Trump Goes Full Crypto: US GDP Data Now Lives on Blockchain Photo : AP Washington, DC: The US government has officially started publishing its GDP numbers on public blockchains, marking one of the biggest endorsements of crypto by the Trump administration so far. On Thursday, the Commerce Department said it has posted the “official hash
A majority of investors who hold both cryptocurrencies and stocks say digital assets will outperform equities in the long term, according to a new survey from crypto exchange Kraken. The survey of more than 1,000 U.S. adults, published Thursday, found that 65% of dual-asset investors expect crypto to deliver stronger growth than stocks over the
The self-diagnosed “very stable genius” has, fittingly, signed into law the GENIUS Act, which introduces (very loose, industry-friendly) regulations for the operation of stablecoins—cryptocurrencies pegged to assets like the US dollar. During the press conference and signing ceremony for the bill, Trump got quite transparent about his relationship with the crypto community, telling them, “I
INDIA – 2024/04/07: In this photo illustration, a Bitcoin Logo seen displayed on a smartphone with … More the Wall Street – New York Stock Exchange logo in the background. (Photo Illustration by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Circle, the issuing company of the USDC Stablecoin, went public last
This month, approximately $529K in bitcoin hit the digital wallet of Miami-based developers Rilea Group and Cipres. In exchange, they handed over the keys to a luxury condo unit at their under-construction The Rider Residences near the Wynwood neighborhood. It was the group’s first direct wallet-to-wallet cryptocurrency transaction and among the few instances in which bitcoin has been used to trade real
The second-largest US-based crypto exchange by trading volume is expanding its repertoire as it prepares to go public. Earlier this month, Kraken announced plans to offer an Initial Public Offering (IPO) early next year. On the heels of the announcement, Kraken now says it has acquired the leading US retail futures trading platform NinjaTrader. NinjaTrader