According to CNBC, payment company Stripe officially completed the acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure company Bridge on Tuesday for $1.10 billion. This is Stripe's largest acquisition to date and marks a major layout in the stablecoin field. Bridge's team of about 60 people has completed onboarding at Stripe's headquarters in San Francisco. Bridge focuses on helping businesses accept stablecoin payments while reducing the complexity of directly accessing digital assets. Its clients include...
The Czech National Bank (CNB) will vote today on a proposal for a $7 billion bitcoin reserve, but Czech Finance Minister Zbynek Stanjura has warned of bitcoin's high volatility, arguing that it does not meet the requirements for central bank stability. CNB President Michl plans to propose investing up to 5% of his reserves in bitcoin, noting that interest in bitcoin has continued to grow since the launch of BTC spot ETFs by institutions such as BlackRock. However, he also acknowledged the high v...
According to CNBC, Google has reclassified the United States as a "sensitive country" in response to Trump's remarks that the "Gulf of Mexico" was renamed "Gulf of America".
On January 23rd, according to CNBC, the CEOs of the three major cryptocurrency companies Coinbase, Binance and Circle said in an interview during the World Economic Forum in Davos that with the return of Trump who supports bitcoin to the White House, the US cryptocurrency regulatory framework is expected to make breakthroughs this year. The SEC has announced the establishment of a "cryptocurrency working group" on Tuesday, which will start to develop a comprehensive and clear regulatory framewor...
According to CNBC, US President Donald Trump will deliver his Davos speech in video format at 11:00 am EST on Thursday (0:00 am Beijing time on Friday).
According to a CNBC survey, 18 of 19 economists expect the Bank of Japan to raise the base rate by 25 basis points this week to 0.5 percent, the highest level since 2008. Economists say public comments by Kazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan, and remarks by Ryozo Himi, deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, to business leaders last week suggest that the Bank of Japan intends to raise interest rates. (Kim Ten)
On January 20th, according to CNBC, Trump's issuance of Meme Coin TRUMP highlights his support for cryptocurrencies and shows that he believes Americans should have the freedom to participate in this emerging asset class. There is a logic here that giving official recognition to what may be considered the wildest cryptoasset, Meme Coin, is the best way to convey the strength of the US government's support in embracing cryptocurrencies and making the United States a major player in the space. On ...