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A fresh wave of crypto ETFs is awaiting entry onto the U.S. markets, with over 50 funds now awaiting SEC decisions. These ETFs cover everything from Bitcoin and Ethereum to Solana, XRP, and Dogecoin, according to the latest figures from Bloomberg. For the big names, submissions come from Grayscale, Franklin Templeton, Bitwise, and VanEck. According to the data, new ETF filings for Solana (SOL), Ripple (XRP), Cardano (ADA), and DOGE suggest altseason may be on the horizon as institutional interest in this sector grows. Specialized offerings, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum staking ETFs and Ethereum option ETFs, are also in…

Bitcoin (BTC) fell early in the U.S. trading session, but mostly held firm as poor macroeconomic news rolled in. The top cryptocurrency late in the day was trading just below $95,000, up 0.5% over the past 24 hours. The CoinDesk 20 — an index of the top 20 largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization excluding memecoins, exchange coins and stablecoins — was roughly flat over the same time frame. Crypto stocks like Coinbase (COIN), Strategy (MSTR) and the miners were losing modest ground after big gains last week. Notable exceptions included Janover (JNVR) and DeFi Technologies (DFTF), ahead 24% and 6.5%,…

There has been much speculation about the real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto. The Bitcoin creator has been far more successful than even the acclaimed author Thomas Pynchon in hiding their identity. At least some photographs of Pynchon exist; but, never one of Satoshi. Even then, there have been several attempts to uncover Satoshi’s identity. Recently, Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao was quizzed about the same, and his response was, “Satoshi Nakamoto was an AI from the future.” CZ wrote on X on Apr. 27 that he was asked about the Bitcoin founder’s identity in an interview from Turkey and he suggested that…

Bitcoin could be slowly picking up pace and might soon reach a record high of $120,000, says Geoffrey Kendrick, global head of Digital Assets Research at Standard Chartered. He says key indicators are pointing to a good time to buy the asset. According to Kendrick, detailed in a new report sent to The Block, the leg up is driven by three significant factors: the U.S. Treasury term premium hitting a 12-year-high, aggressive whale accumulation, and the definition of ‘safety-asset’ slowly turning away from gold to Bitcoin via ETFs. He also remarked that American-based investors have been increasingly buying Bitcoin since…

Coinbase Asset Management is rolling out a new fund for institutions to receive a yield on their bitcoin (BTC) holdings. Opening on May 1 for non-US institutional investors, the Coinbase Bitcoin Yield Fund aims to deliver a 4% to 8% annualized net return, according to a press release on Monday. Among those backing the fund, Abu Dhabi-based Aspen Digital said yield will initially be generated through basis trading, with lending and options strategies to be used in the future. The so-called bitcoin basis trade involves capitalizing on the spread between futures and spot markets. It became popular at the tail…

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on, as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 23, 2025. Leah Millis | ReutersThe Trump administration has dismissed the federal government’s lawsuit against National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts, abandoning a $2.25 million proposed settlement that could have gone to harmed borrowers.The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit in 2017 against the trusts, which it described as a group of 15 “securitization trusts organized under Delaware law that acquire, pool, and securitize student loans, which they then service.”The CFPB accused the trusts of bringing…

(Bloomberg) — Cryptocurrency investors waded back into the market last week, riding a surge in Bitcoin. Most Read from Bloomberg Exchange-traded funds tracking Bitcoin and Ether attracted more than $3.2 billion last week, with the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (ticker IBIT) alone seeing a nearly $1.5 billion inflow — the most this year, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Other Bitcoin-focused funds also saw meaningful infusions, with investors adding more than $620 million to the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) and roughly $574 million into the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC). Meanwhile, Ether products posted their first net weekly inflows…

The Department of Homeland Security restored the legal status of thousands of international students who had their visas revoked, according to reports Friday.College experts largely applauded the move, which was prompted by court challenges and lawsuits filed by affected students and their lawyers, as a win for students and higher education overall, but the gains could be short lived.The Trump Administration’s sudden change in policy, however, is causing some international college applicants to rethink their plans for next year and whether they want to study in the U.S. at all, college experts now say.More from Personal Finance:Is college still worth…

The privacy-minded cryptocurrency Monero (CRYPTO: XMR) soared on Monday morning. As of 12:45 p.m. ET, it had gained 14.5% in 24 hours. Unfortunately, this sudden jump was the result of some unsavory financial moves apparently involving a large Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) heist. Monero started a rapid price gain on Sunday night, and market observers were left with more questions than answers at first. The price gain didn’t match up with common catalysts such as a large number of new Monero holders, a meme coin push on social media, or Monero analysis in traditional large-scale media, such as TV channels and…

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart of “reciprocal tariffs” … More while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as “Liberation Day”, Trump is expected to announce additional tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Getty Images As tariffs have been implemented and then adjusted, it will take weeks for official economic data to fully capture the impact of tariffs on economic activity. That’s in part due to…