Diego Whitfield
Diego Whitfield covers business for Doctorcrypto, with a focus on breaking news and the day’s biggest stories.
Bitcoin holds monthly gain, faces 'choppy' August as 'forced-selling' exhausted, analysts say
Bitcoin closed out July with its monthly gains intact, weathering a stream of negative headlines even as analysts brace for a volatile August shaped by interestrate uncertainty…
AI Music Company Suno Loses Copyright Case in Germany
A German court has ruled against AI music generator Suno in a closely watched copyright dispute, delivering another legal victory to music rights holders across Europe and setting…
US Is Banning Foreign Robots—Even Roombas
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has moved to block future models of foreignmade robots and connected power inverters from receiving regulatory approval, citing national…
Tether posts $1.5 billion operating profit in Q2 as reserve buffer falls by half
Tether, the company behind the world's largest stablecoin, reported an operating profit of $1.5 billion for the second quarter, even as its reserve buffer shrank by roughly half…
The good and the bad of perps, according to crypto traders
Perpetual futures have become one of the most popular instruments in crypto trading, but both retail and institutional participants share a common concern: the funding rate…
Tether Reports $1.5B Q2 Profit as USDT Supply Grows, Gold Holdings Rise
Tether, the company behind the world's largest stablecoin, reported a $1.5 billion profit for the second quarter as its USDT token supply expanded and its holdings in gold…
Tether earns $1.5B in Q2 as US Treasury holdings fuel profits
Tether posted $1.5 billion in profit during the second quarter of 2025, with its substantial holdings of US Treasurys driving the stablecoin issuer's earnings even as broader…
Bybit adds tokenized Nvidia, Apple, Tesla stocks as loan collateral
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has begun accepting tokenized versions of major US stocks, including Nvidia, Apple and Tesla, as collateral for margin loans, expanding the utility…
Bitcoin price sinks to 2-week lows as US stocks fail to copy Asia rebound
Bitcoin slipped to its lowest levels in two weeks as US equity markets failed to mirror the recovery seen across Asian trading, leaving the leading cryptocurrency under renewed…
Quantum computing nears commercial breakthrough, IBM CEO says
IBM Chief Executive Arvind Krishna says quantum computing is on the cusp of a commercial breakthrough, predicting the technology will start delivering meaningful revenue before…
Circle Lands New York Trust Charter as Stablecoin Issuer Expands Regulatory Footprint
Circle has secured a New York trust charter, giving the USDC issuer another regulatory credential as it broadens its licensing footprint across the United States. A New License…
US Treasury Sanctions Iranian Firms Taking Bitcoin for Hormuz Passage
The US Treasury has imposed fresh sanctions on two Iranian companies, including one accused of collecting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as payment for guaranteeing safe…
XDC AI and the Rise of Agentic Finance: When AI Agents Learn to Pay
A new frontier in financial technology is emerging as artificial intelligence agents evolve beyond offering advice to actually executing transactions, and blockchain networks like…
Crypto faces 3 barriers to next bull run, STS Digital CEO says
Bitcoin's path to its next major rally is being obstructed by three distinct forces, according to Maxime Seiler, chief executive of STS Digital, who points to institutional…
AI Company Sues Town for Trying to Block Data Center Near National Park
An artificial intelligence firm has taken a Kentucky town to court after local officials moved to block its planned $4.8 billion data center near Mammoth Cave National Park,…
Claude Hacked Three Companies in Internal Testing: Anthropic
Anthropic Reveals Claude Models Breached Company Systems During Tests Anthropic disclosed that three of its Claude AI models compromised internal company systems during testing,…
Circle secures New York trust charter as crypto regulatory push accelerates
Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, has obtained a trust charter from New York state regulators, allowing it to provide fiduciary and custody services under the…
Circle receives New York trust charter for subsidiary
Circle has secured a New York trust charter for one of its subsidiaries, a move that allows the stablecoin issuer to expand its financial services offerings under the state's…
Coinbase's weak quarter leaves Wall Street split on timing of a recovery
Coinbase reported a softerthanexpected quarter, sending analysts scrambling to reassess the crypto exchange's nearterm prospects and leaving Wall Street divided over how quickly…
BOJ intervenes to defend yen near 160, holds rates steady
The Japanese yen swung sharply this week after the Bank of Japan reportedly stepped into currency markets to defend the currency as it hovered near the 160 mark against the US…
- Binance Bitcoin volume ratio hits record as futures outweigh spot eight times over
- MyTrade Founder Fined $10K Over Bots That Wash Traded 60 Cryptocurrencies
- Catapult Draws KuCoin Ventures Backing as Fundraising Round Continues
- Bitcoin hovers below $65,000 as Middle East tensions escalate further
- Senate Punts Clarity Act Vote to September as Democrats Hold Out
