The insatiable demand for power by artificial intelligence firms is benefiting Bitcoin miners. Hut 8 (NASDAQ:HUT) shares outperformed most peers on Monday after the Miami-based company received a $150 million investment from Coatue Management to develop AI infrastructure. This investment will be provided through convertible notes with an 8% annual interest rate and a conversion…
Japanese Institutional Crypto Investment Trends Japan’s largest investment bank, Nomura Holdings (TYO:8604), and its crypto subsidiary, Laser Digital, released findings from a recent survey on Monday. The survey targeted over 500 investment managers in Japan, revealing that 54% plan to allocate funds to crypto assets within the next three years. Motivations and Barriers for Japanese…
If you’re optimistic about crypto following Bitcoin’s (BTC-USD) recent surge in popularity, you might be wondering which cryptocurrencies are the best to buy now for potential long-term gains. Which projects might see widespread adoption in the next decade, leading to substantial returns? Investing in crypto is quite different from investing in stocks. The first American…
In the volatile world of cryptocurrency, investor confidence is often gauged by the willingness to hold assets through market fluctuations. Recently, Ethereum has seen a strong vote of confidence from its community, marked by a record number of long-term holders. These HODLers are crucial to Ethereum’s future. Long-Term Holders on the Rise According to Glassnode…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded its investigation into Ethereum 2.0, according to a late Tuesday announcement by cryptocurrency firm ConsenSys on social media platform X. ConsenSys had previously filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction against the SEC’s regulation of the Ethereum blockchain. ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin hailed the SEC’s decision as “a…
Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA) has integrated its multi-chain layer-2 network, Anduro, with the decentralized exchange network Portal to Bitcoin. This integration aims to enhance the utility of the Bitcoin network by enabling atomic swaps, which allow for peer-to-peer transactions of cryptocurrencies across different blockchains. Marathon, a publicly-traded bitcoin miner, began incubating Anduro in February, describing…
Hashdex has submitted a proposal to the Securities and Exchange Commission to create an exchange-traded fund that would include both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). The proposed ETF, named Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF, aims to offer investors exposure to the two leading cryptocurrencies, reflecting their distribution in the Nasdaq Crypto Index. The ETF…
Jump Crypto has added $10 million to a U.S. political action committee focused on promoting pro-crypto candidates in Congress. This brings the total contributions from Jump, a Chicago-based investment firm, to $15 million, and raises the PAC’s total funds to nearly $169 million as of Wednesday, according to spokesman Josh Vlasto. The significant fundraising effort…
Crypto investment firm Pantera Capital aims to raise $1 billion for a new fund dedicated to revitalizing the crypto industry. Cosmo Jiang, Pantera Capital’s portfolio manager, revealed that over $200 million of this fund is allocated for investments in artificial intelligence projects. In a recent interview with DL News, Jiang expressed his belief that AI…
Long-term bitcoin holders and miners have been significant sellers in the past two weeks, with little sign of renewed demand, according to on-chain analysis firm CryptoQuant in a report shared with CoinDesk. CryptoQuant’s data shows that whales—large holders of bitcoin—sold over $1.2 billion worth of BTC recently, likely through brokers rather than on the open…