Analysis: Cryptocurrencies

The altcoin season is here: Top-performing coins and key trends

As bitcoin pauses just below the $100,000 threshold, the crypto market's focus shifts to altcoins. Over the past few weeks, crypto social media has entered a full-blown altcoin hype, and for a reason...

Russia-related sanctions target illicit digital finance network, US Treasury says

The Biden administration issued a fresh round of Russia-related sanctions on Wednesday, taking aim at what it called an illicit finance network that allowed Russian elites to leverage digital assets...

Russia's Putin questions the need for dollar forex reserves, touts bitcoin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday questioned the need to hold state reserves in foreign currencies since they could easily be confiscated for political reasons, saying that domestic...

$100K Bitcoin Is Profit-Taking Stage: Bitget CEO

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen discusses Bitcoin's price almost reaching 100k and the future of altcoins and hurdles they could have getting ETF approval. She speaks with Sonali Basak and Tim Stenovec on...

How MicroStrategy became the ultimate bitcoin stock

MicroStrategy has transformed from a software company into a bitcoin powerhouse – and its shares are skyrocketing.

Bitcoin last up 5.05% at $96,286

Bitcoin rose 5.05% to $96,286 at 2130 GMT on Wednesday, adding $4,633 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 150.3% from the year's low of $38,505...

Court overturns US sanctions against cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash

The U.S. Treasury Department acted outside its authority when it sanctioned cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash in 2022 and accused it of helping launder over $7 billion for North Korean hackers and...

Bitcoin options trade shows more bets on retreat after failing to breach $100,000

Investors in the world's largest cryptocurrency are anticipating a significant downward move after bitcoin failed to hit an all-time peak of $100,000, according to a crypto trading platform citing...

Morocco preparing law to allow cryptocurrencies, central bank chief says

A draft law on cryptocurrencies is undergoing the process of adoption in Morocco, the governor of its central bank, Abdellatif Jouahri, said on Tuesday. Cryptocurrencies have been...

Trump pick Lutnick's firm in talks with Tether for $2 billion bitcoin lending project, Bloomberg reports

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, is in talks to deepen his financial ties with the company operating the world's largest stablecoin, Tether, by...

Bitcoin at record highs, sets sights on $100,000

Bitcoin touched a fresh record high on Friday, with its sights set firmly on the $100,000 barrier, in a stellar rally for the cryptocurrency sparked by expectations of a more friendly regulatory...

Gold marches towards best week in a year amid escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict

Gold prices were headed for their best week in a year on Friday, supported by safe-haven demand amid further escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war, while investors assessed the outlook for U.S....

Bitcoin's wild ride toward $100,000

Bitcoin neared $100,000 for the first time on Thursday as the election of Republican Donald Trump as president fuelled expectations that his administration will create a friendly regulatory...

Crypto industry jockeys for seats at Trump's promised council

A slew of crypto companies including Ripple, Kraken and Circle are jostling for a seat on President-elect Donald Trump's promised crypto advisory council, seeking a say in his planned overhaul of U.S....

MicroStrategy, the company that outperforms Nvidia - Crypto Recap

MicroStrategy, once a discreet player in the software sector, is now in the global financial spotlight. Its bold strategy of betting on bitcoin has taken it to new heights, but the colossal risks...

Institutional Bull Run: Crypto Reshapes Investing

Professional investors embrace bitcoin and crypto as market sentiment shifts

North Korea hackers behind 2019 $42 million Ethereum heist, South Korea police say

South Korean police said on Thursday an investigation confirmed that hackers linked to North Korea's military intelligence agency were responsible for an Ethereum cryptocurrency heist in 2019, worth...

Bitcoin breaks $95,000 for first time on optimism over Trump crypto plans

Bitcoin's march toward $100,000 made further ground on Thursday as investors bet a friendlier U.S. regulatory approach to cryptocurrencies under President-elect Donald Trump will unleash a boom era...

Strike CEO: Worst Thing Is Not Owning Enough Bitcoin

Strike CEO Jack Mallers joins to discuss the evolving role of Bitcoin under a new Trump administration. He joins Caroline Hyde to discuss on Bloomberg Technology. ...