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A new list of the richest Bitcoin owners in the cryptocurrency world has been released. The list, prepared by analyst Xavior and including estimated Bitcoin assets as of 2025, ranks the largest owners of BTC. At the top of the list is the mysterious founder of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. His fortune of approximately 1,100,000 BTC is worth $71.5 billion at current prices. In second place is MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor, who has frequently made headlines with his investment in Bitcoin. The company is estimated to have 190,000 BTC in its possession, worth approximately $12.3 billion. Other names in the top…
Crypto infrastructure company Validation Cloud announced Tuesday the debut of Hedera-based AI engine Mavrik-1 that lets users and developers get DeFi market insights by asking queries in plain English. Despite DeFi’s promise in revolutionizing finance, its complexity has long acted as barrier against widespread adoption. For DeFi users, the learning curve is steep, requiring knowledge of complex terminologies such as liquidity mining, impermanent loss and staking. Many Defi platforms require users to interact with command-line interfaces and complex web applications. With Mavrik-1, users can ask questions like “Which trading pairs have the largest spreads and which stablecoin has the highest…
Why Mobile Casino Experiences Outshine Desktop Gaming: An Expert Analysis The online gambling market is shifting rapidly toward mobile‑first strategies. Data from 2023 shows that 68 % of players now access their favourite games on smartphones or tablets, while desktop traffic fell by 12 % year‑over‑year. This trend is driven by faster internet speeds, advances in HTML5 technology, and the convenience of playing anywhere, anytime. For players, mobile platforms deliver smoother navigation, touch‑optimized interfaces, and instant push notifications for promotions such as welcome bonuses and free spins. For operators, the mobile wave opens new revenue streams and higher player retention rates. Our…
This is a segment from The Breakdown newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. “Macroeconomics in this original sense has succeeded: Its central problem of depression prevention has been solved.” — Robert Lucas, 2003 I’m old enough to remember when people thought recessions might not be a thing anymore. By the early 2000s, economists like Robert Lucas and Alan Greenspan argued that traditional recessions, in which a cyclical decline in demand led to a shrinking economy, were becoming an endangered species: less frequently seen and less dangerous when they were. This was known as “The Great Moderation,” but just as the…
Sonic Labs announced the end of its relationship with Wintermute. The platform is searching for a new market maker that can reflect the growth of on-chain activity and DeFi. Sonic Labs, formerly Fantom, announced the end of its relationship with Wintermute. The platform will seek a new market maker that will go beyond centralized exchanges and reflect Sonic’s record on-chain activity. The announcement arrived after the price of the native S token slid from $0.61 down to $0.53 on selling pressure. The Sonic Labs team explained that the selling happened after Wintermute was informed that the five-year relationship with the…
Germany has emerged as the front-runner in Europe’s crypto regulatory space. It accounts for 36% of all licenses issued under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. BaFin’s recent approval of a full MiCA license for Trade Republic, one of the continent’s leading fintech platforms, reinforced this leadership position. Trade Republic Gains Full MiCA License as Germany Cements Crypto Edge The license grants Trade Republic permission to offer crypto custody and facilitate transfers. It also allows the firm to execute or transmit client orders across the 30 European Economic Area (EEA) countries. Trade Republic manages over €100 billion in client assets…
In the crypto market, bold predictions aren’t just talk – they’re backed by real dollars, often through option plays that resemble lottery tickets offering outsized upside for relatively small costs. The stand-out as of writing is the Deribit-listed $300,000 strike bitcoin call option expiring on June 26. Theoretically, this call is a bet that BTC’s spot price will triple to over $300,000 by the end of the first half of the year. Over 5,000 contracts were active in the June $300K call at press time, with a notional open interest of $484 million. That makes it the second-most popular option…
It’s early days for the global dollar (USDG), a stablecoin that debuted in November, but a thousand firms could join the group that helps popularize the token in return for a share of the yield earned on reserve assets, according to crypto exchange Kraken, one of the founding partners. USDG, whose other backers include trading platform Robinhood (HOOD), stablecoin issuer Paxos, crypto investor Galaxy Digital and crypto bank Anchorage Digital, recently welcomed 19 new joiners, many of them crypto native firms. Banks and large traditional finance firms are also lining up, Kraken’s consumer business lead Mark Greenberg said. “There are…
The US has completely lost its highest credit rating, AAA, following the downgrade decision by Moody’s, the last of the leading credit rating agencies. Moody’s announced that the US credit rating was downgraded to Aa1 due to rising budget deficits and rising interest costs. The organization noted that the US government’s widening budget deficits are rapidly increasing the need for borrowing, which is putting upward pressure on interest rates in the long run. It also noted that current budget plans being discussed in Congress are not sufficient to reduce the persistent imbalance between spending and revenues. The move follows similar…
Cryptocurrency analysis platform Santiment shared the most talked about cryptocurrencies on social media and leading the markets in its latest assessment. According to the platform’s data, six cryptocurrencies stand out as attracting investor interest. To the left (LEFT) Solana has a strong presence on social media, from price predictions to market value analysis. Blockchain technology is receiving a lot of attention in technical analysis, transaction volume, and institutional adoption. SOL, which is on the agenda with the interest of financial institutions such as Switzerland-based Sygnum Bank, is also increasing its community support with airdrops and promotional campaigns. Nexpace (NXPC) Newly…