Rumble partners with Tether to add Bitcoin tips for content creators
Video sharing platform Rumble has teamed up with Tether to help it add Bitcoin tips to content creators, expected to launch in early to mid-December. Video-sharing platform Rumble is preparing to roll out Bitcoin tipping for its more than 51 million monthly active users, the company’s CEO Chris Pavlovski announced on Friday. Rumble has teamed
Polygon boss says he’s been ‘questioning his loyalty’ toward Ethereum
Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal has criticized Ethereum’s leaders for dismissing Polygon’s status as a true Ethereum layer 2 — noting contributions that Polygon has made to Ethereum while receiving little recognition for those efforts. Nailwal, who also serves as the Polygon Foundation’s CEO, said he is now “questioning his loyalty” to Ethereum — particularly the
Trump confirms US is in a trade war with China
Asked by reporters whether the US is preparing for a trade war with China, US President Donald Trump responded: “Well, we’re in one now.” Update Oct 15, 10:55 pm: This article has been updated to include comments from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the impact of tariffs on the Bitcoin mining industry. US President
Japan is working on new rules to crack down on crypto insider trading
Japan’s securities regulator is reportedly set to introduce regulations to ban and punish crypto insider trading, bringing it more in line with how the country handles stock trading. Japan’s Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission would be authorized to investigate suspicious trading activity and hit violators with fines based on how much they profited from insider
BlackRock's most profitable ETF is now a ‘hair away' from $100B
The iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, or IBIT, has earned BlackRock $25 million more in fees than its second-most profitable ETF and is just shy of reaching $100 billion in net assets. BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund has generated nearly $245 million in fees over the past year, making it now the most profitable ETF for
GENIUS Act could mark the end of the banking rip-off: Multicoin exec
The stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act, which was enacted in July, will trigger an exodus of deposits from traditional bank accounts into higher-yield stablecoins, according to the co-founder of Multicoin Capital. “The GENIUS Bill is the beginning of the end for banks’ ability to rip off their retail depositors with minimal interest,” Multicoin Capital’s co-founder and managing
Stripe’s new tool can make stablecoins ‘with just a few lines of code’
Global payments firm Stripe is deepening its crypto offerings with a tool it says will allow any business to launch and manage their own stablecoin “with just a few lines of code.” The tool, called “Open Issuance,” will allow businesses to “mint and burn coins freely, and customize their reserves to manage the ratio between
BlackRock chases Bitcoin yield in latest ETF as a ‘sequel’ to IBIT
BlackRock filed a registered trust company to back its proposed Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, a yield-generating product that would complement its $87 billion spot Bitcoin ETF, IBIT. Asset management giant BlackRock filed to register a Delaware trust company for its proposed Bitcoin Premium Income ETF on Thursday, signaling a push to broaden its Bitcoin offerings.
US Senate Finance Committee to discuss crypto tax matters next week
A Coinbase executive and three other crypto tax and policy specialists will meet with the Senate Finance Committee next Wednesday to discuss digital asset tax matters. A US Senate committee is set to hold a hearing next week to discuss how digital assets should be taxed — seemingly in line with the White House’s crypto
Low-risk DeFi could do for Ethereum what search did for Google, Vitalik says
Vitalik Buterin said low-risk DeFi protocols can bring in stable revenue for the network, like how Google Search does for Google, but while also ensuring Ethereum’s core values remain intact. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said revenue from low-risk decentralized finance protocols could give the network economic stability — much like Google Search supports Google —