Gold-Backed Cryptocurrencies Surge as Precious Metal Hits Record Amid Trade War Worry
The precious metal has rallied nearly 10% so far this year while most top cryptocurrencies struggled to stay in the green.
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Bitcoin to Hit $500K by 2028 as ETFs Ease Access, Volatility Drops: Standard Chartered
The bank expects institutional inflows into spot bitcoin ETFs to grow as volatility drops, leading to significant price appreciation in the long term.
Textile, 3Box Labs Merge in Decentralized Data Tie-Up for AI Agents
The crypto-data veterans shared venture backers and product lines.
0G Foundation Unveils $88.8M Ecosystem Fund for Decentralized AI Applications
The fund is backed by a number of big-name investors in the blockchain venture capital sector including Hack VC, Delphi Ventures and OKX Ventures.
Bitcoin Drops Below Key 2025 Realized Price Level, Raising Risk of Further Downside: Van Straten
Over 2.6 million bitcoin in supply are currently at a loss, one of the highest levels this year.
Ransomware Payments Fell 35% in 2024 as More Victims Refuse to Pay: Chainalysis
According to the blockchain analytics firm, less than half of recorded ransomware attacks resulted in victim payments.
Bitcoin-Gold Ratio at 12-Week Low as U.S. Physical Gold Deliveries Soar
Traders have been loading the yellow metal on U.S.-bound planes. Investment banking giant JPMorgan plans to deliver $4 billion of gold to New York this month.
U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETF Inflows Surge 175% Year-Over-Year
Total net inflows for U.S. bitcoin-listed ETFs have seen over $40.6 billion.
Bullish Global Weighs IPO as Early as This Year Amid Crypto Market Optimism: Bloomberg
The crypto exchange whose parent company is backed by Peter Thiel revived its public listing plans shelved in 2022.
XRP Ledger ‘Self-Healed’ After Brief Downtime
“One possible failure mode for XRPL is if all the validators think something’s wrong with the network, all refuse to send any validations,” the Ripple CTO explained.