Author: Leslie Stewart

Customs duties, duties, duties.Trump’s repeated, repeated import division controlled the week. Initially, tariffs significantly lowered stocks and codes. Finally, the market rose again as all new non-Chinese tariffs suspend for 90 days.Bitcoin returned to the level that was at this point last week ($82,000). Analysts discussed whether the panic the previous day showed the qualities of a “safe shelter” (such as money), or whether it was a risk asset, just like many others. The consensus was that Bitcoin did something resilient rather than being completely at ease.Our Asian reporting team led the way in our market coverage. Omkar Godbole has…

The recent security breaches of roughly $1.5 billion in BYBIT, the world’s second largest cryptocurrency exchange, have ripped down the digital asset community by trading volumes. With $20 billion in customer assets in custody, Bybit faced major challenges when it misused security management during its routine transfer from offline “cold” wallets to “warm” wallets used for daily transactions.The first report suggests that the vulnerability includes a homemade Web3 implementation using GNOSIS SAFE. This is a multi-signature wallet that uses off-chain scaling technology, includes a centrally upgradeable architecture, and a user interface for signatures. Malicious code deployed using an upgradeable architecture…

It’s now the open season for US digital assets regulation, and it’s not just because the president-elect released Solana Memocoin on the eve of the inauguration. Currently, IT and other memokine are proposed as new, new multi-term assets in cryptocurrency ETFs. In just a month, the US crypto market has become an absurd amount of absurdity since faced with an absurd amount of obstruction.While it is hard to imagine a financial advisor saying, “You’re a little short on $Trump Coin,” the reality is that these new currencies could become effective assets for ETFs. Another view is that they are completely…

One of the most important emerging trends in 2024 is the interaction between artificial intelligence (AI) and the crypto ecosystem. Historically, this has been primarily on the infrastructure side, impacting various layers of the stack such as distributed compute, storage, and model training and inference. But in recent months, the crossover between cryptocurrencies and AI has taken center stage, with agents emerging and their numbers growing into the thousands. The story of AI agents has been grabbing a lot of mindshare lately, but we’ve only scratched the surface of what’s to come in 2025.What is an AI agent?AI agents are…

The saying that “the market is never wrong” implies that the market accurately reflects all available information. If you find yourself at odds with market sentiment, you can place your own bets and potentially benefit from your convictions. In the U.S., there exists an alternative to Polymarket, which is currently prohibited from offering its services due to regulatory issues. If you suspect that a major investor on Polymarket has significantly raised the price of the Trump contract, and you think their position is misguided, you can choose to back Harris instead and strategically bet against that investor. This approach carries…

Many individuals believe that these assets symbolize the future of finance. Bitcoin, in particular, holds a distinctive role as the most prominent, longest-standing, and arguably the most straightforward cryptocurrency. Its main function is to facilitate transactions between different addresses. With a capped supply, over 15 years of security reliability, and a robust network behind it, Bitcoin serves as a solid store of value. Though still relatively young and not widely adopted, it has proven its resilience amidst various challenges from the global financial landscape. This makes it an excellent starting point for educating investors and thinking about investment portfolios. Impressively,…

For more than a century, no asset class has matched the stock market in terms of annualized returns. Despite volatility, the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) It has vastly outperformed commodities, real estate, and bonds over very long periods of time. But over the past decade, cryptocurrencies, along with Bitcoin, have completely trounced the S&P 500 in terms of returns. (Cryptocurrency: BTC)leading the way as the world’s largest digital currency. Over the past 15 years, Bitcoin has skyrocketed from about $1 per token to about $68,500 as of late evening on February 15th as of this writing. Will AI create…

President Donald Trump on Friday nominated Kevin Warsh, who views Bitcoin as a strategic tool for central banks rather than a threat to the financial system or a competitor to the dollar, to be chairman of the Federal Reserve. Warsh said in an interview with the Hoover Institution last year that price movements could indicate whether the Federal Reserve is mismanaging the economy or ignoring inflation signals. Want more stories like this? Get Blockspace Podcast straight to your device on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. “I think they often make very good police officers when it comes…

Billy Joel says, “It’s always been a matter of trust.” That’s what it was today that could not have been more relevant in terms of money. Trust is an intangible factor that allows money to move and the economy to succeed. When erosion occurs like in 2008, the balance sheet can melt right in front of you. So why are we trying to create an unreliable financial system? The growth of digital assets, passing the Genius Act, and the series of government and Wall Street actions show that cryptocurrency welcomes traditional markets and drives money to make investments in a…

00:00 Speaker a Bitcoin touches on the record early today, with cryptocurrencies in recent years crying, benefiting from policies and more mainstream adoption from the Trump administration before it drops trends to over 20,000, at 1,224 thousand. Soon, Americans may even find a code in the 401ks, but 48% of Investopedia readers say Crypto may be overrated here. This is an asset ranking just below AI in a new sentiment survey. Caleb Silver, still with me, Caleb. Let’s start there. Investopedia fans, how do they feel about the code? 00:35 Caleb Silver Yes, I’m still skeptical. That said, more readers…