Bitcoin’s rally picked up new momentum this week, and BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink issued one of the strongest signals yet that big, state-backed organizations are positioning themselves around the asset. Fink also said that some of the sovereign funds have been accumulating Bitcoin gradually, particularly during recent price drawdowns.
Binance's founder Changpeng Zhao, (aka CZ) said he has no relationship with the Trump family and expressed gratitude for the pardon, which he said removes a legal obstacle. Speaking at a KOL and Media Interaction session, Zhao added he is willing to help make the United States the crypto capital.
Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik announced this week that it will begin beta testing an agentic AI trading product on Android for Pro subscribers. The product, which is an AI agent capable of reading live feeds from major chains and acting on labeled wallet intelligence, will let users move from discovery
Vienna recently witnessed the murder of Danilo Kuzmin, son of Kharkiv’s Deputy Mayor, and the reported disappearance of cryptos shortly before his death. Investigators in Austria and Ukraine are now working across borders to connect together a sequence of events where his cryptos appear to have played a central role.
Australia’s Bitcoin lobby has lodged a complaint against national broadcaster stating that a report in the ABC News broadcast had factually inaccurate representations, mischaracterisation of Bitcoin. They also alleged selective context and framing that depicts Bitcoin as a tool for criminal activity rather than a technology with recognised economic functions.
Bybit has struck a partnership with regulated custodian Komainu to give institutional clients a safer, more efficient way to trade while keeping assets in third party custody. The partnership integrates Komainu’s Komainu Connect platform directly with Bybit’s trading infrastructure, allowing clients to trade on the exchange without pre-funding on exchange.