The race to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chairman is heating up, and a surprising contender is emerging as the frontrunner. The Powell-Trump Showdown President Trump has been publicly blasting current Fed Chair Jerome Powell for keeping interest rates high (between 4.25% and 4.50%). Trump wants lower rates to boost the economy, but Powell’s…
Solana ($SOL) is on a roll, pushing towards $200! A big reason for this is BIT Mining, a major Chinese company, which recently announced plans to build a massive $300 million Solana treasury. BIT Mining’s Big Solana Bet BIT Mining, previously focused on Bitcoin, is making a significant shift towards Solana. They’ve already invested nearly…
Billionaire Ken Griffin’s hedge fund, Citadel, has made a significant investment in NioCorp Developments Ltd (NB), a U.S. critical minerals company. This move highlights Griffin’s bullish outlook on the sector. A Massive Stake in NioCorp Citadel acquired 3,824,329 shares of NB, representing a substantial 5.4% of Citadel’s portfolio and 5.2% of NioCorp’s outstanding shares. This…
Coinbase, a major US cryptocurrency exchange, has added support for COSMOSDYDX, the latest version of the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform dYdX. This DeFi platform, built on the Cosmos blockchain, specializes in crypto derivatives and perpetuals. dYdX Now Available on Coinbase The addition of COSMOSDYDX means Coinbase users can now buy, sell, trade, send, and receive…
A popular crypto analyst, Michaël van de Poppe, shared his predictions for Bitcoin and Ethereum, warning of potential lows for Bitcoin and predicting a rise for Ethereum and altcoins. Bitcoin’s Crucial Support Level Van de Poppe, who boasts over 800,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter), highlighted a key support level for Bitcoin at $115,000. He…
A California man is heading to prison for nearly four years after defrauding the Small Business Administration (SBA). The Scheme Abraham Park, CEO of a California financial services company, orchestrated a massive loan scam. Between 2020 and 2022, he submitted over 120 fake loan applications to the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, totaling…
The Ethereum Foundation is showing its support for Roman Storm, co-founder of Tornado Cash, by pledging up to $500,000 for his legal defense. This comes after a recent trial resulted in a mixed verdict. A Partial Victory, and a Long Road Ahead Roman Storm was recently found guilty on one of three charges against him…
Standard Chartered, along with Animoca Brands and HKT, is making a big move in the world of digital finance. They’ve teamed up to apply for a license to issue stablecoins in Hong Kong. A Joint Venture for Stablecoins The three companies formed a new joint venture (JV) called Anchorpoint Financial. Their goal? To create and…
Someone on X (formerly Twitter) made some pretty bold predictions about where Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP will be by March 2032. Let’s dive in! The Predictions The prediction, shared by a crypto commentator, forecasts the following prices: Bitcoin (BTC): $889,969.42 Ethereum (ETH): $28,050.73 XRP: $23.22 The prediction also includes prices for other cryptos like BNB,…
Ethereum’s got a big upgrade coming, and it needs everyone to cooperate to make it happen on time. That’s the message from Tomasz Stańczak, co-executive director of the Ethereum Foundation. Fusaka: The Crucial Upgrade The Fusaka upgrade is scheduled for Q4 2025, and Stańczak is stressing the importance of hitting that deadline. He’s even suggested…
