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Tom Lee said Bitmine will be “done stacking” once it owns 5% of ETH, setting an end date to an accumulation streak that began in mid-2025 and made the company the world's largest Ethereum treasury.
The firm is putting its own capital into stablecoin and tokenized gold vaults as institutional finance moves further onchain.
Some traders are looking for more predictable prediction market opportunities, rather than playing “hot potato” with the next 100x gem, according to Polymarket’s Shayne Coplan.
Lamine Brahimi, co-founder of Taurus, highlighted that Swift's new blockchain ledger requires banks to have their own permissioned ledgers, digital-asset wallets, and smart-contract capabilities to connect. He emphasized these requirements mean the Swift ledger acts more as an orchestration layer rather than a replacement for banks' internal systems, which are still necessary to manage tokenized deposits. Brahimi also noted that this infrastructure is not an insurmountable hurdle, especially for banks already handling digital assets, and sees the move as providing banks with an additional choice between existing payment systems and tokenized deposits. Swift announced in July that 17 banks are preparing live tokenized-deposit transactions, with HSBC, Standard Chartered, DBS, and Citi having completed some transactions, demonstrating faster cross-border payments.
Crypto card demand can be stronger where access is harder, Tangem says, as it expands its Visa payment offering, allowing users to spend from its self-custodial wallet.
Traders betting on higher prices took the brunt of forced selling as interest rates spiked upwards on Wednesday.
Yearly buyer cohorts and U.S. spot ETF investors offer a map of potential support and resistance as bitcoin retreats below $84,000.
Bitcoin fell below $84,000 as oil climbed on Iranian tanker attacks, while smaller tokens fell harder and liquidations rose to $547 million.
World Liberty Financial outlined plans to bring USD1 to major online platforms as Mesh announced a payments partnership scheduled to roll out this quarter.
Early Wall Street wealth-creation opportunities remain inaccessible to retail participants, but Hyperliquid’s perpetual contracts aim to democratize access, according to its CEO.
BingX strategy chief Kevin Lee says wealthy investors are taking a longer-term approach to Bitcoin, though family-office crypto exposure remains limited.
Bitcoin fell 2.3% in two hours amid suspicion over the appearance of leveraged BTC short positions on Hyperliquid.
The stablecoin payments company’s proposed New York trust bank would custody digital assets and dollars, manage stablecoin reserves and issue and redeem dollar-backed tokens.
Bitcoin ETFs returned to net inflows with $119 million on Tuesday despite falling prices, while Ether funds reached a six-session outflow streak totaling $408 million.
Robinhood has reportedly added approximately $25 million worth of bitcoin to its corporate balance sheet, as disclosed by Johann Kerbrat during an interview, although the company has not officially confirmed the purchase. The move is part of Robinhood’s broader expansion into cryptocurrency, including the launch of an Ethereum-compatible network offering tokenized stocks, a stablecoin, and DeFi services. Robinhood’s CEO mentioned that the decision to acquire bitcoin reflects the company's interest in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, although the amount is considered not to significantly impact the company's overall market value. This addition places Robinhood among a growing number of publicly traded companies holding bitcoin as a treasury asset.
Tom Lee said BitMine will not accumulate Ether past 5% of the supply, turning the company’s target into a ceiling.
Russia registered its first crypto exchanges and custodians, including its largest bank, Sberbank, which plans to launch crypto products on Dec. 1.
Prosecutors say a recent Bitcoin Fog appeals court ruling supports their argument that Tornado Cash activity in Manhattan was enough to establish venue for parts of Roman Storm’s case in New York.
Wallets linked to the U.S. government moved millions in crypto on Tuesday, according to data tracked by Arkham.
Kalshi's 15-minute gold markets generated nearly twice the estimated trading fees of Ether markets in September, with about $5 million compared to $2.6 million, as reported by Predict Charts, just weeks after their August launch. The gold contracts allow traders to speculate on short-term price movements over 15-minute intervals, and their growth coincides with Kalshi's broader expansion in commodities trading, which reached $400 million in volume within seven months. Despite Ether's contracts increasing to 318 million traded in September, gold overtook Ether, recording 542 million contracts traded that month. Short-duration markets, including crypto and commodities, account for a significant portion of Kalshi's fees, with recent analysis indicating they generated $20.4 million in fees over a week, representing 80% of non-sport fees.
The consumer-focused blockchain will close Dec. 15 after Igloo spent tens of millions supporting it, days after Blast said its own network was no longer worth operating.
The new standard is aimed at regulated stablecoins, funds and bonds whose issuers need identity checks, sanctions controls and other transfer rules built into the asset itself.
Bitcoin briefly broke under the level analysts flagged as the point where sellers take over. Oil and the dollar both climbed.
