Crypto News

Crypto Exchange Gemini Confidentially Files for US IPO Crypto exchange Gemini said on Friday it had confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, as digital asset companies move to tap into renewed investor risk appetite amid improving market conditions. Several high-profile companies, including those in high-risk sectors such as crypto and financial technology, have launched successful listings in recent weeks, reflecting pent-up demand. Earlier this week, stablecoin issuer Circle went public in a blowout debut on the New York Stock Exchange. Analysts said Circle's successful debut could encourage more cryptocurrency firms to pursue public listings, adding that the trajectory is likely to embolden others eyeing stock...

Crypto’s Defining Policy Moment Is Here. We Must Seize It Together This week, I stepped into my role as Blockchain Association CEO at what may be the most consequential moment in crypto's policymaking history. After years of regulatory uncertainty and punishing enforcement, we have a generational opportunity to establish clear, innovation-friendly rules that will govern digital assets for the next decade and beyond. The convergence of factors creating this window is unusual. We have a pro-crypto administration, bipartisan momentum in Congress around comprehensive stablecoin and market structure legislation, and recent court victories – like the end of the dealer rule – that validate positions this industry has held for years...

Elon Musk has taken a step back from politics, and some investors are excited about the tech billionaire’s renewed focus on Tesla. Musk’s entrepreneurial successes and ability to think ahead are one of the main reasons that Tesla stock commands a high premium. Some people see Musk’s exit from politics as a good thing for the stock, while others still don’t view it as a buying opportunity. The recent spat between Musk and Trump has created even more uncertainty for the stock, but fear can create opportunities. Several experts shared their thoughts about the electric vehicle (EV) maker. Tesla Must Overcome the Alienation That DOGE Created Elon Musk’s involvement in the Department of Government Efficiency has stirred up controversy...

One of the fundamental teachings of personal finance is to have an emergency fund stashed with three to six months’ worth of living expenses. This fund is there to get you through unexpected monetary challenges, such as a job loss or an emergency medical expense, and can protect you from having to take on debt. Yet, not all Americans have one — and even those who do might not have enough in it. According to a recent Bread Financial report, the likelihood of having a sufficient emergency fund varies by generation. Emergency Fund Balances by Generation Baby boomers are the most likely to have sufficient emergency savings, the Bread Financial report found. One-fifth of all boomers (20%) have three to six months of expenses in an...

Managing your personal finances is crucial. From saving money, living below your means, staying out of debt, and investing early and often with an eye on retirement, taking the right financial steps throughout your career can help ensure financial security (which, in reality, is the ultimate purpose of money). Don’t Make the Mistake of Comparing Yourself to Others In a podcast episode, Suze Orman and her partner, Kathy Travis, addressed a couple from California who reached out looking for financial advice. The couple explained that to gain any real net worth, they thought they had to purchase a home to build net worth so that one day they could sell it and “actually be able to afford to retire.” “Although I know so many do live this...

Ledn Dumps Ethereum — Goes Back to Its Bitcoin-Only Roots In an interview, Ledn co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer Mauricio Di Bartolomeo explained why the firm is abandoning Ethereum-based lending and concentrating exclusively on Bitcoin. He noted that “98% of Ledn’s loan book was made up of Bitcoin-backed loans. Ethereum only made 2% of our loans.” Di Bartolomeo said client feedback drove the decision: “Our clients, we listen to our clients and our clients love focus. Our clients are also very Bitcoin centric.” What is Bitcoin Lending? Bitcoin lending allows individuals to use their Bitcoin holdings as collateral to borrow cash or stablecoins, without having to sell their Bitcoin. Platforms like Ledn offer this service by holding...

None Elon Musk's feud with the president is hurting his favorite cryptocurrency Dogecoin has been tumbling as its most famous backer spars with Donald Trump over the budget bill. Dogecoin, the crypto Elon Musk has touted and made memes about for years on social media, saw its price tumble this week as Musk and President Donald Trump exchanged barbs over the Republican tax and spending bill, marking the first public break in their friendship. Dogecoin's price on Friday was down 6% in 24 hours, and the meme token has tumbled 12% in the last week. The drop at the end of last week coincided with Musk's formal departure from his role as a "special government employee" with the Department of Government Efficiency. The losses on Thursday...

