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A Chinese-born entrepreneur named Chun Wang blasted into space on March 31 on a historic SpaceX mission — the first human spaceflight to cross over both the North and South Poles. Wang is also the co-founder of the Bitcoin mining company f2pool. The mission, known as Fram2, lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on a Falcon 9 rocket, following an unprecedented orbital trajectory in human space travel’s sixty-four years. Wang privately financed the three-and-a-half-day journey, the cost of which is not yet known. As reported, Norwegian filmmaker Jannicke Mikkelsen, German robotics specialist Rabea Rogge, and Australian polar guide Eric Philips…

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin is building momentum, rising over 2% on the day to over $84,000, with memecoins leading the market higher, followed by tokens associated with artificial intelligence and gaming. In traditional markets, gold set another record, surpassing $3,140, and futures linked to major U.S. equity indices are pointing to a positive open. President Donald Trump pledged a “very kind” yet firm approach toward all trading partners ahead of Wednesday’s planned reciprocal tariffs announcement. Still, market flows reveal nervousness likely stemming from tariff uncertainty. An aggressive move could ratchet up inflation expectations, which…

Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has appointed JPMorgan Chase and Citi to prepare for an initial public offering (IPO), reported Fortune. Circle intends to make its IPO paperwork public by late April, although a definitive date has not been set. All the three entities involved declined to comment on the matter. Previously, Circle sought to list its shares through a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger in 2021, but it was not finalised due to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) non-approval. The firm abandoned this strategy at the end of 2022. Following this, Circle confidentially filed…

On Jan. 20, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) hit a new all-time high of $109,000, and many investors thought that the world’s most popular cryptocurrency was about to skyrocket higher. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case, with Bitcoin now down 22% from its peak. The good news is that Bitcoin has a long track record of recovering from similar market declines. If history is any guide, then Bitcoin could be ready to soar in value later in 2025. The first thing you need to know about Bitcoin is that it tends to follow very distinct four-year cycles. The key to the recurring…

CNN  —  America’s economic engine is running a little rough these days. Consumer confidence is cratering, debt burdens are growing, people are worrying more about their jobs and they’re pulling back on some spending out of caution. Still, while the overall fundamentals that prop up the consumer remain solid, the risks have heightened significantly. High inflation and high interest rates have contributed to vulnerabilities among consumers, making them all the more susceptible at a time when the sheer unpredictability of the Trump administration’s policies — including massive tariffs that are projected to result in higher prices — are chilling spending…

Bitcoin has dropped to $82,100, Ethereum to $1,790, and XRP to $2.13, extending losses alongside U.S. stock futures as investors react to rising trade tensions and inflation concerns. S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures declined by around 0.7% to 0.8%, while Dow futures fell 0.55%. Investor sentiment remains under pressure ahead of President Donald Trump’s April 2 tariff announcement, which is expected to impose reciprocal trade measures on at least 25 countries. Barclays estimates that auto-related tariffs alone could affect over $275 billion in annual imports. The broader tariff package, part of Trump’s proposed “External Revenue Service,” is projected to generate…

Coinbase users have reportedly lost over $46 million to phishing scams in March 2025. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT traced several large thefts, including one involving 400.099 Bitcoin, valued at approximately $34.9 million, stolen from a Coinbase wallet on March 27. The stolen funds were moved across blockchains, making them difficult to trace. Other significant losses include 60.164 BTC on March 26, 46.147 BTC on March 25, and 20.028 BTC on March 16. These scams often involve techniques such as wallet spoofing and address poisoning. Fraudsters trick users into sending funds to addresses that closely resemble legitimate ones. ZachXBT’s investigation found that…

NFT marketplace X2Y2 will shut down its trading platform on April 30 after three years of operation. While the marketplace’s smart contracts will remain functional, users will no longer have access to its front-end interface. The native token, X2Y2, has dropped 13% in the past 24 hours to $0.0014, bringing its market cap below $540,000—down over 99% from its all-time high of $4.14 in February 2022. The shutdown follows a steep decline in NFT trading volumes. X2Y2, once a strong competitor to OpenSea and Blur, peaked at $209 million in monthly trading volume in May 2022. However, competition and the…

Elon Musk clarified that the U.S. government has no intention of adopting Dogecoin, despite rumors sparked by the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Speaking at a town hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Musk emphasized that the department and the meme coin were not connected. “There are no plans for the government to use Dogecoin or anything as far as I know,” Musk stated, explaining that although the names were similar, their purposes were very different. The focus of DOGE was simply to make the government more efficient, he added. The confusion began after the department’s official website…

The traditional four-year crypto market cycle, once closely tied to Bitcoin halving events, is no longer as predictable as it once was. According to Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon, the cycle has shifted due to the growing maturity of the cryptocurrency market and the increasing involvement of institutional investors. Nailwal noted that although Bitcoin’s halving events still influence the market, their effect has become less pronounced. He explained that speculative activity has slowed due to high interest rates and low liquidity conditions, but once those factors change, a market rebound could occur. However, he expects the market to behave in…