BlackRock digital assets head Robert Mitchnick said Bitcoin and Ethereum remain the only two cryptocurrencies attracting meaningful investor demand. Summary BlackRock says Bitcoin and Ethereum dominate investor demand. IBIT saw $26B inflows in 2025 despite Bitcoin’s price decline. ETH staking ETF aims to add yield to ether exposure. This comes as the asset manager evaluates
The team behind TOKEN2049 has confirmed that TOKEN2049 Dubai 2026 will be postponed to 21–22 April 2027 due to ongoing regional uncertainty impacting safety, travel, and logistics. The safety and experience of our community always comes first. In collaboration with our partners and stakeholders, and in light of the ongoing uncertainty in the region and
BlackRock has officially entered the yield game with the launch of a new Ethereum ETF: iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB). For the first time, the world’s foremost asset manager is not just offering exposure to Ethereum’s price, but actively engaging in crypto investing strategies to generate passive income for shareholders. This creates a distinct
The Ethereum Foundation has sold 5,000 ETH to publicly traded treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies in an over-the-counter deal worth just over $10.2 million. Summary The Ethereum Foundation offloads 5,000 ETH to BitMine as price climbs above $2K The OTC transaction was priced at an average of $2,042.96 per coin ETH is up 8.2% over
Here’s a fun paradox: the US economy just delivered a one-two punch of stubborn inflation and weakening growth, and Bitcoin’s response was… a 3% rally. Either crypto has developed an immunity to macroeconomic gravity, or the market is pricing in something the headlines haven’t caught up to yet. The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge — the
A company affiliated with President Donald Trump’s branded crypto is offering investors a second chance to secure a seat at the table. Literally. Holders of the TRUMP crypto coin are vying for an invitation to an exclusive Mar-a-Lago crypto event scheduled for April 25, where the President himself is billed as the keynote speaker. The
Bitcoin is extending its recovery, but the market is now approaching a more meaningful technical decision point. After holding the $60,000 region and building a series of higher lows, BTC has pushed back into the low-$70,000s, where short-term momentum is improving. Still, the broader structure has not fully flipped bullish, which means this move is
Whale wallets ramp up Bitcoin buying as price hovers around $71K, according to on-chain data published by Santiment. Summary Bitcoin whales resumed accumulation after two weeks of selling. BTC gained 2.4% while the S&P 500 fell 2.2% over five weeks. Long-term holder MVRV at -25% signals potential accumulation zone. Wallets holding between 10 and 10,000
Velotrade, a Hong Kong-based firm founded by former institutional derivatives traders from JPMorgan and Dresdner Kleinwort, has unveiled its funded trading platform that provides traders with capital while sharing profits based on performance, according to a Friday statement. Crypto proprietary trading is a model that allows traders to trade digital assets using capital provided by
The European Central Bank has sounded the alarm on stablecoins, warning that dollar-pegged digital assets pose serious risks to eurozone banks and monetary sovereignty. As ECB stablecoin battle continues, in an exclusive chat with 99bitcoins.com, Jay Kurahashi-Sofue, CMO of stablecoin liquidity layer Eco, said, “At this point, the cat is out of the bag.” In