If You Invested $1K In Bitcoin Ahead of Trump’s Inauguration, Here’s How Much You’d Have Now Bitcoin has been a feast-or-famine asset since its inception in 2008. Fortunes have been made and lost in the volatile cryptocurrency, as it regularly exhibits massive price swings. Those who bought bitcoin for fractions of a penny as late as 2010 — and held on — now own an asset worth more than $100,000. But plenty of others have lost a significant amount of money. On June 11, 2011, for example, bitcoin fell from $32 to just one cent in the course of a single day. Other drops of 50% to 80% or more have been fairly regular occurrences as well. But for those with the risk tolerance to hold on, bitcoin has generally trended higher over the past...

MoonPay gains BitLicense and money transmitter licence in New York MoonPay has secured BitLicense and money transmitter licenses from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), enabling the company to extend its cryptocurrency services to residents of New York. This regulatory nod allows New Yorkers to access MoonPay's complete range of fiat-to-crypto services, including the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies through various payment methods and the MoonPay Balance feature. The BitLicense, a regulatory standard within the cryptocurrency industry, completes the firm’s regulatory framework across the US, enabling it to serve in all 50 states. The announcement comes shortly after the crypto payments company revealed...

Image source: Getty Images. Why Robinhood Markets Stock Blasted Nearly 35% Higher in May Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) had a scorching 2025 in the first few months of the year, and it continued to barrel ahead in May. The online brokerage's shares saw their value rise almost 35% across the month, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, on the back of a well-received earnings report published on the last day of April, plus new and intriguing forays into cryptocurrency and related offerings. Making coin from actual and digital coin While the key figures in that first-quarter earnings release were more or less in line with analyst expectations, there was no ignoring the hot growth rates posted by Robinhood. Net...

UK to end ban on retail investors buying crypto exchange-traded notes LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's financial regulator is set to remove a ban on consumers buying crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs), shifting its previous position that restricted them from retail investors. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced on Friday that allowing retail investors to purchase ETNs would support growth and competitiveness. This is part of the UK's broader effort to adapt its approach to crypto as the government aims to stimulate the economy and bolster the digital assets sector. Previously, in the last year, the FCA approved the launch of crypto ETNs for professional traders but prohibited retail investor access, labeling the products...

Key Points The Y2K bug never melted the global grid, yet the panic-buying of flashlights and canned beans in the last months of 1999 was very real. Today, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could be playing a similar role in a different fear cycle. CBDCs are digital currencies issued and controlled by a central bank, combining the convenience of digital money with the potential for state oversight of transactions. Talk of state-issued, fully traceable (and controllable) digital money has some investors looking for a lifeboat, and the main beneficiary this time could be Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). If you think a large and fearful capital flight to Bitcoin driven by CBDCs is improbable in the near term, you aren't wrong. Nonetheless...

The ALPS (OUSA) was launched on 07/14/2015, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Value category of the market. What Are Smart Beta ETFs? Products that are based on market cap weighted indexes, which are strategies designed to reflect a specific market segment or the market as a whole, have traditionally dominated the ETF industry. Market cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, and are a good option for investors who believe in market efficiency. But, there are some investors who would rather invest in smart beta funds; these funds track non-cap weighted strategies and are a strong option for those who prefer...

None Why more and more companies are buying bitcoin The bitcoin boom is drawing the attention of more companies, who are following Strategy's lead and piling up the token in their corporate treasuries. A growing list of firms have turned themselves into bitcoin holding companies recently, incorporating the top crypto in their balance sheets along with more traditional assets like cash and bonds. To date, 80 companies have embraced the "bitcoin standard," and they own about 3.4% of the total bitcoin supply, according to a report from Bernstein Research. Many are trying to replicate the success of Strategy, which pioneered the bitcoin treasury strategy and has amassed a trove of around 554,000 bitcoins. The company's stock has...

