18 | Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin & Crypto Updates 2025

FTX Boss Bankman-Fried Says He Is Worth a ‘Mostly Illiquid’ USD 10B

One of President Joe Biden’s biggest campaign backers in the 2020 presidential election has been grabbing the limelight in the mainstream media – as Sam Bankman-Fried (28), the CEO of the crypto derivatives platform FTX, continues to “baffle American political observers” and...

, by Tim Alper

The Economics of the Poet Ezra Pound: What Is Money For?

The American poet Ezra Pound was never short of things to say, especially with regard to economics. While his literary contributions are unmatched, his economic ideas were largely discarded by his contemporaries, especially as he began to lean towards fascism in the latter part of his life.Ezra...

, by Alex Lielacher

Bitcoin Bull Palihapitiya May Stand a Chance of Becoming California’s Governor

Crypto advocates getting involved in politics is not new – but there are suggestions that a bid from Chamath Palihapitiya, the chairman of Virgin Galactic and the CEO of the venture capital outfit Social Capital, could well be in with a better shot at winning office than previous...

, by Tim Alper

Davos 2021 & A ‘Great Reset’: We Can’t Count On the Same Old Globalists

___ Jonathan Michie, Professor of Innovation & Knowledge Exchange, University of Oxford. ____The 51st World Economic Forum starts on January 25, but with a major difference. Whereas this is famously the annual gathering at the Davos ski resort in Switzerland of global leaders from business,...

, by Jonathan Michie

Major ShapeShift, Crypto Boom at Revolut, Interest In Ethereum Peaks + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Exchanges news ShapeShift said it has integrated decentralized exchange protocols and is sunsetting its 6+ year business of trading...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

After Fake Assange Pardon News, Crypto Fans in Clamor Over Ulbricht Pardon Rumor

As the world enters the very last days of the Donald Trump presidency, the rumor mill is in full swing as Twitter-based commenters and more ask what Trump may have planned – and what spanners he could potentially throw into the Joe Biden administration’s works before he leaves office...

, by Tim Alper

Retail Crypto Trading Soars In Africa and Asia + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Crypto adoption news Marcus Swanepoel, Founder of UK-headquartered crypto exchange Luno, recently acquired by the Digital Currency Group, said...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Warning: Physical Cash Will Be Mostly Gone by the End of the Decade

Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.Dr. Bruce Ng is an educator in the field of Distributed Ledger Technology...

, by Bruce Ng

Not Every Country Can Shake The Magical Money Tree Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Shamel Azmeh, Lecturer in International Development, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester. ____COVID continues to ravage societies around the world, and a key issue is how governments can afford to fight it. As economies are disrupted, governments are stepping in to increase their...

, by Shamel Azmeh

State-owned Belarusbank Launches Crypto Exchange Amid Sanctions Against Lukashenko

The biggest bank in Belarus, the state-owned Belarusbank, has announced plans to co-launch a “legal” crypto exchange service that will allow customers in both Belarus and neighboring Russia to buy and sell crypto “using Visa payment cards” at the time when EU approved new...

, by Tim Alper

Ex-CIA Analyst: Beijing Blockchain Network May Spark Chinese Net Dominance

The Chinese Blockchain Service Network (BSN), already active in all major Middle Kingdom cities and continuing to add interoperability options, could pose a major threat to America’s dominance in the digital realm, said a security expert and former CIA official – raising questions over...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Liquidity Solution For Ethereum 2.0 Validators Launched + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Ethereum newsCrypto trading firm Darma Capital launched LiquidStake, a liquidity solution for Ethereum (ETH) 2.0 validators. It allows...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Capitalism and The Coronavirus Crisis: The Coming Transformation(s)

The world economy is currently experiencing its severest contraction since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Unlike the Great Depression and the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2008-2009, this crisis cannot be directly attributed to the dysfunctional workings of capitalism. But even if it is not...

, by Douglas Webber

Bitcoin Dives Below USD 15K as Joe Biden Announced US President-Elect

On Saturday, after a few nail-biting days of vote-counting, Democratic candidate Joe Biden announced as the winner of the US presidential election, beating Donald Trump. Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped following the expected news. Biden, who now should become the 46th president of the United States,...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

US Voting Over, But Near-Zero Interest Rates, Inflation Are Here to Stay

Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.Dr. Bruce Ng is an educator in the field of Distributed Ledger Technology...

, by Bruce Ng

Knife-edge Biden-Trump Showdown Has Crypto Backers on Both Sides

As American voters face a nervous wait to see if Democratic candidate Joe Biden can edge out President Donald Trump in the recent United States election, it appears that some big crypto community players may be watching the vote counts with more trepidation than others – with Bakkt's parent...

, by Tim Alper

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