. …
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Opinion by: Mike Cahill, co-founder and CEO of Douro Labs Despite the institutional frenzy around crypto and the ubiquitous narrative of democratized access to investing, most of the world population is still barred from traditional wealth-building. Take the US, for example — here, the top 10% of earners own more than 90% of all stocks. …
Continue reading “The facet of TradFi most ripe for disruption is equities”
