According to prediction platform Polymarket, there’s now over an 85% chance the Fed will slash rates by at least 25 basis points (bps). Why’s this so bullish? Because a rate cut would make borrowing easier, fueling risk-on sentiment and driving a tremendous flow of capital into higher-risk, higher-reward assets like crypto. Add to this $BTC…
Solana is about to redefine blockchain performance with its Alpenglow upgrade, a consensus overhaul that slashes transaction finality from 12.8 seconds to just 150 milliseconds. This would make Solana the fastest major Layer 1 network, rivaling even Web2 applications like the Google search engine. One project that stands to benefit from the upgrade is Snorter…
When two top executives from Cred LLC got hit with prison sentences this week, it was another reminder of how brutal crypto fraud can be. The company collapsed back in 2020, leaving customers stranded. Fast forward to today, and more than 6K claims worth $140M have piled up, now valued at over $1B. That’s not…
With Elon Musk’s lawyer chairing a $200M Dogecoin holding vehicle, institutional interest in meme coins just got serious. That’s right: memes are no longer just for trolling, they’re for investing. If you’re looking for new crypto to watch, we’ve cornered three presales that promise a healthier cocktail of hype and utility. Whether you’re here for…
When 14 people, including 11 police officers, were sentenced to life in prison in India for extorting Bitcoin, the headlines sounded like the plot of a Netflix drama. The case revolved around a businessman kidnapped in 2018 and forced to hand over more than 176 $BTC, worth over $19M at today’s prices. It’s a shocking…
More than 90 crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications are waiting for a decision, covering everything from XRP and Solana to meme coins like Bonk. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart says approvals for big names such as Solana, XRP, and Litecoin are almost certain this year. Ethereum already proved what happens when the door opens –…
Crypto markets are sizzling right now. Ethereum is flirting with the $5K mark, Bitcoin hit a fresh all-time high just a week ago, and with a Fed rate cut around the corner, expectations are sky-high, making this the perfect time to build a crypto portfolio. That’s exactly what institutions are doing. Funds are pouring into…
US President Donald Trump loves crypto. So do his sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. They’re preparing to take American Bitcoin – a $BTC mining company – public on the Nasdaq. It’s the most recent expansion of a growing political-crypto empire with the US’ most prominent political family. And with an eye on crypto…
$SOL has regained the top spot for daily DEX trading volume, pushing past Ethereum with more than $4.6B processed. These volumes suggest that traders are flocking towards Solana thanks to a major network proposal known as Alpenglow. Alpenglow is designed to reduce the finality of transactions from roughly 13 seconds to around 150ms, bringing the…
Tether has announced plans to launch $USDT natively on the Bitcoin blockchain using the RGB protocol. The integration will let users move stablecoins on Bitcoin, with support for offline transfers and Lightning payments. That means it will soon be possible to hold both $USDT and $BTC in the same wallet. Interest in Bitcoin-native infrastructure is…