What happened in crypto this week

It’s been another busy week in the crypto market: Virgin Voyages accepts Bitcoin, Donald Trump selects Paul Atkins as next US SEC chair, Coinbase won’t work with anti-crypto law firms, Michael Saylor urges Microsoft to accept Bitcoin, and Bitcoin hits over $100,000 for the first time. Let’s look at these and recap what happened this […]

2024 saw crypto markets dramatically mature

2024 was a landmark year for the cryptocurrency market. It was a year when the market matured, barriers to the institutional investing world came down, and international regulations started to pave the way for digital currencies to enter the mainstream global financial system.  With a President-elect keen on making the US a global crypto hub, […]

Donald Trump names David Sacks as “AI and crypto czar”

David Sacks is the former PayPal COO and founder of Yammer, a SaaS company He will work on a legal framework providing the crypto industry with the clarity it wants US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that David Sacks will be the lead policy advisor on artificial intelligence and crypto, dubbing him the “White House […]

What happened in crypto this week

It’s been another busy week in the crypto market: MicroStrategy buys another $4.6 billion of Bitcoin, BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF options brings in $2 billion on day one, Donald Trump’s transition team considers first White House crypto office, Justin Sun buys a banana for $6.2 million, SEC chair Gensler to step down on January 20, Bitcoin […]

What happened in crypto this week

What a week it’s been with the crypto market: Bitcoin hits $93,000, FTX sues Binance and former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao for $1.76 billion, BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF hits $40 billion, investors withdraw appeal in Dogecoin lawsuit against Elon Musk, and ‘Crypto Dad’ denies interest in becoming SEC chair. Let’s look at these and recap […]

Crypto fear and greed rises as investors turn to Vantard

Crypto investors are increasingly greedy as Bitcoin and other meme coins continue their strong bull run. The crypto fear and greed index moved to the extreme greed zone of 85, a trend that could continue in the coming weeks.  Bitcoin soared to over $93,000, solidifying it as the best-performing asset in the last 15 years. […]

What happened in crypto this week

Wow, what a week’s it’s been in crypto: Tether’s CEO says they’re not launching a blockchain, the State of Michigan holds over $10 million in spot Ethereum ETFs, the launch of the Global Dollar stablecoin, Bitcoin reaches a new all-time high of over $77,000, and BlackRock’s IBIT sets record daily inflows of $1.12 billion. Let’s […]

Bitcoin breaks $75k as crypto celebrates Donald Trump election win

Bitcoin spiked to above $75,400, a new all-time high. This came as Donald Trump clinched the US presidency, beating Kamala Harris. Bitcoin rose to new all-time high above $75,000 as world leaders began to congratulate Donald Trump as the winner and president-elect in the 2024 US election. As Trump took a decisive lead with key […]

Bitwise CIO: US election is going to be a speed bump or wind gust for crypto

Bitcoin’s value has risen over 400% between 2020 and 2024 Solana has increased in value by nearly 4,500% from $1.49 to around $166 in four years This trajectory of positivity will continue beyond the 2024 US elections, according to Matt Hougan Bitwise’s CIO has said while Washington can alter the trajectory of the crypto market […]