Diego Whitfield
Diego Whitfield covers business for Doctorcrypto, with a focus on breaking news and the day’s biggest stories.
Bitcoin enters ‘Rektember’ as rate-hike risk combines with seasonality to threaten rally
Bitcoin has entered September — a month traders have grimly nicknamed "Rektember" — with fresh headwinds building as the threat of tighter monetary policy collides with a season…
Asia sees digital asset custody infrastructure deals from Ripple, Coincheck
Ripple and Japanese exchange operator Coincheck are among the blockchain firms striking new partnerships aimed at expanding digital asset custody and tokenized asset management…
Kast launches stablecoin-powered business platform after $80M raise
Kast, a stablecoinfocused financial services firm, has rolled out a new business platform aimed at enterprises, following a fresh $80 million funding round that will fuel its…
UK’s crime agency freezes Premier League $13.5 million account in crypto crime probe
The UK's National Crime Agency has frozen a Premier League account holding roughly $13.5 million as part of a broader investigation into cryptocurrencyrelated financial crime,…
Morning Minute: Saylor’s Back Buying Bitcoin
Michael Saylor's Strategy has returned to the market with a fresh round of Bitcoin purchases, resuming an acquisition strategy that has defined the company and made it one of the…
South Korea Arrests Four Over Crypto Payments to Syrian Terror Group
South Korean authorities have arrested four people accused of funneling cryptocurrency payments to a Syrian militant organization, in what investigators describe as an…
Hut 8's Texas power site sits inside Anthropic’s $35 billion AI deal
Hut 8's sprawling Texas power campus has emerged as a linchpin in a massive artificial intelligence infrastructure arrangement tied to Anthropic's $35 billion deal, with the site…
Lazarus Group-linked addresses move $30M through Hyperliquid
North Korea's notorious Lazarus Group has reportedly funneled roughly $30 million in digital assets through the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, according to onchain analysts…
Saylor Urges MSCI to Drop 'Discriminatory' Rule That Would Delete Strategy
Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy, is pushing back against a proposed MSCI rule change that could see his firm removed from the index provider's widely tracked global…
U.S. looks to influence Japan's monetary policy. It couldn't do that with bitcoin
The latest reporting on U.S.Japan economic relations underscores a subtle but important argument for decentralized currencies: while Washington can seek to shape Tokyo's monetary…
London Stock Exchange partners with Kraken parent for tokenized UK stocks: FT
The London Stock Exchange Group is teaming up with the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken to bring tokenized UK equities to market, according to a report from the Financial…
Singapore proposes 100% reserves and a ban on yields for stablecoin issuers
Singapore's central bank has unveiled a proposed regulatory framework for stablecoin issuers that would require full reserve backing and prohibit the payment of yields to holders,…
Bitcoin consolidates near $78,000 as Arbitrum surges 30% on Robinhood Chain revenue
Bitcoin held steady near $78,000 on Monday, taking a breather after last week's climb, while Arbitrum's native token soared roughly 30% following surging revenue from the…
UK's National Crime Agency Freezes $13.6M Sent by Sorare to Premier League: Report
The UK's National Crime Agency has frozen roughly $13.6 million in funds paid by fantasy sports platform Sorare to the Premier League, according to reports, marking a significant…
Strategy spends $635M buying back STRC as perpetual preferred stock lags $100 par
Strategy has poured roughly $635 million into buying back its STRC perpetual preferred shares, but the effort has yet to lift the stock back to its intended $100 par value, with…
Live updates: Bitcoin slumps as oil surges to three-month high on new Iran strikes
Bitcoin edged lower on Tuesday as fresh geopolitical tensions in the Middle East sent oil prices climbing to a threemonth peak, even as spot exchangetraded funds tracking the two…
Live updates: Bitcoin trades around $78,000 as crude surges, global bond sell-off deepens
Bitcoin held near $78,000 on Monday as spot exchangetraded funds resumed net inflows, bringing in $217 million a day after a single session of outflows interrupted a nineday…
Live updates: Bitcoin trades around $78,000 as global bond sell-off deepens
Bitcoin hovered near $78,000 on Monday as institutional appetite for spot crypto exchangetraded funds showed renewed strength, even against the backdrop of a widening selloff…
Live updates: Bitcoin ETFs resume buying as ether funds stretch streak to 11 days
U.S.listed spot bitcoin exchangetraded funds returned to positive territory on Monday, drawing in $217 million in fresh capital just one session after a single day of withdrawals…
London Stock Exchange to work with Payward to bring biggest UK stocks onchain
The London Stock Exchange is partnering with Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, to bring some of Britain's largest publicly traded companies onto the…
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