Popular macroeconomics expert Lyn Alden isn’t sold on Bitcoin’s (BTC) functionality as a medium of exchange yet.
Alden explains in a new analysis that people with specific payment issues like capital controls and payment de-platforming find BTC useful, but they can often also use less-volatile stablecoins as short-term solutions to those same problems.
“There are some very well-meaning Bitcoin...
The CEO of Bitcoin hoarder Metaplanet says the company is looking to accumulate so much BTC that it will become impossible for others to catch up in the future.
Speaking to the Financial Times, Simon Gerovich says the firm is taking advantage of Bitcoin’s “gold rush” moment by plotting a long-term strategy to build one of the world’s largest BTC treasuries before pivoting into other investment...
The investment banking arm of TD Bank believes the market cap of JPMorgan will soar to $1 trillion as it leverages artificial intelligence (AI).
In a new CNBC interview, TD Cowen bank analyst Steven Alexopoulos says investors are currently positioning in tech stocks to capture the upside potential of AI.
The analyst notes that investors are likely underexposed to stocks that he thinks will rally...
A widely followed crypto analyst is warning traders that historical precedent suggests a challenging few months ahead for digital assets.
In a new interview with David Lin, crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen says there is reason to expect that the third quarter of this year could be bearish for crypto.
“So, kind of going into this year, I thought January 20th would mark a high – at least a local high...
Tech mogul Jack Dorsey is testing a new decentralized, peer-to-peer encrypted messaging app that does not rely on the internet or phone numbers.
The new messenger, which Dorsey calls “bitchat,” instead utilizes Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mesh networks.
BLE is designed for lower power consumption and is used to transfer small amounts of data between nearby devices, according to Android Developers...
A top executive at Citigroup, the third-largest US bank, is issuing a warning about the current rally in stock markets.
In a new CNBC Television interview, Citi Wealth’s chief investment officer Kate Moore says that the macroeconomic outlook still remains highly uncertain, even as stocks hit record highs.
“I’ve been saying I’ve been pretty uncomfortable with the rally, in part because a lot of...
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Joe Lubin says decentralization will be the main narrative that drives markets in the coming years.
In a new interview with CNBC, Lubin, the chair of SharpLink, a gaming company with an Ethereum treasury, says his firm’s ETH accumulation strategy is about generating more awareness of the leading smart contract platform.
“It’s about telling the Ethereum story. What does...
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Strategic leadership appointment positions G-Knot to redefine digital security and identity management.
G-Knot, a pioneering biometrics technology company developing the world’s first finger vein crypto wallet, today announced the appointment of Wes Kaplan as the company’s CEO.
Kaplan – a globally recognized leader with expertise across fintech, digital assets...
The Australian airline giant Qantas reportedly says it has potentially made contact with a cybercriminal who raided the company’s customer data last week.
In a statement on Monday, a Qantas spokesperson said that the firm is in close communication with authorities but wouldn’t confirm whether the hackers are demanding payment in exchange for the stolen customer data, reports The Guardian.
“A...
Public companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have acquired Bitcoin (BTC) worth tens of billions of dollars in just three months, according to the founder of The Kobeissi Letter, Adam Kobeissi.
The macro analyst tells the 938,700 followers of The Kobeissi Letter on the social media platform X that the corporate demand for Bitcoin is “incredibly strong.”
According to Kobeissi, public...