The U.S. government currently holds approximately 198,012 BTC, valued at over $18 billion, primarily from legal seizures. Athur Hayes emphasized the improbability of additional purchases beyond these holdings. Industry experts,…
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Bhushan Akolkar
Bhushan is a FinTech enthusiast and possesses a strong aptitude for understanding financial markets. His interest in economics and finance has drawn his attention to the emerging Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency markets. He holds a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. He is continually engaged in a learning process, keeping himself motivated by sharing his acquired knowledge. In his free time, he enjoys reading thriller fiction novels and occasionally explores his culinary skills.
Under Europe’s AMLR, CASPs, banks, and financial institutions will be strictly prohibited from facilitating transactions involving anonymity-enhancing crypto coins or accounts. Centralized crypto platforms under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets…
Solana’s integration with other blockchains enables seamless cross-chain movement of RWAs, marked by the introduction of USDY, a yield-bearing token with over $170 million in total value locked and extensive…
Strategy, led by Michael Saylor, bolstered institutional confidence with an increased Bitcoin yield projection and a $21 billion equity issuance for BTC acquisitions. BTC’s technical indicators reflect bullish momentum, with…
This partnership with Zodia Custody supports IOTA’s push to bridge traditional finance with blockchain technology, enhancing institutional engagement with tokenized assets. Additionally, it facilitates the issuance and management of tokenized…
Ripple’s Managing Director for the UK and Europe, Cassie Craddock, emphasized the UK’s potential to become a competitive global hub for digital assets. However, limited banking access for crypto firms…
Previous occurrences, such as in late 2016 and 2023, preceded major Ethereum rallies, including the meteoric rise from $6 to $1,400 by early 2018. Analysts suggest that a breakout above…
VeChain’s technology underpins major collaborations, including Walmart China’s tracking of 200 million transactions and Bayer China’s safeguarding of clinical trial data. Through stable governance mechanisms like VeVote and compliance-driven protocols…
Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart noted that such delays align with expectations, as most ETF filings, including that of the XRP ETF, have final deadlines in October or later. Despite ETF…
IOTA’s mainnet upgrade introduces the MoveVM framework for smart contracts and will support over 50,000 transactions per second with rapid finality. In preparation for the upgrade, Binance.US will suspend IOTA…
Lutnick proposed a unique energy model for Bitcoin mining, encouraging miners to establish data centers near untapped gas fields with dedicated power plants. The initiative seeks to formalize Bitcoin’s role…
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse highlighted the potential to revolutionize the cross-border payments market, valued at hundreds of trillions of dollars, through XRP and blockchain technology. Optimistic forecasts from AI and…
Binance.US announced full support for IOTA’s significant protocol upgrade, which introduces a fully decentralized network with an initial 13 validators and scalability features. Key advancements include the MoveVM framework for…
Vitalik Buterin countered Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson’s critique of Ethereum’s reliance on Layer 2 solutions by promoting zkVM innovation. Ethereum’s falling wedge pattern suggests a potential bullish breakout with targets…
Flare’s three-phase plan includes launching the FAssets v1 mainnet, which bridges non-smart contract tokens like XRP, DOGE, and BTC into DeFi. XRPFi introduces FXRP, a tokenized version of XRP for…
Positive surprises in GDP or a cooler inflation reading could boost risk assets, including Bitcoin, while weaker employment data might push investors toward defensive assets like stablecoins. The Non-farm Payrolls…
Brazil’s XRP ETF XRPH11 invests at least 95% of its portfolio in XRP, targeting institutional and sophisticated investors. Analysts anticipate XRPH11 may influence XRP’s market behavior by increasing institutional exposure,…
To incentivize early participation, VeChain allocated 5.3 billion VTHO ($15 million) to the reward pool with new tools allowing users to calculate potential staking returns and optimize strategies. VeChain announced a…
A panel of 25 crypto professionals predicts Bitcoin will reach an average of $135,048 by the end of 2025, $452,714 by 2030, and $833,000 by 2035. According to Finder’s report,…
Shiba Inu’s Shibarium DApp Store launched on April 24 with over 1,200 decentralized applications, surpassing 1 billion transactions on Shiba Inu’s Layer 2 blockchain. Powered by Shibarium, an Ethereum-compatible Layer…