Crypto Investor Arthur Hayes Doubts Trump Will Get Around to Doing a Bitcoin Reserve

By |2025-01-20T20:34:07+00:00January 20, 2025|Liquidity Pools|

Arthur Hayes, the chief investment officer of cryptocurrency venture capital firm Maelstrom, says he doubts Donald Trump’s government will get around to creating a strategic Bitcoin reserve, a policy many crypto enthusiasts are pinning their hopes on. “I don't think Trump will get around to doing a bitcoin reserve,” Hayes, [...]

Ether Drops to 4-Year Low Against Bitcoin as Trump Seen Boosting Largest Cryptocurrency

By |2025-01-20T10:45:38+00:00January 20, 2025|Liquidity Pools|

Ether (ETH) slumped Sunday to its lowest level against bitcoin (BTC) since March 2021 as the world’s second-largest token extended losses against its larger rival. One ether dropped to 0.03 BTC on Sunday, almost 50% lower than a year ago, as bitcoin soared in the run-up to U.S. President-elect Donald [...]

El Salvador’s Secret Weapon? Its Extensive Bitcoin Education Program, Says Stacy Herbert

By |2025-01-18T15:00:00+00:00January 18, 2025|Liquidity Pools|

El Salvador shook the world in 2021 when President Nayib Bukele made bitcoin (BTC) legal tender, giving the cryptocurrency the same status as the U.S. dollar, the Central American nation’s official currency. Since then, El Salvador has constituted a bitcoin reserve worth roughly $630 million, established one of the most [...]

Best of the Week: Preparing for a New Trump Era

By |2025-01-17T16:33:23+00:00January 17, 2025|Liquidity Pools|

CoinDesk’s coverage kicked into high gear this week as crypto readied for a new presidency and a new regulatorily-friendly era. Some highlights:Senior analyst James Van Straten reported on a wave of companies buying bitcoin for their balance sheets, following a model pioneered by MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor. Markets reporter Krisztian Sandor [...]

XRP Volume Overtakes Bitcoin on Coinbase as U.S. Investor Interest Grows

By |2025-01-17T08:38:45+00:00January 17, 2025|Liquidity Pools|

XRP, the third-largest cryptocurrency by market value, has replaced bitcoin (BTC) as the most-traded digital asset on Coinbase (COIN), the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange that's seen as a proxy for U.S. demand. Bitcoin retained its position as most-traded crypto asset on Binance, the largest exchange by volume, which is off-limits to [...]

Crypto’s Senate Ally Lummis Pushes Federal Agencies on Digital Assets Issues

By |2025-01-16T21:52:47+00:00January 16, 2025|Liquidity Pools|

Republican U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis took aim at two federal agencies on behalf of the crypto industry this week, just days before the wide-reaching transition of the federal government when President-elect Donald Trump again takes office. Lummis warned the U.S. Marshals Office to slow down its crypto asset sales and [...]

Solana, XRP Jump as Trump Reportedly Mulls ‘America-First’ Strategic Crypto Reserve, but Experts Suggest Otherwise

By |2025-01-16T17:03:25+00:00January 16, 2025|Liquidity Pools|

A strategic bitcoin reserve has been a large part of the crypto discussion ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration, but does the incoming 47th president have other tokens on his mind? Solana's SOL, Ripple's XRP and Hedera's HBAR are among the altcoins outperforming on Thursday, in part thanks to a NYPost [...]

Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin, IRAs and Tax Prep

By |2025-01-16T16:00:00+00:00January 16, 2025|Liquidity Pools|

In today’s issue, Bryan Courchesne from DAIM explains how bitcoin can be included in U.S. Individual Retirement Accounts, what to watch out for, and the importance of working with a financial advisor. Then, Eric Tomaszewski from Verde Capital Management shares tips on preparing for tax season in Ask and Expert. [...]

Crypto Bulls Brace for Bank of Japan’s Rate Hike That Could Derail Momentum

By |2025-01-16T14:10:04+00:00January 16, 2025|Liquidity Pools|

Most investors have their eyes set on President Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, which has the potential to be a key catalyst for bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency prices. However, a few days later, there is a potential rate hike on the cards from the Bank of Japan (BoJ). According to [...]

Bitcoin Revisits $100K as Trump Inauguration May Spur a Breakout: Van Straten

By |2025-01-16T10:08:27+00:00January 16, 2025|Liquidity Pools|

On Wednesday, bitcoin (BTC) briefly exceeded $100,000 for the fourth time, with trader sentiment switching to greed from fear as the price ranges between $90,000 and the six-figure level. The largest cryptocurrency may take several attempts to push through $100,000, as previous CoinDesk research showed. Since touching an all-time high [...]

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