Key Takeaways Avenir Group increased its stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust to 14.7 million shares worth $691 million. Goldman Sachs remains the largest IBIT investor with 30.8 million shares after a 28% increase in holdings. Share this article Avenir Group, Asia’s largest Bitcoin ETF investor, increased its holdings in BlackRock’s flagship crypto fund, the
MoonPay has teamed up with Mastercard to launch a new suite of stablecoin payment cards. This is a significant move because it will enable seamless digital asset spending at over 150 million merchants worldwide. Announced on 15 May 2025, this collaboration follows MoonPay’s recent acquisition of Iron’s infrastructure – responsible for building API-first stablecoin infrastructure
Bitcoin (BTC) could surge to $1 million by 2028, not due to exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows or institutional adoption, but because of looming capital controls in the United States. That’s the prediction from former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes, who argues that the U.S. will impose financial restrictions on foreign investors, triggering a flight from traditional
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Ethereum’s (ETH) dominance as the foundational layer faces a nuanced challenge. While it focuses on making its underlying tech better and faster, other networks, primarily Solana (SOL) in this case, have seen
Key Takeaways Peter Schiff criticized investments in Bitcoin treasury stocks as more absurd than buying Bitcoin itself. Schiff advises investing in companies with actual business models rather than those solely acquiring Bitcoin. Share this article For Peter Schiff, Bitcoin is bad. But Bitcoin proxy stocks are even worse. The gold champion and longtime Bitcoin critic
In a move that feels both futuristic and kinda inevitable, Ukraine is working on a law that would let it officially hold Bitcoin as part of its national reserves. If they pull this off, they’ll be one of the first countries in Europe to go beyond crypto-friendly buzzwords and actually put digital assets to work
On May 14, the Ethereum Foundation announced the “Trillion Dollar Security Initiative” with the ambition of making Ethereum “civilization-scale infrastructure that securely underpins the internet and global economy.” The core goal is to upgrade Ethereum’s security to a level where billions of individuals would feel comfortable storing more than $1,000 each on the network, which
The Ethereum Foundation has launched the “Trillion Dollar Security” (1TS) initiative, a sweeping plan aimed at enhancing Ethereum’s security architecture to support trillions in on-chain value. According to a May 14 official announcement, the goal is to make Ethereum (ETH) secure enough to support trillions of dollars in value held by individuals, companies, and even
Key Takeaways Coinbase acquired Deribit for $2.9 billion to expand its derivatives market presence. CEO Brian Armstrong indicated interest in further acquisitions, especially international ones. Share this article Coinbase is ready to spend more on acquisitions after reaching a $2.9 billion deal to acquire Deribit, said CEO Brian Armstrong on Bloomberg Television today. Deribit is
Yuga Labs has transferred CryptoPunks IP to the Infinite Node Foundation. With trading volume up 170% to $2.8 million in 24 hours, is this the end of NFTs or a bold move to preserve digital art? CryptoPunks are among the most valuable NFTs. During the 2020–2021 bull market, driven mainly by DeFi and NFT activity,