Financial Insights That Matter Digital Asset Funds Flows Report 17/02/25 – Source: CoinSharesData from CoinShares shows that, despite BTC’s latest drop from its January 20 all-time high, spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) linked to this digital asset have received a staggering amount of $5.6 billion in net capital inflows. This has probably helped cushion the blow […]
Financial Insights That Matter In the process of giving up on the chance of any Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2025, investors Thursday got a modest dovish surprise from Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic. “I view the employment outlook as stable, but signs of slowing are accumulating,” said Bostic in an essay. He noted that […]
Financial Insights That Matter 02/20 update below. This post was originally published on February 19 Bitcoin and crypto prices have flat-lined over the last week as traders await an “important” announcement from Donald Trump’s U.S. administration. Unlock over $3,000 in NFT, web3 and crypto perks — Apply now! The bitcoin price is stuck under $100,000 […]
Financial Insights That Matter Two men are in police custody after being arrested in connection with a July cryptocurrency fraud involving a man in his seventies. The case was brought to Police Scotland in July 2024 after a 75-year-old from Aberdeen lost “a six-figure sum” worth of cryptocurrency. Officers from Police Scotland, assisted by England’s […]
Financial Insights That Matter The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is restructuring its enforcement approach by scaling back its cryptocurrency oversight unit and replacing it with a smaller team focused on cyber fraud and technological threats. What Happened: The newly formed division will investigate crimes involving blockchain misuse, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and social media-driven […]
Financial Insights That Matter Riot Platforms’ VP of Research, Pierre Rochard, yesterday testified before the Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce in support of Senate Bill 21, which would establish a state Bitcoin reserve. His testimony on Feb. 18 detailed the proposal’s role in strengthening state finances amid economic uncertainty and emphasized Bitcoin’s verifiable […]
Financial Insights That Matter Ales Michl, the governor of the Czech National Bank (CNB), has opined that Bitcoin should not be lumped together with other cryptocurrencies. He has noted that the cryptocurrency market remains in its “infancy,” predicting that it will experience a lot of “failures and successes.” Michl has cautioned potential buyers that they […]
Financial Insights That Matter (Bloomberg) — The US Securities and Exchange Commission is replacing its enforcement unit devoted to misconduct in the cryptocurrency markets, the latest sign of the regulator’s more friendly approach to digital assets. Most Read from Bloomberg In its stead, there will be a smaller team with a broader mandate to combat […]
Financial Insights That Matter Bitcoin’s ascent past $100,000 might have felt like the culmination of a long-promised milestone, but according to industry veterans, what we’re witnessing is the beginning of real institutional adoption—a trend that could fundamentally transform how global capital markets work. “Previous Bitcoin bull runs were usually muted because exchanges needed to onboard […]
Financial Insights That Matter Utah is 50% away from creating a Bitcoin reserve after a bill for this purpose advances to the state’s Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee. The Blockchain and Digital Innovation Amendments bill (H.B. 230), proposed by Utah Representative Jordan Teuscher, has advanced to the state’s Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee. Utah’s Bitcoin […]