BoE deputy says tokenization could cut costs, boost competition
The UK central bank said digital money should remain trusted and interoperable as it weighs stablecoin reforms and near-24/7 settlement to support tokenized markets.
The UK central bank said digital money should remain trusted and interoperable as it weighs stablecoin reforms and near-24/7 settlement to support tokenized markets.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy1pbWFnZXMuY3RtZWRpYS5pby9tZWRpYS9hcnRpY2xlLWNvdmVycy94cnAtbWF5LTE4LWNvdmVyLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="XRP price risks 50% drop despite 9-day ETF inflow streak" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Spot XRP ETFs record net inflows for nine days, absorbing sell pressure and potentially supporting an XRP price recovery over time.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy1pbWFnZXMuY3RtZWRpYS5pby9tZWRpYS9hcnRpY2xlLWNvdmVycy9jb2luYml0Y29pbi1oZWlnaHRsb3dwcmljZWZhbGwuanBn.jpg" alt="Bitcoin price stays under $77K as US bond yields near 20-year highs" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>BTC price stayed pinned below $77,000 amid rising US bond yields and oil prices, with market analysts saying Bitcoin is now at a "crucial level of support." </p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy1pbWFnZXMuY3RtZWRpYS5pby9tZWRpYS9hcnRpY2xlLWNvdmVycy80NjUzMjQuanBn.jpg" alt="A viral hedgehog, Vitalik Buterin, and a bow: the GraphDex launch that crypto won't forget" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>5,800 users in two hours. One QR code. One bow that went viral.</p>
Global internet freedom has declined for 15 consecutive years, with more countries restricting access to more of the internet, according to Freedom House.
More than 10,000 Bitcoin have been sold at a loss by short-term holders in recent days, adding fuel to analysts’ predictions that BTC price will fall to $65,000.
Canaan’s Q1 results were dragged down by a $25 million inventory write-down and a 75% quarterly drop in equipment sales as Bitcoin prices retreated from their highs.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy1pbWFnZXMuY3RtZWRpYS5pby9tZWRpYS9hcnRpY2xlLWNvdmVycy9oaWJhbmNvcmV4Y2x1ZGVzbmZ0LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Estonian regulator partially suspends Zondacrypto operator license" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Estonia’s FIU has partially suspended BB Trade Estonia OÜ’s license, giving the Zondacrypto operator 30 days to fix compliance issues or risk full revocation.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy1pbWFnZXMuY3RtZWRpYS5pby9tZWRpYS9hcnRpY2xlLWNvdmVycy9oaS13aGF0LWlzLWEtYnVsbC1mbGFnLWNoYXJ0LXBhdHRlcm4tYW5kLWhvdy10by1zcG90LWl0LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Zcash is 'running its own bull market' as ZEC price paints 88% rally setup" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>ZEC has jumped 18% in three days as privacy coins rally, defying a 3.45% drop across the wider crypto market.</p>
South Korea’s seventh-largest mutual aid company is currently sitting on a $33 million paper loss on its leveraged Ether ETF investment, following the crypto market downturn.
Investors are at the lowest cash levels since February 2024, just one sign that a market pullback could be coming this summer, warns a BofA survey of fund managers.
Evercore strategists say as risks build for stocks, less-protected investors need more of these “all-weather” outperforming stocks.
A joint venture between Google and Blackstone isn’t “immediately problematic” for CoreWeave, but rather a sign that the market could get more crowded, according to a Bernstein analyst.
The announcement of stiff job cuts at Standard Chartered reignites fears of sweeping changes in th employment market caused by automation and widespread adoption of AI to perform tasks previously the responsibility of humans.
‘I am the beneficiary on her checking account’
Home Depot’s stock rises as earnings beat expectations, and the full-year outlook was affirmed.
Emerging research shows there are ‘super-responders’ to GLP-1 drugs, and others who don’t respond at all.
This “pennant” chart pattern warns that Treasury yields could be headed much higher. But an alternative scenario is so good either.
Analysts see the metal’s price soaring spurred by the largest supply shock since the 1950s.
“Legislation introduced in 2024 was designed to finally upend the traditional 6% real-estate commission model.”