Analysis-Stablecoins' Step Toward Mainstream Could Shake Up Parts of US Treasury Market As stablecoins take a step toward becoming mainstream, some segments of the U.S. Treasury market, notably securities with short-term maturities, could be vulnerable to volatility as they become more closely tied to the world of cryptocurrency. Congress is poised to pass legislation establishing a regulatory framework for stablecoins, expected to help legitimize the dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies which are commonly used by crypto traders to move funds between tokens. Proponents of the bill argue that clear rules will spur further stablecoin activity and support a growing sector of buyers of short-term U.S. government debt, or T-bills, that are...

Key Points Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) may have hit a new all-time high of $112,000 in May, but it's not out of the woods quite yet. Already, Bitcoin has retreated back down to the $105,000 level, and there are some critics warning about a further decline in price. While the long-term outlook for Bitcoin might be bullish, there could be quite a bit of uncertainty and volatility over the second half of 2025. Here are three key factors keeping the Bitcoin skeptics up at night. Tariff and Trade Uncertainty As long as tariffs continue to dominate the headlines, they will continue to have a direct impact on how investors view the crypto market. As a result, it's been a see-saw year for Bitcoin. After hitting an all-time high in January...

Image source: Getty Images. Key Points CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV), a provider of dedicated artificial intelligence (AI) cloud infrastructure services, launched its initial public offering (IPO) on March 28 at $40 a share. Its stock barely budged after the IPO, but it warmed up in April, heated up even more throughout May, and now trades at about $156 per share. During that same period, the S&P 500 only rose 7% as the Nasdaq Composite advanced 12%. Let's see why CoreWeave's stock more than quadrupled in just over two months -- and if it's still worth chasing today. What does CoreWeave do? CoreWeave was founded in 2017 as a cryptocurrency miner that purchased large quantities of GPUs to mine Ethereum. But after the cryptocurrency...

Image source: Getty Images. The Ultimate Growth Stock to Buy With $1,000 Right Now Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP) has taken its investors on a wild ride in the 10 years since its initial public offering (IPO). The e-commerce services provider went public at a split-adjusted price of $1.70 on May 21, 2015, soared to a record closing price of $169.06 on Nov. 19, 2021, but now trades at about $106. A $1,000 investment in its IPO would have briefly blossomed to $99,447 at its peak, but would still be worth about $62,350 today. That 62-bagger gain would have easily beaten the S&P 500's gain of roughly 170% over the past decade. Why is Shopify growing so rapidly? The company's self-service e-commerce platform lets merchants easily set up...

Stablecoin bigwig Circle soars in debut on the New York Stock Exchange The US-based issuer of one of the most popular cryptocurrencies made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday and quickly saw its value soar amid heavy interest from crypto enthusiasts and investors. Circle Internet Group issues USDC, a stablecoin that can be traded at a 1-to-1 ratio for US dollars, and EURC, which can similarly be traded for euros. Stablecoins are a fast-growing corner of the cryptocurrency industry that offer a buffer against volatility because they are pegged to real-world assets, like US dollars or gold. That makes them a much more reliable means of conducting commercial transactions than other forms of crypto. Interest in...

THORWallet Enables the First XRP-to-ETH Cross-Chain Swap via THORChain Switzerland – June 5, 2025 — THORWallet, the mobile self-custody DeFi superapp, has achieved a major industry milestone: the first-ever cross-chain swap from XRP (Ripple) to ETH (Ethereum) executed entirely within a mobile wallet without bridges. Settled via THORChain’s decentralized liquidity protocol, the transaction marks a breakthrough in enabling trustless, seamless asset exchanges between leading blockchains all without the need for bridging or wrapped assets. Unlocking Native Cross-Chain Utility for XRP With XRP now supported natively on THORChain, users can perform true Layer-1 swaps between XRP and a growing list of top blockchains, including Bitcoin...