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The Ethereum Foundation has continued its regular ETH sales, offloading another 100 ETH for 252,939 DAI just 30 minutes ago, taking advantage of today’s price rebound. This sale is part of a broader strategy by the Foundation, which has been consistently selling small portions of ETH weekly since early September. To date, they have sold … Read more
Italy plans to raise its capital gains tax on bitcoin to 42%, up from 26%, as part of efforts to fund election promises and curb the fiscal deficit. The government cites growing bitcoin adoption as a key factor. This comes as the European Union prepares to implement its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), aiming to … Read more
The European Securities and Markets Authority acknowledged the legal limitations raised by the European Commission but emphasized the importance of the framework’s initial objectives. Go to Source
Crypto derivatives exchange Bitnomial is set to launch its U.S. perpetual futures trading platform, Botanical, backed by a $25 million round led by Ripple. The platform, integrating Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD, aims to challenge decentralized exchanges and offshore models. Bitnomial’s approach to bringing offshore trading models into the U.S. derivatives industry presents a significant market opportunity, … Read more
Andre Cronje, co-founder of Sonic and yearn.fi, criticized the growing trend of creating Ethereum Layer 2s designed and tailored for a specific protocol or decentralized finance app (Appchains). Cronje detailed that this approach had many downsides, including the lack of infrastructure, zero possibilities of receiving support, centralization, fragmentation of liquidity, and the lack of a … Read more
Samara Asset Group, a Malta-based investment company focused on seeding tech and crypto startups, aims to follow the Microstrategy playbook by announcing a bond whose proceeds will grow its bitcoin portfolio. Co-founded by cryptocurrency proponent Mike Novogratz, the company’s mission is to empower its shareholders “to participate in the performance of their strategies and disruptive … Read more
Analysts at global research and brokerage firm Bernstein say bitcoin’s surge is fueled by Donald Trump’s rising chances in the 2024 election. They point to Microstrategy’s stock, soaring 191% this year, as a key signal of a looming market breakout. With Trump leading in key swing states, his election odds are igniting a stronger crypto … Read more
Bitcoin’s sharp rally has Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan rethinking how fast the crypto could skyrocket, as investors rush to position themselves ahead of the next big surge. “People don’t want to be left behind if and when crypto takes off,” he stressed. “There is a lot of dry powder on the sidelines.” He predicted: “As … Read more
Hunter Horsley, co-founder and CEO of Bitwise, a $4 billion crypto fund manager, believes that banks will accelerate the participation of many investors in the cryptocurrency market. Horsley predicted that in 12 months, the stance of many crypto adopters will change, declaring that banks will be regarded as “the best thing that ever happened to … Read more
Joseph Stiglitz has referred to the possible effects of a hypothetical victory by Donald Trump in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. The Nobel laureate specified that Trump’s threats to raise China’s import tariffs and his radical “zero-sum” view of the world could result in a fundamental shift in the current U.S. economy. Nobel Laureate Joseph … Read more