Bitcoin’s identity crisis came roaring back into focus this weekend after Galaxy Digital (GLXY) announced that it had facilitated a $9 billion sale of more than 80,000 bitcoin for a Satoshi-era investor. The firm said the sale — one of the largest notional BTC transactions ever — was part of the seller’s estate planning strategy. […]

Cryptocurrency may be easier to buy than ever, but most Americans still want no part of it. A new Gallup survey found that just 14% of U.S. adults own crypto, a figure that has been growing but still represents a small slice of the investing public. The study, conducted in mid-June, revealed deep skepticism about […]

Japanese AI firm Quantum Solutions is set to start investing in bitcoin (BTC) through its Hong Kong-based subsidiary, GPT Pals Studio, the company said in a press release. The decision, approved at a board meeting on July 23, includes plans to initially purchase up to $10 million in BTC using borrowed funds. The firm aims […]

Hedera’s HBAR token surged nearly 12% on Friday, climbing to $0.2657 and outperforming every other top-20 cryptocurrency by daily percentage gain, according to CoinDesk Data. The rally followed an announcement by popular trading platform Robinhood that it had added support for the asset, increasing its exposure to a broad base of U.S. retail investors. The […]

NEW YORK — Prosecutors told a federal judge in open court on Friday that they were considering criminally charging certain employees of crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly Capital, including general partner Tom Schmidt, for their 2020 investment into privacy tool Tornado Cash. The discussion between prosecutor Nathan Rehn and District Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the […]