Volatility Shares, an asset manager known for launching innovative exchange-traded funds (ETFs), has filed for three new products centered on XRP. These include a spot XRP ETF, a 2x leveraged XRP ETF and an inverse -1x XRP ETF. The spot XRP ETF is designed to track the price of the cryptocurrency directly, while the 2x…
Brazil’s state-owned postal service, Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos, has launched a pre-selection process for companies and specialists in blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) to develop solutions for its logistics and operational management. The tender, published in the country’s official journal Diário Oficial da União on Friday, seeks proposals that support the digital transformation…
Network economist Timothy Peterson warns that if the US Federal Reserve holds off on rate cuts in 2025, it may cause a broader market downturn, potentially dragging Bitcoin back toward $70,000. “What it needs is a trigger. I think that trigger may be as simple as the Fed not cutting rates at all this year,”…
Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor shared a comprehensive cryptocurrency strategy at the White House Digital Assets Summit, arguing that the U.S. can unlock up to $100 trillion in economic value over the next decade by establishing a clear regulatory framework, removing barriers to innovation, and strategically acquiring bitcoin. Saylor outlined a structured approach to these assets,…
Blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence has launched a new tagging system on its platform, allowing users to track cryptocurrency transactions of influential figures in the cryptocurrency space. The feature, announced via a post on X, applies to those with more than 100,000 followers on the microblogging platform, labeling them as “key opinion leaders” or KOLs…
US President Donald Trump has placed cryptocurrency at the center of his economic strategy, marking a major policy shift for the US blockchain industry, according to Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek. Trump hosted a White House Crypto Summit on March 7, signaling that he intends to make crypto policy a national priority and make the US…
In February, Nigeria sued Binance for unpaid taxes and introduced new cryptocurrency taxations in an effort to boost its faltering economy, but it may not have the intended effects. As the 53rd largest economy in the world, Nigeria is predicted to enjoy the highest average GDP growth between 2010 and 2050, according to Citigroup. However,…
Opinion by: Leo Fan, co-founder of Cysic Running Ethereum today is like trying to play a modern game on a 1980s laptop — the outdated hardware would struggle to load, lag endlessly, and likely crash under the weight of new demands. Designed for a simpler blockchain era, Ethereum’s infrastructure can no longer keep up, processing…
The Bitcoin (BTC) community voiced mixed reactions to the March 7 White House Crypto Summit, with some investors characterizing it as a historic day for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, while others called the event underwhelming. Crypto trader Miles Deutscher said the event was a “massive net positive” for Bitcoin, despite the mixed reactions. Kyle Samani, the…
White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks rejected the idea of taxes on each cryptocurrency transaction as a method of filling the US strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserve and crypto stockpile with digital assets. During a recent appearance on the All In Podcast, host Jason Calacanis proposed charging a 0.01% tax on every cryptocurrency transaction,…