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Medical Device Maker Semler Scientific Buys $17 Million More Bitcoin and Is Raising Money to Purchase More

[Jun 6, 2024 4:25 PM] The firm currently holds 247 bitcoins and plans to expand its crypto treasury

Saudi Arabia Joins BIS’ CBDC Project mBridge as a Full Participant

[Jun 6, 2024 3:59 PM]

GameStop-Inspired Solana Memecoin Soars Over 80% as Roaring Kitty Flashes $586M Worth of GME Position

[Jun 6, 2024 3:55 PM] Shares of GameStop closed the Thursday session 47% higher as the retail trading fame provided an update of his position and announced a livestream for Friday.

U.S. Charges Three in Connection With Evolved Apes NFT Scam

[Jun 6, 2024 3:00 PM] Evolved apes was a $3 million NFT rug pull that lured investors in with the promise of developing a video game.

Bitcoin Falls Back After Attempt at $72K, but Fed, U.S. Data and Global Rate Cuts May Bring New All-Time Highs

[Jun 6, 2024 2:43 PM] Upcoming consumer price index and labor market data releases in the next few days could be key for what's next for bitcoin's price.

NYAG Sues 2 Crypto Pyramid Schemes, Promoters Targeting Haitian-Americans in $1B Scam

[Jun 6, 2024 2:37 PM] New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed suit against two purported crypto companies and their top promoters, a married couple, for allegedly operating two consecutive pyramid schemes that predominantly targeted Haitian immigrants to the…

Oslo Freedom Forum Witnesses Global Momentum For Bitcoin And Activism

[Jun 6, 2024 2:00 PM] On Wednesday, social-minded Bitcoin proponents from Kenya to Canada to Russia convened on the final day of the 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum as part of the Financial Freedom Track event to offer their insights on how Bitcoin can be a tool for those…

Bitcoin Mining Stocks Soar Amid Takeover Frenzy

[Jun 6, 2024 1:54 PM] The stocks are undervalued, so miners with attractive power contracts could become M&A targets, according to Wall Street analysts.

Iggy Azalea's MOTHER Meme Coin Turned $3K Into $9M for 1 Lucky Crypto Trader

[Jun 6, 2024 11:47 AM] The raunchy rapper's token has spawned fortunes and furor over celebrity cryptocurrencies.

Kraken Said to be Raising Over $100M Pre-IPO Funding: Bloomberg

[Jun 6, 2024 11:38 AM] Kraken is looking to raise more than $100 million and this may be completed by the end of this year, Bloomberg reported.

Coinbase Wallet Adds Crypto Trading Alerts From Notifi

[Jun 6, 2024 10:00 AM] Notifi will deliver notifications to users of the Coinbase wallet.

Decentralized Exchange SushiSwap Goes Live on Bitcoin Sidechain Rootstock

[Jun 6, 2024 9:00 AM] Rootstock's goal is to combine the security of the Bitcoin network with the smart contract capabilities of Ethereum.

Franklin Templeton Weighs New Crypto Fund Investing in Tokens Beyond Bitcoin, Ether: Report

[Jun 6, 2024 8:55 AM] The private fund targeting institutional investors would offer exposure to a range of cryptocurrencies beyond bitcoin and ether, The Information reported.

Bitcoin to Hit $150,000 if Trump Wins Presidency, Predicts Standard Chartered

[Jun 6, 2024 8:40 AM] In a bold forecast, Standard Chartered's head of digital assets research, Geoff Kendrick, has predicted that Bitcoin could surge to $150,000 if Donald Trump wins the upcoming U.S. presidential election. "As we approach the U.S. election, I expect…

The Sandbox Raises $20M at $1B Valuation, SAND Rises 4.5%

[Jun 6, 2024 7:54 AM] Metaverse platform The Sandbox has raised $20 million at a $1 billion valuation as it looks to enhance its user-generated multiplayer gaming platform.

