The central bank of El Salvador, the small bitcoin-friendly nation in Central America, added $50 million in gold to its reserves, the institution said Thursday in an X filing. The purchase – 9,298 troy ounces – brings the country’s total gold reserves to 67,403 ounces, worth about $360 million at current prices President Nayib Bukele […]
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Bitcoin just broke through a prism milestone that it has held for two months, and the sellers are now calling the shots. The credible milestone? Bitcoin’s average price over the last 100 weeks. Since November, this so-called 100-week simple moving average has consistently acted as a safety net, a level where buyers have continued to
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Dogecoin slid sharply as bitcoin pulled back, breaking a key support level and forcing traders to reassess whether the memecoin is stabilizing — or rolling into a deeper corrective phase. News background Dogecoin coincided with broader crypto weakness as bitcoin retreated, dragging down high-beta tokens. The move was not driven by a DOGE-specific headline, but
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Tokenization firm Securitize has filed a public registration statement with the SEC and is moving ahead with plans to go public through a merger with Cantor Fitzgerald-backed black check firm Cantor Equity Partners II (CEPT). On Wednesday archivingthe company reported $55.6 million in revenue for the first nine months of 2025, up 841% from the
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The heads of the two federal agencies that hold the fate of US crypto most in their hands hosted an event Thursday to signal their commitment to coming up with crypto policies. Even as crypto legislation moves into motion and starts through Congress, the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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Stocks linked to the crypto sector continued large January declines on Thursday, as bitcoin fell 6% to below $84,000. Coinbase (COIN), the largest publicly traded crypto company by market cap, is down 7% today, 17% year-to-date, and on track to record an eight-session losing streak, the longest since September 2024. At the current $195, the
While much of the industry’s attention over the past year has turned to stablecoins, tokenized government bonds and institutional onramps, the team behind Velodrome and Aerodrome say the real power struggle in crypto is unfolding elsewhere: in decentralized exchanges (DEXs). Alex Cutler, CEO of Dromos Labs, the lead developer company behind Aerodrome and Velodrome, described
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Pudgy Penguins is emerging as one of the strongest NFT-native brands in this cycle, transitioning from speculative “digital luxury goods” to a multi-vertical consumer IP platform. Its strategy is to first acquire users through mainstream channels; toys, retail partnerships, and viral media, then embed them into Web3 through games, NFTs, and the PENGU token. The
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The US Senate has moved into a new phase with crypto market structure legislation that the industry hopes will help it reach a new plateau of investor confidence and involvement, with a committee formally advancing the bill on Thursday. This is as far as the crypto sector’s top policy effort has ever gotten in the
In today’s newsletter, Sam Boboev, founder of Fintech Wrap Up, looks at how banks are embracing stablecoins and tokenization to upgrade bankrails. Then Xin Yan, co-founder and CEO of Sign, answers questions about banks and stablecoins in Ask an Expert. -Sarah Morton From stablecoins to tokenized deposits: why banks are reclaiming the narrative Stablecoins dominated
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