As of Wednesday morning, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading over $96K, up nearly 2% in the last 24 hours, marking a continued recovery from April’s lows around $75,000. Late Tuesday evening ET, Bitcoin surged over $97K. The world’s largest cryptocurrency is now within striking distance of the critical $100,000 milestone amid renewed institutional and political tailwinds.
Bhutan, known for investments in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, has launched a tourism crypto payment system in partnership with Binance Pay and DK Bank. The system allows Bhutan travelers with Binance accounts to pay for services like tickets, hotel stays, tour guides and other products using at least 100 different crypto assets, including Bitcoin (BTC), USDC
Payments behemoth Visa has invested in BVNK, a London-based startup focused on stablecoin payment infrastructure, signaling continued interest in digital asset innovation. According to a May 7 BVNK announcement, the startup “secured a strategic investment from Visa through their Visa Ventures arm.” Furthermore, while the company does not explain fully what it entails, it refers
After abruptly pulling their support from what would have been the Senate’s first stablecoin regulatory bill, Senate Democrats announced Tuesday that they would introduce a new bill that would prevent federal officials and their families from issuing digital assets – a bill directed at Donald Trump and his family’s current stablecoin and meme coin holdings.
By Stephanie Ruhle and Elliot Metz This is an adapted excerpt from the May 5 episode of “The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle.” Investors appear to be getting a little impatient for some good news on Donald Trump’s trade war. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 continued to sink after snapping its nine-day winning streak on
Tensions rose during a joint House hearing as Representative Maxine Waters strongly objected to a new crypto market structure bill. The legislation, backed by both Republicans and Democrats, aims to define oversight responsibilities in the digital asset sector. Waters, however, described the bill as part of what she called US President Donald Trump’s “crypto corruption.”
Donald Trump has raised nearly a billion dollars from his various cryptocurrency schemes, says researcher Molly White. “He is really allowing for bribery and the types of corruption that we’ve never seen in the American presidency,” White says. She lays out how the Trump family profits from cryptocurrency while directly influencing policy and regulations, encouraging
The ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl has finally explained what happened when the controversial cryptocurrency scandal ‘cleaned out people’s savings’. I know right, remember her? I almost can’t believe she’s back either. It’s nearly been a year since the original ‘hawk tuah’ video went viral after Haliey Welch made her ‘spit on that thang’ comment in a
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Best Wallet ($BEST), the leading noncustodial Web3 wallet, has surpassed $12 million in ICO funding. The milestone comes amid increasing wallet-targeted scams and a broader shift among crypto users toward self-custody and real utility, as the market matures and centralized risks grow
Any sufficient accumulation of wealth can make someone a target for crime, and cryptocurrency has been a popular tool for scammers thanks to its “anonymous” possibilities. Those two factors appear to be combining in disturbing ways in a wave of kidnappings and ransoms in western Europe. Wealthy crypto investors are now being singled out for