Riot Platforms Transfers 500 Bitcoin to NYDIG as AI Data Center Strategy Expands

Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT) has transferred another 500 Bitcoin (BTC), valued at approximately $39 million, to digital asset custodian NYDIG, signaling the latest step in its evolving treasury strategy. The move comes as Riot continues selling Bitcoin reserves to finance its expansion into artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, marking a significant shift […]

BlackRock, Coinbase, Ripple Back OUSD Stablecoin With Shared Revenue Model

BlackRock, Coinbase, Ripple, Mastercard, and several other financial and technology companies have joined forces to support the launch of the Open Standard OUSD stablecoin, a new digital dollar initiative designed to improve stablecoin infrastructure through collaborative governance and shared reserve earnings. According to the announcement, the OUSD stablecoin is scheduled to launch later this year […]

JD Vance discloses over $250K in Bitcoin holdings

Vance’s Bitcoin holdings highlight potential conflicts of interest, raising questions about policy influence amid pro-crypto government stances. The post JD Vance discloses over $250K in Bitcoin holdings appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Coinbase Institutional Head: ‘Over 40 Countries Commit to Buying Bitcoin’

Coinbase Head of Institutional Strategy John D’Agostino told CNBC viewers this week that more than 40 countries have committed to bitcoin in some form for their national balance sheets. D’Agostino made the comments during a late June appearance widely clipped and shared on X on June 30. He described sovereign interest in bitcoin as a […]

Ethereum Price Holds Near $1,560 as Robert Kiyosaki Predicts $95K ETH by 2027

Ethereum price hovered near $1,560 as renewed selling pressure swept across the cryptocurrency market, keeping ETH below the key $1,600 resistance level. The broader crypto market lost 1.75% over the past 24 hours, bringing its total market capitalization down to roughly $2.03 trillion. Bitcoin also declined 2.74%, with continued outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs […]

Ripple RLUSD Supply Drops After Massive Token Burns as Open USD Stablecoin Gains Momentum

Ripples RLUSD stablecoin has experienced a sharp decline in circulating supply after major token burns on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), coinciding with the emergence of Open USD (OUSD), a new consortium-backed stablecoin that is drawing significant attention across the cryptocurrency industry. Blockchain data shows that approximately 146 million RLUSD tokens were burned within a matter […]

Phantom Hires Ventuals Founders to Expand Hyperliquid Perpetual Futures Trading

Phantom has strengthened its push into crypto trading by hiring the team behind Ventuals, one of the most recognized private-company trading projects built on the Hyperliquid ecosystem. On Tuesday, the crypto wallet provider announced that Alvin Hsia, Emily Hsia, and Aris Samad have joined the company after Ventuals recently shut down its OpenAI and Anthropic […]