OCC approves Trump family crypto company for trust charter
The US financial regulator gave conditional approval for World Liberty Financial’s charter bid as ten Democrats signed onto a bill to “prevent corruption in…
The number of ‘negative-beta’ stocks in the S&P 500 just hit a new record high. What that means for investors.
Here’s another factoid that should get the AI bears excited: Stocks in the S&P 500 are increasingly trading in opposite directions on a given day. That means…
Why it pays to stay invested: No amount of bad news could stop the stock market’s strongest run in more than 25 years
Bull markets climb a wall of worry, as the old saying goes. The past six years have tested just how high that wall can get. Source:MarketWatch
Saylor says share buyback isn’t priority as Strategy builds $4.8 billion cash reserve
Strategy is prioritizing STRC, cash reserves, and its credit business over stock buybacks, Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said Monday. Source:CoinDesk
BitMart founder dismisses calls for audit as users report blocked funds, unpaid employees
Sheldon Lee said a Chineselanguage X account making the claims was hacked. Users want wallets, assets and liabilities disclosed. Source:CoinDesk
US Treasury moves forward with rules on GENIUS Act after July deadline
The stablecoin bill signed into law last year is scheduled to go into effect in January 2027, potentially without finalized regulations from US government…
Bitcoin hits $64K as gold gains while oil shakes off Trump Oman threat
Bitcoin price strength saw BTC/USD pass $64,000 on 2% daily gains as gold pushed higher while US stocks wobbled on fresh USIran rhetoric. Source:Cointelegraph
Compound bets $52 million, new leadership team in switch to institutional focus
The protocol pioneered decentralized finance lending, but assets locked have tumbled from a peak five years ago. Now it's looking to attract institutions after…
U.S. Treasury Department proposes GENIUS Act stablecoin rule
The Treasury proposal would establish some of the core definitions and jurisdictions in the law Congress completed last year. Source:CoinDesk
How a bug in Coldcard’s code went unnoticed for years, leading to $100 million in hacked funds
Crypto’s favorite maxim, “don’t trust, verify” wasn’t followed in the case of Coldcard’s code. Source:CoinDesk
Strategy raises $334M through stock sales but buys no Bitcoin
Proceeds funded STRC dividends and repurchases, while $149.1 million was added to Strategy’s US dollar reserve, which reached $4.8 billion. Source:Cointelegraph
Israel’s largest crypto broker Bits of Gold hit by data breach affecting 200,000 customers
Funds and digital assets were not touched, but names, bank account details, and national ID numbers may have been exposed in what the company says was a wider…