The mining companies opened sharply higher on Thursday after US nonfarm payrolls surprised to the upside. Crypto mining stocks logged strong weekly gains, despite a pullback on Thursday, in a rally fueled by signs that a favorable macroeconomic backdrop could support the US Federal Reserve’s soft-landing narrative. Shares of Riot… Listen ⇢

As an advisor to both TradFi and crypto native firms, one trend I’m excited about is the potential of blockchain and tokenization to help asset managers serve the next generation of investors. These financial institutions pride themselves on navigating complexity and pursuing innovative strategies. They manage trillions across private equity,… Listen ⇢

Beyond institutional investors, XRP is increasingly gaining traction in the sports industry as its price edges higher. Notably, the crypto asset has experienced a strong upswing this week, jumping 17% following this year’s positive XRP ETF news. On Thursday, Kelly Stewart, widely known as “Kelly in Vegas,” a popular sports… Listen ⇢

The license was granted after a new policy from Singapore’s Monetary Authority required all crypto firms based in the country to register. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has granted crypto exchange Bitstamp a license to provide services to residents of the Southeast Asian country, the company announced on Thursday.… Listen ⇢

Bitcoin Magazine Geyser Launches $10K Nostr Wallet Connect Grant to Spark Open-Source Innovation Geyser, a Bitcoin crowdfunding and grants platform, announced the NWC Hackathon Grant this week, inviting projects that leverage Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) – a communication protocol that enables programmable, non-custodial Bitcoin payments and seamless interactions between apps… Listen ⇢

Bitcoin Magazine Blue Star Capital Secures £1.25M For Bitcoin and Crypto Treasury Expansion Blue Star Capital plc (AIM: BLU) has announced it has completed a £1.25 million fundraising to support a major push into Bitcoin and crypto markets through its portfolio company SatoshiPay Ltd, marking a strategic move to capitalize… Listen ⇢

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has abruptly halted the conversion of Grayscale Investments’ Digital Large Cap Fund (GDLC), which contains XRP, Solana and Cardano besides BTC and ETH, into an exchange-traded fund, less than twenty-four hours after agency staff had granted the necessary rule change. In a one-page letter… Listen ⇢

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin at UATX: A New Era of Intellectual Sovereignty UATX, The University of Austin, Texas, is rediscovering and redefining academic pursuit. Founded in 2021, the start-up university stands as a protest to the intellectual dogma and the “woke” radicalization of major universities in recent years, focusing instead on… Listen ⇢

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has surpassed the firm’s long-established iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) in annual revenue generation. The development, first highlighted in a June 2 report by Bloomberg, marks a milestone moment for institutional adoption and exposes a growing financial incentive among traditional giants to see BTC’s… Listen ⇢