AI chipmaker Cerebras down 11% after first public earnings report
In its first earnings report since its May IPO, Cerebras Systems (CBRS) is lower by 11% in after-hours trading after guiding to lower profit margins next quarter.
Digital Assets
Crypto critic Roubini joins tokenization boom with onchain 'Technodollar'
Nouriel Roubini, the economist known as "Dr. Doom" for predicting the 2008 financial crisis and who later became one of crypto's most vocal critics, is making his first move into blockchain-based fina…
Chainlink teams up with 47 South Korean, European banks to speed up international money transfers
Blockchain infrastructure company Chainlink said it is joining a group of banks that collectively represent over $10 trillion in assets under management to unlock real-time, stablecoin-based cross-bor…
The SEC delayed tokenizing stocks, and here’s why that’s a relief
After two decades building systems that evolved from reactive to cognitive – first at VMware with mobile device security, now in compliance infrastructure for digital asset markets – I've seen that fo…
Bitcoin's recent drop below $60,000 signals Fed, ETF and AI pressures: Deutsche Bank
The investment bank said bitcoin's renewed sell-off was driven by a hawkish shift in Federal Reserve expectations, sustained outflows from U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), a confidence …
BNY sees 'FOMO' driving asset managers into tokenized funds
As tokenization moves from industry experiment to commercial product, asset managers are rushing to establish a foothold in the market.
Meta is developing a prediction market app called ‘Arena’ as sector booms: NYT
Meta (META), the parent company of Facebook, is developing a new app called “Arena” that mirrors a prediction market platform, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke with the New York …
Ethereum Foundation cuts 20% of staff amid leadership exodus
The Ethereum Foundation is cutting roughly 20% of its workforce, eliminating 54 positions as part of a broad restructuring that comes amid sustained senior leadership turnover and growing fragmentatio…
Bitcoin volatility looks cheap as $10 billion options settlement nears
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Strategy's STRC slump prompts Terra comparisons that don't hold up, says analyst
Strategy's preferred stock STRC slid to record lows over the past week, and the fall has revived a comparison to Terra's UST, the stablecoin whose collapse erased about $40 billion in 2022.
The digital euro takes a massive step forward after winning a crucial European Parliament vote
The European Central Bank (ECB) scored a major victory after the European Parliament’s influential Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) committee voted to approve the legal framework for a digital eur…
Ripple targets EU, wins preliminary MiCA approval from Luxembourg financial regulator
Ripple, the blockchain company behind the XRP Ledger, is on its way to regulatory approval in the European Union (EU) via licensing in Luxembourg.
Franklin Templeton closes 250 Digital acquisition deal and sets up new Franklin Crypto division
The $1.7 trillion asset manager Franklin Templeton is establishing a new dedicated active crypto investment management arm through acquisition of 250 Digital.
Bitcoin may need to plunge 15% or more to mark bottom, according to this long-time indicator
As bitcoin trades near its 200-week moving average, a long-term support indicator currently sitting around $62,400, investors are closely watching whether the level can hold. If the 200WMA breaks, att…
Crypto market drops as Nasdaq tech selloff spills into digital assets
The selloff follows Monday's downturn in technology stocks, with another day in the red foreshadowed by Nasdaq 100 futures, which have cratered by 2.5% since midnight.
Former Robinhood Crypto COO Tanya Denisova joins stablecoin issuer Agora as head of operations
Tanya Denisova, the former chief operating officer of Robinhood Crypto, has joined stablecoin issuer Agora as head of operations, according to a Tuesday blog post by Agora's CEO and co-founder Nick va…
Hut 8 to pay $2.35 million to settle investor suit over U.S. Bitcoin merger
Former bitcoin miner Hut 8 (HUT) agreed to pay $2.35 million to settle a securities class action alleging it misled investors in connection with its 2023 merger with U.S. Bitcoin Corp. (USBTC).
XRP drifts toward $1.10 support as traders await break from three-week range
XRP is running out of room. After spending most of June trapped between resistance overhead and support near $1.10, the token is once again testing the bottom of its range.
SpaceX’s $600 billion plunge erased nearly half of bitcoin’s market cap in three days.
SpaceX's stock has lost more than $600 billion in market value over three trading days, which is nearly half of bitcoin's $1.3 trillion market cap, after announcing its first bond sale.
Trump signs orders to build a quantum computer and protect against the one that could break encryption
The U.S. government wants to build a quantum computer – the ultra-fast machine that could theoretically break the Bitcoin
Bitcoin slips toward $63,000 as a tech selloff drags risk assets lower
Bitcoin fell toward $63,000 on Tuesday, caught in a broad retreat from risk as investors pulled out of the technology stocks that have led markets all year.
Bitcoin price has limited downside, likely near bottom, contrarian indicator suggests
That's the conclusion from an indicator that might seem to signal a bearish shift in sentiment but has tended to presage a more bullish outlook.
U.S. Senate passes housing bill that carries four-year ban on a Fed CBDC
Thanks to the newly passed U.S. Senate housing affordability bill, the Federal Reserve may be heading toward a formal ban from instituting a digital dollar in the form of a central bank digital curren…
Ric Edelman says crypto’s biggest growth story is happening off the price chart
Latest developments: Edelman argues investor sentiment and industry fundamentals are moving in opposite directions.