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The price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rose on Thursday as investors mulled the strength of Nvidia’s earnings and signs of a stronger-than-expected U.S. economy. Bitcoin changed hands around $113,000, a 0.9% increase over the past day, according to crypto data provider CoinGecko. Solana meanwhile rose 2.3% to $212. SOL was up nearly 5% at one point before retreating.  Ethereum and XRP dropped dropped 2.7% and 0.8%, respectively. ETH was trading near $4,500, well off its all-time high set over the weekend. Nvidia disclosed record profits on Wednesday alongside its ninth straight quarter of year-over-year revenue growth of over 50%.…

Jonathan Gould, Chairman of the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), said that banks must end discrimination in their participation in “legally permissible activities” related to the cryptocurrency sector. Speaking at an event in Washington on Wednesday, Gould argued that he sees cryptocurrencies as a natural extension of financial intermediation services. “I consider many crypto-related activities among the legally permitted transactions that banks want to participate in,” said Gould, adding that the institution will work more closely with banks in this area and draw a roadmap that will ensure the safe conduct of activities. Gould’s comments came…

As neighbouring countries like Paraguay and Venezuela deal with the impact of illegal crypto mining, a man has been arrested in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on charges of siphoning off-grid electricity to mine cryptocurrencies. The incident occurred in the Freguesia area, on Governador Island, an island in the north of the state. According to communications from local police, officers found several high-performance machines used for digital mining and that the house had electricity but no meter, indicating illegal theft. The property was rented exclusively for cryptocurrency mining operations according to police, and the mining activity was…

Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano and early co-founder of Ethereum, says the American healthcare system isn’t broken — it’s working exactly as designed. And that, he says, is the problem. “Healthcare is just fucked in America. It’s just fucked. Everybody knows it’s true,” Hoskinson said in an interview with CoinDesk TV at the Rare Evo conference in Las Vegas. “Yet they all try to continue making the system go because it’s just too profitable.” While it may sound like a harsh criticism, Hoskinson is putting his money where his mouth is: He is pouring $200 million investment into a…

September has historically been the weakest month for Ethereum, with median returns showing losses of more than 12%. This year’s September started no differently. ETF outflows and broader market hesitation kept the Ethereum price under pressure in the opening week. However, September 2025 might not follow history so neatly. Three bullish signs have emerged that could flip the script and push the Ethereum price toward new highs, in its historically weakest month. Well, that would be such an anti-climax. Whales Buy Big as Weak Hands Exit At press time, Ethereum trades near $4,406. Just this week, ETH touched lows of…

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has criticized traditional financial infrastructures, particularly SWIFT, forecasting their eventual demise. Speaking in an interview on the David Lin Report, Hoskinson predicted that SWIFT and other large traditional financial systems will eventually “die” due to their inability to sustain themselves. He backed up this claim by pointing to several shortcomings of legacy financial systems. In his view, legacy financial systems have numerous complexities and also impose high trust requirements, which can be frustrating for everyday users. However, he suggested that it is easier to complete a transfer from a multi-signature wallet, such as Ledger. He argued…

The US Senate Banking Committee has advanced the nomination of Stephen Miran to a temporary position on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors after another member resigned in August. In a Wednesday meeting, the banking committee voted along party lines, 13 to 11, to advance Miran’s nomination to the full Senate for consideration. All Democrats voted against the potential Fed governor, while Republicans, in the majority, voted in favor. Miran, whom President Donald Trump picked to chair the Council of Economic Advisors in December, said during a hearing last week that he would not resign from his role advising the…

In this post: Unstoppable Domains partnered with the OG Foundation to launch the .ROBOT domain. The domain will span humanoid machines, industrial cobots, gaming NPCs, automation platforms, and AI-powered digital agents. OG Foundation revealed it secured $384 million in funding and is dedicated to powering an internet of intelligent agents. Unstoppable Domains has partnered with the OG Foundation to launch a new domain called .ROBOT. According to the company, the domain is available for pre-sales and is a Web3-only naming service. The leader in Web3 said .ROBOT domain provides a universal identity layer for the robotics revolution. The domain will…

Summary Ethereum does not just disappear after token burn, it can be issued in the form of Burned ETH or BETH. The Ethereum Community Foundation’s Zak Cole created BETH to keep a tokenized record or proof of burns. BETH is not redeemable for Ethereum at any point in the future; it is simply a receipt for burned Ether, raising questions about its value. Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin believes BETH will see community adoption in the future. It remains to be seen how the market prices BETH and whether the token drives demand among Ethereum holders. Ethereum’s EIP-1559 upgrade has led…

U.S. stocks are bidding for a positive flip after opening on a muted note on Thursday, with Nasdaq slightly up amid Wall Street’s reaction to Nvidia earnings and the latest jobs data release. Summary Nasdaq saw slight gains but hovered near the flatline. Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 also wavered as early signs of an uptick fizzled. U.S. economy grew and weekly jobless claims fell Wall Street was mixed in early trading on Thursday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained subdued with -60 points, and the S&P 500 hovered flat. Meanwhile, Nasdaq inched just above the flatline.…