The last US penny, which is valued at $0.01, costs about 3.7 times its face value to mint, as inflation erodes the value of fiat currency.
What happens if the Fed cuts rates before Christmas Eve?
A pre-Christmas Fed rate cut could boost spending, shift bond yields, lift risk assets and increase demand for crypto.
Czech National Bank tests Bitcoin, crypto reserve with historic $1M buy
The Czech National Bank invested $1 million to test a crypto reserve that includes Bitcoin, a stablecoin and tokenized bank deposits.
Crypto most ‘fearful’ since March as Bitcoin eyes one-year lows versus gold
Bitcoin and crypto market sentiment hit seven-month lows, with the BTC price still above $100,000, while gold and silver received a post-shutdown boost.
Acurast raises $11M to turn smartphones into confidential compute nodes
Acurast raised $11 million to launch a smartphone-based confidential compute network that claims tamper-resistant execution on consumer phones.
Ethereum whale stacks $1.3B in ETH, fueling $4K recovery hopes
Unknown whales continue to increase their Ethereum exposure as technical indicators suggest a short-term ETH price rally to $4,000.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov free to leave France as travel ban lifted: Report
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is now free to travel after French authorities fully lifted the ban on his travel, although the investigation into the platform remains open.
Why crypto’s infrastructure hasn’t caught up with its ideals
Distributed cloud projects aim to reduce blockchain’s heavy dependence on centralized providers like AWS.
Circle enters world’s largest financial market with onchain FX engine
Circle is seeking to improve FX market infrastructure by offering institutions deeper global liquidity access with fewer intermediaries and reduced counterparty risk.
OKX adds decentralized trading for US users as DEX volumes hit record high
The crypto exchange enabled decentralized trading for US users, integrating DEX access and self-custody wallets as onchain volumes reach record highs.