Pakistan Explores Allocating its Surplus Electricity to Bitcoin Mining

Pakistan is exploring bitcoin mining and AI data centers as a way to utilize its surplus electricity, with plans to foster innovation, boost exports, and create tech jobs through crypto regulation and infrastructure support. Turning Watts into Wealth: Pakistan Leverages Excess Energy for Crypto Mining Pakistan is looking to bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence (AI) … Read more

Standard Chartered, OKX Launch Collateral ‘Mirroring’ Program for Institutional Crypto Trading

Institutional traders can now leverage cryptocurrencies and tokenized money market funds as off-exchange collateral, thanks to a new program launched by Standard Chartered and OKX. Boosting Institutional Investor Confidence Standard Chartered and OKX have unveiled a “pioneering” collateral mirroring program, enabling institutional clients to utilize cryptocurrencies and tokenized money market funds as off-exchange collateral for … Read more

Bitcoin Set to Go ‘Nuclear’ as Governments Flood the World With Fiat, Says Strike CEO

The trade war initiated by Trump has rattled global markets, and Jack Mallers, the CEO of Strike, posits that bitcoin stands poised to “go nuclear” when additional fiat currency enters circulation. Mallers: Debasement of Currency Will Propel Bitcoin to Unprecedented Heights Major stock indexes slumped between 2.81% and 5.04% on Thursday in the wake of … Read more

Tokenized Treasury Growth Rockets 8.7% in 7 Days as Crypto Economy Stumbles

While digital currency markets have faltered, the tokenized real-world asset (RWA) ecosystem has flourished, eclipsing recent market turbulence with a 12.5% valuation climb over 30 days. Tokenized Treasury instruments, in particular, outpaced peers with an 8.7% leap across seven days. Tokenized Treasuries Hit $5.49B Tokenized Treasuries have jumped in growth over the past week, and … Read more

Tariffs Threaten US Bitcoin Mining as Firms Race to Import Mining Equipment

U.S. bitcoin miners are racing against time to import mining equipment to mitigate Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. With application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) prices expected to surge up to 36%, companies are chartering multimillion-dollar flights to sidestep looming costs. Bitcoin Miners Charter $3M Flights to Combat Trump’s Tariff Hike U.S. bitcoin miners are scrambling to import … Read more

Sweden Discusses Possibility of Including Bitcoin in Foreign Reserves

In a written inquiry to Minister of Finance Elisabeth Svantesson, MP Rickard Nordin asked about the possibility of including bitcoin as part of Sweden’s foreign reserves. Nordin also proposed funding it with bitcoin seized by police and customs authorities. Sweden Discusses Including Bitcoin as Part of Its Foreign Reserves Sweden is the latest country to … Read more

Bitcoin’s Q1 Woes: Analysis Points to Investor Frustration

The cryptocurrency market, along with traditional stock markets, experienced a significant downturn in the first quarter of 2025. This market downturn is attributed to both trade war fears and diminished user sentiment, as indicated by the declining net unrealized profit/loss. BTC Dominance Rises After ending 2024 on a high note, the cryptocurrency market took a … Read more

Bitcoin DeFi Aggregator Sats Terminal Secures $1.7M Backing From Coinbase Ventures, Draper

Sats Terminal, a Bitcoin-native decentralized finance (DeFi) aggregation protocol, has raised $1.7 million in pre-seed funding to streamline fragmented services across the Bitcoin ecosystem. Sats Terminal Secures $1.7M The funding round, announced April 8, was co-led by Coinbase Ventures and Draper Associates, with participation from Draper Dragon, BitcoinFi Accelerator, and others. Sats Terminal aims to … Read more

World Liberty Financial Proposes Test Airdrop of USD1 Stablecoin

World Liberty Financial has proposed testing its onchain airdrop system by distributing small amounts of its USD1 stablecoin to holders of its native WLFI token. Trump’s DeFi Project Eyes Airdrop to Validate Stablecoin Infrastructure The proposal, outlined in a recent advisory document, recommends sending a fixed amount of USD1 to all eligible WLFI token holders … Read more

Ripple Acquires Hidden Road in $1.25 Billion Deal to Expand Institutional Crypto Services

Ripple has announced a $1.25 billion acquisition of crypto prime broker Hidden Road, aiming to scale institutional offerings and integrate its blockchain ecosystem. The deal includes capital infusion, use of Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin, and settlement via the XRP Ledger. Ripple Bets Big on Institutional Crypto with Hidden Road Acquisition Ripple is making a major play … Read more