BlackRock revealed $32 million in Q1 revenue from its Bitcoin ETF, iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), in a new SEC filing. The firm also reported $47.78 billion in net assets at the end of Q1 2025, down from $51.52 billion in Q4 2024. Despite the price correction, institutional demand stayed strong.
Hackers recently violated the dark web affiliate panel of Lockbit’s ransomware infrastructure, leading to a massive leak of around 60,000 Bitcoin addresses associated with the group. After the hack, a MySQL database dump was shared publicly online. The database dump consisted of crypto-associated information, helping blockchain analysts to trace the
The market analysts are expecting Bitcoin to break the $100,000 mark soon and hit a new all-time high as the US President is going to announce a new trade deal with a respected country. On Wednesday, Trump made a Truth Social post mentioning that a vital trade deal with a
Tokyo-listed investment firm Metaplanet has acquired another 555 Bitcoins for $53.4 million. The company disclosed the purchase on May 7, confirming an average price of $96,134 per coin. This latest move pushes Metaplanet’s total BTC holdings to 5,555, worth approximately $481.5 million at acquisition cost. *Metaplanet Issues 25 Million USD
Bitcoin surged early Wednesday in Asia as renewed optimism over US-China trade negotiations lifted investor sentiment. The cryptocurrency climbed as much as 3.2% to reach $97,500 in Singapore trading before pulling back slightly. Ether, the second-largest digital asset, also saw a gain of 4.2% amid the broader market rally. The
New Hampshire has hit a major milestone after the Governor of the state signed the bill HB 302 into law on May 6. The governor posted on X, mentioning that New Hampshire is once again first in the nation. She further added that she has signed a new law permitting
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary has dismissed the idea of a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Speaking during a debate with SkyBridge founder Anthony Scaramucci, O’Leary said the proposal “will never happen.” He cited a lack of bipartisan support and questioned the motives of Bitcoin advocates like Michael Saylor. The exchange
The Supreme Court of India has contrasted Bitcoin trading in India to a more lustrous form of Hawala on May 5. Talking about Hawala, it is an illegal money transfer system.The Court further condemned the Centre for not having clear rules for digital currency till now. As per the reports
The US Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have recently purchased around six times of Bitcoin produced in the past week. The Spot Bitcoin ETFs purchased around 18,644 BTC in the last week, when just 3,150 BTC were mined for that duration, as reported by HODL15Capital. The miners are allowed to
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has unveiled a vision to drastically simplify Ethereum’s core architecture over the next five years, drawing inspiration from Bitcoin’s minimalist approach. In a blog post titled “Simplifying the L1” published on May 3, Buterin emphasised that reducing complexity is key to enhancing Ethereum’s efficiency, security, and
