Strive has announced its acquisition of Semler Scientific along with the latter’s 5,048 Bitcoin after shareholders agreed to the deal. The decision of the shareholders has silently moved a Bitcoin-aimed company further up the corporate treasury ranks. On January 13, Strive publicised that shareholders of Semler Scientific accepted an all-stock
BitGo, a major Cryptocurrency custody company, wants to go public in the U.S. market. It plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and raise about $200 million by getting help from the big banks like Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. BitGo is known for its crypto custody and
Nigeria has now officially started tracking crypto transactions by linking the people’s tax IDs. This is the part of the Nigeria Tax Administration Act 2025, which took effect along with the global crypto tax 2026. This means now crypto is no longer informal, and it has come under the government
ZKsync is positioning 2026 around real-world adoption and unveils a roadmap with a goal of expanding its existing products to strengthen its zero-knowledge infrastructure to support enterprise and real-world use cases, with the aim of being a key player in the next phase of blockchain infrastructure. Matter Labs CEO and
Grayscale added more exposure candidates from the artificial intelligence, DeFi, consumer, and infrastructure segments to its list of digital assets under consideration for future investment products. The update signals continued product exploration by the world’s largest digital asset-focused manager, as US investor demand widens beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum. In a
Last month, Bitwise Asset Management filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States to look for the approval of 11 new exchange-traded funds (ETFs). These ETFs will focus on the prominent altcoins, which will mark a prominent milestone in the history of cryptocurrency ETFs in the U.S.
The US Fed Chair Jerome Powell has received support from global central bankers. This comes amid the rising tension between him and US President Donald Trump. Support in such a large number has triggered anticipation of no rate cut in the January meeting. Thereby affecting the crypto market to some
The ex-mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, has introduced a Solana-based meme coin, which he says will help in fighting increasing hate and influence the next wave of revolution in the city. The token is named the New York City Token (NYC), whose launch was announced through a January
TKF Report, titled Taxation of Digital Assets in India, has highlighted that there is a significant amount of uncollected TDS from offshore exchange platforms. Bharat Web3 Association has further shed light by sharing the report with the community. Notably, this comes days after CoinDCX CEO Sumit Gupta listed three key
A Bank of Italy study warns that if Ethereum prices crash badly, then the entire Ethereum network could stop working, freezing more than $800 billion worth of assets. Even assets that are supposed to be safe, like stablecoins and tokenized bonds, will be at risk. This warning comes from the
