As Donald Trump prepares to assume office, his promise to make the U.S. a “crypto capital” sparks renewed interest in cryptocurrency markets. Bitcoin (BTC) hit a historic $100,000 in December 2024, and some analysts forecast prices ranging between $78,000 and $250,000 in 2025. However, as the crypto market goes mainstream, concerns about the risks of eased cryptocurrency regulation grow. What…
The company now owns more than $192 million worth of BTC and touts a “Bitcoin yield” of more than 99%, it said. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/semler-scientific-buys-23m-bitcoin?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
A panel of three judges said they would not force the SEC to implement rulemaking on crypto but referred to the commission’s “fogginess” potentially harming digital asset firms. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/appellate-court-coinbase-sec-case-rulemaking?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
A company looking to compete with meme coin launchpad Pump.fun threatened its rival with a lawsuit earlier this month. Just 10 days later, the project launched a token on Pump.fun and self admittedly “rug[ged] the chart” with the founder claiming to have made $800,000. Yonatan Badash founded Pump Pumpkin in December 2024, announcing the project with a deepfake of Morgan…
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from the past week. This edition examines how bitcoin can help grow El Salvador’s tourism industry. Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador’s Bitcoin Push Will Bring Its Tourism Industry to New Heights The Salvadoran tourism industry is having a […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/latam-insights-encore-el-salvadors-bitcoin-push-to-boost-its-tourism-industry/
Rostin Behnam exits the US CFTC and calls for stronger regulation, Russia confiscates $10 million in Bitcoin and the IMF advises Kenya on crypto regulations. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/cftc-chair-s-exit-russia-s-bitcoin-seizure-kenya-s-imf-warning-law-decoded-jan-6-13?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Stablecoin giant Tether is moving to Bitcoin-friendly El Salvador. The company—currently incorporated in the British Virgin Islands—announced Monday that it had acquired a Digital Asset Service Provider license in the country and was relocating all its subsidiaries to the Central American nation. Tiny El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender in 2021 in a bid to get its citizens to use…
Steno Research analysts predict that Bitcoin ETFs could see an estimated $48 billion in net inflows during 2025. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/blackrock-launches-bitcoin-etf-canada?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Donald Trump Jr. joined prediction market operator Kalshi as an advisor Monday, deepening the company’s embrace of U.S. politics. The president-elect’s son will advise Kalshi on partnerships and go-to-market strategy “as we scale and aggressively expand the business” a Kalshi representative told Decrypt. Kalshi is a trading platform that enables users to place wagers on the likelihood that a future…
Semler Scientific, a developer of technology solutions for healthcare providers, has provided updates on its bitcoin (BTC) holdings and capital markets activities, highlighting its evolving treasury strategy. Semler Scientific Achieves Nearly 100% Bitcoin Yield Since Treasury Strategy Launch Following Microstrategy’s latest purchase announcement, Semler said that between Dec. 16, 2024, and Jan. 10, 2025, the […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/semler-scientific-expands-bitcoin-holdings-to-over-2300-btc/
