Doctorcrypto About RSS Subscribe
Doctorcrypto
Home › Diego Whitfield
Diego Whitfield

Diego Whitfield

Staff Writer

Diego Whitfield covers business for Doctorcrypto, with a focus on breaking news and the day’s biggest stories.

Business

Live updates: Bitcoin tops $80,000 as ETF inflows hit eight straight days

Bitcoin surged past $80,000 on Wednesday as U.S. spot exchangetraded funds extended their winning streak to eight consecutive sessions, pulling in billions of dollars and putting…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-08-27
Opinion

Bitcoin researchers propose quantum fix that would not crowd out transactions

A group of Bitcoin researchers has put forward a new proposal, dubbed SHRINCS, designed to protect the network against future quantum computing threats without choking off its…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-08-27
Business

Bitcoin ETF inflows slow to $232M as BTC holds under $80K

US spot Bitcoin exchangetraded funds attracted $232.1 million in fresh capital on their latest trading day, a marked slowdown from earlier in the week even as the funds extended a…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-08-27
Business

Tokenized deposits could raise US credit costs: Dallas Fed economists

Tokenized bank deposits, while promising faster and more efficient transactions, could inadvertently drive up the cost of credit in the United States, according to economists at…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-08-27
Business

Binance co-founders CZ and Yi He adopted Simpsons cartoon aliases ‘Homer’ and ‘Marge’ in company meetings

Binance cofounders Changpeng "CZ" Zhao and Yi He reportedly relied on codenames borrowed from "The Simpsons" — "Homer" and "Marge" — to refer to themselves during internal company…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-08-27
Business

Bitcoin below $79,000, XRP leads losses as traders start betting on a Fed hike

Bitcoin slipped below $79,000 as cryptocurrency markets pulled back, with XRP leading the declines among major tokens amid growing speculation that the Federal Reserve could pivot…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-08-27
Opinion

StarkWare tests quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction on mainnet

StarkWare has completed an experimental Bitcoin transaction on the network's mainnet that it says demonstrates quantumresistant spending is possible today, without any changes to…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-08-27
Business

Lesser-tracked bitcoin market dynamic lends credibility to August surge to $80,000

Bitcoin's recent climb toward $80,000 is drawing fresh scrutiny, and a lessfrequently watched market metric is offering support for the idea that the rally rests on solid footing…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-08-27
Opinion

SHRINCS BIP published: Quantum-secure Bitcoin comes with a catch

A newly published Bitcoin Improvement Proposal BIP for a signature scheme known as SHRINCS aims to shield the world's largest cryptocurrency from the looming threat of quantum…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-08-27
Business

SEC resurrecting U.S. crypto custody rule the previous administration failed to land

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is reviving efforts to establish clear rules governing how investment advisers safeguard clients' cryptocurrency holdings, resurrecting…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-08-26
Business

Bill Gates Wants a Robot Tax and Jobs Humans Can't Be Fired From

Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates has revived and expanded his call for governments to tax robots and artificial intelligence, arguing that companies should face financial friction…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-08-26
Business

Nvidia Shares Surge in After-Hours Trading After Record $96.2 Billion Revenue

Nvidia shares jumped in afterhours trading following the company's disclosure of a recordshattering quarterly revenue of $96.2 billion, roughly double what it reported a year…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-08-26
Business

Nvidia shares rise after earnings top estimates, guides to $108 billion in revenue next quarter

Nvidia shares climbed in afterhours trading Wednesday after the chipmaking giant reported quarterly earnings that surpassed Wall Street's expectations and issued upbeat guidance…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-08-26
Business

Nvidia tops earnings estimates, guides to $108 billion in revenue next quarter

Nvidia once again exceeded Wall Street's expectations, delivering fiscal secondquarter results that surpassed analyst forecasts and issuing bullish guidance that points to roughly…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-08-26