The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge showed higher prices have been more persistent than originally thought, sending stocks and cryptocurrencies into the red Friday. The core personal...
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STX is bright spot while bitcoin, ether stagnate with market
Both bitcoin and ether declined on Saturday, continuing downward momentum after another week of macroeconomic uncertainty and ongoing jitters on the regulatory front. Both cryptocurrencies fell 6.4% o...
Ether, bitcoin track Nasdaq, S&P declines as new data keeps inflation fears in focus
Crypto and traditional assets sank after U.S. data showed inflation persisting. Bitcoin traded down about 1.5% to $23,785 at 8:45 a.m. EST, while ether fell about 1% to around $1,639. The...
Investors Are Dumping Equities and Cash Amid Fears of Hawkish Fed, BofA Says
(Bloomberg) — Investors are dumping equities and cash alike in favor of bonds as they position for the risk that the Federal Reserve persists with hawkish policy moves, Bank of America Corp. str...
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest adds $3.9 million worth of COIN
Deals • February 23, 2023, 9:10PM EST Ark Innovation ETF added 53,783 Coinbase shares, while fellow fund, Ark Next Generation Internet ETF, added 9,802 shares, the company’s latest filing shows. ...
Block’s Q4 Cash App bitcoin profit drops 25%
Block reported its fourth-quarter bitcoin gross profit from its Cash App dropped by one-quarter to $35 million. The total sale amount of bitcoin sold to customers, recognized as bitcoin revenue, was $...
Base Protocol’s token jumps 250% despite no affiliation with Coinbase
Base Protocol’s token skyrocketed today, reaching a high of nearly $7.50 around 11:30 a.m EST after months of price stagnation below $1. The spike may have been caused by a misunders...
Bitcoin flirts with $24,000; Coinbase pares gains following Layer 2 announcement
Markets • February 23, 2023, 11:45AM EST Cryptocurrency prices were up over the past day, relatively unaffected by the release of the Fed’s latest meeting minutes on Wednesday. Crypto-related st...
Ark Invest adds another $13 million worth of COIN
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest made another large COIN purchase, this time coming in at over $13 million. Wood’s fund has added over $30 million in COIN shares this month alone. Ark added...
Bitcoin, crypto prices sink for second day; Coinbase down as markets look to Fed minutes
Cryptocurrency and stocks dipped as the focus turned to the release of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s January meeting minutes later today. Bitcoin was trading at $23,700 by 11.20 a.m. EST, do...
Coinbase earnings beat thanks to USDC interest income, analysts say
Coinbase’s fourth-quarter revenue beat estimates thanks to USDC interest income, analysts said. Interest income for the quarter came in at $146 million, up more than 100% from the previous...
Diverging World – Strong Labour Markets May Force The Fed To Hike Rates Further
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 07: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 7, 2008 … [+] in New York City. Despite a government debt buyout plan, the Dow continued to fall t...
Coinbase fourth-quarter revenue beats estimates despite falling 57% year-on-year
Coinbase’s fourth-quarter revenue beat estimates, with the exchange reporting revenue of $604.9 million compared to the $589 million FactSet estimate. Although ahead of expectations, full ...
Coinbase inches higher ahead of earnings as Silvergate slips after downgrade
Coinbase climbed higher shortly after the open today, while Silvergate and other crypto-related stocks dipped. Shares in the crypto exchange traded up by 1% to about $66 by 10:45 a.m. EST, acco...
Moody’s downgrades Silvergate, with outlook still negative even as big firms buy shares
Moody’s downgraded the ratings of Silvergate Capital and its bank subsidiary Silvergate Bank following the downgrade of its standalone Baseline Credit Assessment to b2 from ba3. Silvergate...
Coinshares reports bitcoin outflows for the first time since December
Markets • February 21, 2023, 9:31AM EST Coinshares reported outflows from digital asset investment products totaling $32 million last week, the largest weekly amount since December. Outflows ha...
TrueFi token clocks triple digit gain as Binance mints TUSD stablecoin
DeFi lender TrueFi’s token, TRU, jumped over 140% shortly after Binance minted $50 million worth of the TrueUSD stablecoin. Binance minted 49.99 million TRU at around 10 a.m. EST today, ...
Bitcoin reaches $25,000, its highest price since June
DeFi • February 16, 2023, 11:21AM EST Bitcoin was trading at $25,108 by 11 a.m. EST, up 3.1% over the past day, according to TradingView data. That’s its highest price since June 2022. ...
Bitcoin holds firm above $24,000, with crypto prices buoyant as stocks dips
Markets • February 16, 2023, 10:22AM EST Crypto prices continue to climb higher, with bitcoin firmly above $24,000. Equities linked to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology traded down. Bitc...
Bitcoin price reaches 6-month high above $24,000
Markets • February 15, 2023, 6:02PM EST Bitcoin reached its highest point since Aug. 17, and its drawdown in 2022 might have something to do with it. The leading cryptocurrency by market cap wa...
Silvergate hurtles back above $20 with crypto stocks in the green across the board
Markets • February 15, 2023, 5:10PM EST Crypto-related stocks soared in trading on Wall Street today. Silvergate, Coinbase, and MicroStrategy led the way with double-digit gains. Silvergate rose...
Robinhood cryptocurrency trading volume jumps 95% in January
Robinhood reported cryptocurrency trading volumes up 95% in January to $3.7 billion from the previous month. Notional Trading Volumes — which are the primary driver of transaction revenues — wer...
Crypto markets rebound as Silvergate soars 16% on Citadel Securities, Susquehanna stakes
Cryptocurrency prices rebounded after yesterday’s decline, when the New York Department of Financial Services announced it will pursue regulatory action against stablecoin provider Paxos. ...
Armistice Capital reports 9.9% stake in miner Stronghold Digital
Hedge fund Armistice Capital took a 9.9% beneficial ownership stake in bitcoin miner Stronghold Digital Mining, according to a filing. The fund had an existing stake in the company, but it̵...
Susquehanna Advisors Group buys 7.5% stake in Silvergate, following Citadel Securities
Susquehanna Advisors Group reported a 7.5% stake in crypto-friendly bank Silvergate Capital. The Pennsylvania-based finance firm bought over 2.36 million shares in Silvegrate, a filing showed. S...
Citadel Securities takes 5.5% stake in crypto-friendly bank Silvergate Capital; shares rise
Shares in Silvergate Capital jumped after market maker Citadel Securities reported a 5.5% stake in the crypto-friendly bank. Ken Griffen’s firm now owns over 1.7 million shares in the La J...
Crypto markets wrought ahead of US inflation data as regulatory issues steal focus
Crypto markets were roiled by the SEC last week, and now there’s even more uncertainty after the New York Department of Financial Services ordered Paxos to stop issuing BUSD. Next up is U.S. inf...