The Last Man Standing in Crypto

[ad_1] Brian Armstrong has become the new face of crypto.  Coinbase Global, the cryptocurrency exchange he co-founded in 2012, is one of the last big digital-asset companies standing after a…

MicroStrategy and Marathon Digital Rise as Bitcoin Rally Boosts Crypto Stocks

[ad_1] Bitcoin rose above $45,000 in early trading, up more than 5% over the past 24 hours, amid hopes the Securities and Exchange Commission will shortly begin approving Bitcoin exchange-traded…

Big Battles Loom in SEC’s War on Crypto

[ad_1] WASHINGTON—It is the Securities and Exchange Commission’s forever war. The SEC in 2024 will mark the seventh year of its campaign to regulate cryptocurrencies through enforcement, with no end…

How the Fintech Rally Could Fizzle in 2024

[ad_1] Financial-technology companies have rallied in 2023 even as rates rose. Some could now face risks from falling rates, as well as stepped-up competition. Higher rates did hit “fintech” stocks…

A Spot Bitcoin ETF Is Easy. What Comes Next Could Get Dangerous.

[ad_1] Giving fund managers easier access to bitcoin is already a contentious topic for regulators. It is nothing next to the Pandora’s box that could be opened with its crypto…

Stocks Rise for Fourth Consecutive Week

[ad_1] Stocks solidified a fourth consecutive week of gains, after bouncing between small gains and losses Friday. The S&P 500 rose 0.1%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 0.1%. The…

Cathie Wood Urges Investors to Heed the Risks of a Deflationary World

[ad_1] Cathie Wood still expects the price of bitcoin to hit $1 million someday.  The founder of ARK Investment Management built the firm into an investor darling during the Covid-19…

Why Hamas Uses Crypto to Raise Money

[ad_1] Oct. 20, 2023 12:00 pm ET WASHINGTON—The role of cryptocurrencies in illicit finance has come under renewed scrutiny after The Wall Street Journal’s report that Hamas and other militant…

SEC Retreats From High-Stakes Lawsuit Over XRP Cryptocurrency

[ad_1] WASHINGTON—The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday said it would drop its lawsuit against two cryptocurrency executives who oversaw $1.5 billion in sales of a digital coin known as…

The Crypto Economy’s Big Hope Is Already in Crisis

[ad_1] Gaming is a rare industry where virtual currencies can play a real role, but it faces an uncertain future after being undermined by rampant speculation. [ad_2] Source link