The crypto craze celebrates the silliness of digital assets linked to the ephemera of social media
Cryptocurrency has climbed more than 50% since US election on bets president-elect will bring in pro-crypto regulation
Regulation has failed. It’s time to try indifference
Multibillion-dollar ring across London, Moscow and Dubai connected cash-rich criminals with sanctions evaders
Tokens based on online viral moments outpace bitcoin over past month but critics say they reflect market froth
Cryptocurrency lender’s former chief reaches agreement with prosecutors in criminal case
Birds Aren’t Real, but Enron is
If approved, the products will allow investors to limit or protect against losses in return for surrendering some potential gains
Overconfidence since the election victory of Donald Trump could tee the sector up for its next collapse
The combination of huge public debt issuance and Trump’s notorious unpredictability is a toxic mix for markets
Despite massive fundraising plans, the stock is up 450% this year, valuing the company at about $90bn
Justin Sun hails US president-elect’s support of industry amid spectacle at Hong Kong event
Political uncertainty in France sends shockwaves through the country’s sovereign bond market
The fair’s new director Bridget Finn on selling art in a divided US. Plus: interviews with Anastasia Samoylova and Jesse Lee, the private gallery succession question
Chinese territory is competing with Singapore and Switzerland to become top offshore finance hub
Revenue leapt to $525mn in first half of 2024 before chief Pavel Durov was detained over alleged criminality on platform
Both have joined the elite world of useless objects that get desirable as they get pricier
It is a resilience strategy for the ‘hodlers’, not the US state
And will Betteridge’s law finally be defeated???
Justin Sun, founder of blockchain network Tron, outbids six others for Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Comedian’
Software maker turned crypto investor increases size of convertible bond offering to $2.6bn
Crypto exchange’s former chief technology officer credited by judge for swiftly helping prosecutors
Truth Social owner is close to an all-share takeover of Intercontinental Exchange’s Bakkt
Regulators have not put in the necessary controls needed to address underlying disclosure, manipulation and systemic risks
SEC has only allowed spot bitcoin and ether ETFs, while Europe has ETPs invested in about 30 cryptocurrencies
President-elect Donald Trump’s pro-crypto rhetoric has sent bitcoin soaring
