President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, told the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday that the Treasury should refrain creating a central bank digital currency. “I see no reason for the US to have a central bank digital…
At the moment, Canary Capital appears best-positioned to be the initial issuer of the new vehicle. What to know: Prospective litecoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could see inflows of up to $580 million if investors adopt them at the same rate…
Intesa Sanpaolo Bank buys $1 million in Bitcoin The bank is the first Italian bank to invest in crypto The move is a low-risk experiment with digital assets in preparation for potential client demand In a pioneering move for Italy’s…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) might consider approving spot Litecoin ETFs under the regulator’s new leadership. According to Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart, two ETF analysts at Bloomberg Intelligence, the regulator might be engaging with Litecoin (LTE) exchange-traded…
Two crypto market observers raised concerns to CoinDesk over the idea of expanding a potential national strategic reserve to altcoins. What to know: Solana's SOL and XRP surged Thursday after a report suggested Trump might back a strategic reserve of…
A new Bitcoin growth wave could be on the horizon, a Russian analyst has claimed. But while this could see BTC prices swell to $120,000, a “correction” could also see Bitcoin dip back to the $80,000 mark. Per the Russian-language…