U.S. Crypto Regulations Are Moving Against a CBDC and Non-Compliant Stablecoins Like Tether: JPMorgan

[Jun 6, 2024 7:35 AM] Out of four recent crypto regulatory initiatives, the stablecoin bill has the highest chance of being passed before the U.S. presidential election, the report said.

Robinhood To Buy Bitcoin and Crypto Exchange Bitstamp For $200M

[Jun 6, 2024 6:59 AM] Robinhood has agreed to acquire leading Bitcoin and crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200 million in cash, marking a major expansion of its Bitcoin and crypto business. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2025.BREAKING: ROBINHOOD BUYS…

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Fluctuates Around $71K, Consolidating This Week's Rally

[Jun 6, 2024 6:37 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 6, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Binance Resumes Mastercard Payments for Crypto

[Jun 6, 2024 6:33 AM] As well as Mastercard payments, the Binance-branded Visa card, which was also switched off last year, has restarted functionality on the exchange.

Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer to Buy ASIC Chip Designer Desiweminer for $140M in All-Stock Deal

[Jun 6, 2024 6:27 AM] Bitdeer received an investment worth $150 million from stablecoin company Tether at the end of last month.

Core Scientific Rejects CoreWeave's Over $1B Buyout Offer

[Jun 6, 2024 6:25 AM] Core Scientific’s board believes that CoreWeave’s offer to buy the bitcoin {{BTC}} miner for $5.75 per share significantly undervalues the firm.

Bitcoin Could Hit $150K by 2024-End on Hopes of Donald Trump Being Re-Elected: Standard Chartered

[Jun 6, 2024 5:37 AM] Favorable payroll data could open the way to $80,000 per bitcoin by end-June, Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick said in a Thursday note.

Meme Coin Institutional Holdings Surged Since January, Led by DOGE, SHIB, PEPE

[Jun 6, 2024 5:29 AM] Institutional investors on crypto exchange Bybit increased meme coin allocations to a high of $300 million in April from $63 million at the start of this year.

Robinhood to Buy Crypto Exchange Bitstamp in Effort to Expand Outside the U.S.

[Jun 6, 2024 5:00 AM] Trading platform Robinhood (HOOD) agreed to acquire crypto exchange Bitstamp as it looks to expand its crypto presence globally and attract institutional clients through new product offerings, the company announced Tuesday.

Rich Dad, Poor Dad Author Predicts Bitcoin to Hit $350,000

[Jun 6, 2024 3:14 AM] Renowned personal finance author Robert Kiyosaki has predicted Bitcoin will reach $350,000 by August 25, 2024. The Rich Dad, Poor Dad writer has long been a Bitcoin bull, touting Bitcoin as hard money alternatives.NEW: Rich Dad, Poor Dad author…

Crypto Remains Sidelined as EU Election Kicks Off

[Jun 6, 2024 2:05 AM] The election for new members of the European Parliament starts June 6, with results expected on June 9. The more than 700 MEPs shape and decide on new laws, and will be voted in as the EU's landmark Markets in Crypto Assets legislation starts…

VanEck Sees Ether Hitting $22K by 2030

[Jun 5, 2024 5:21 PM] Ether's 2030 valuation is forecasted at $2.2 trillion, driven by $66 billion in free cashflows and $15 trillion TAM potential, VanEck writes

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy Tied to Forcount Crypto Ponzi

[Jun 5, 2024 4:03 PM] Juan Tacuri, oe of the top promoters in the Forcount crypto ponzi scheme – a Brazil-based scam that bilked Spanish-speaking investors around the world of a collective $8.4 million – has pleaded guilty to his role in the operation, federal…

Bitcoin Options Traders Anticipate Imminent Breakout Above $74K to New Record Prices

[Jun 5, 2024 2:45 PM] One market observer noted "very concentrated call buying" looking to profit from a rally to between $74,000 and $80,000 by the end of this month.

The Protocol: Another Episode in the Layer-2 Teams Drama

[Jun 5, 2024 2:33 PM] We take a look at what unfolded after Matter Labs’ planned to trademark the term “ZK.”