Diego Whitfield
Diego Whitfield covers business for Doctorcrypto, with a focus on breaking news and the day’s biggest stories.
U.S. Sheriff’s association shifts opposition stance to Clarity Act to 'neutral'
A prominent U.S. law enforcement group has softened its stance on the crypto market structure bill known as the Clarity Act, moving from active opposition to a neutral position…
Token buybacks are booming. But are they good for crypto projects?
Crypto projects are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into buying back their own tokens, borrowing a page from Wall Street's playbook. But a growing debate is emerging over…
U.S. added stronger than expected 162,000 jobs in August as labor market bounced back
The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, surpassing analyst forecasts and signaling a rebound in the labor market that could shape the Federal Reserve's decision on interest…
Morning Minute: Crypto Stages Major Rally on Rate Hopes
Cryptocurrency markets surged sharply as renewed hopes for interest rate cuts fueled a broad rally, sending Bitcoin back above $81,000 and pushing several altcoins to fresh…
IMF Now Says Donations Funded El Salvador's Bitcoin Growth
El Salvador's growing Bitcoin reserve was expanded primarily through donations rather than fresh government purchases, according to a new assessment from the International…
67,000 More Trezor Customers Exposed as Data Breach Widens
Hardware wallet maker Trezor is grappling with a widening data breach that has now exposed the personal information of roughly 67,000 additional customers, with some of the…
Kalshi US visits soar 1,500% as regulatory pressure mounts
Prediction market platform Kalshi has seen its US web traffic surge more than 1,500% over the past year, even as regulators and state authorities ramp up their scrutiny of the…
Trezor says data breach affects another 67K US customers
Hardware wallet maker Trezor has disclosed that an additional 67,000 customers in the United States were caught up in a data breach traced back to one of its shipping providers,…
South Korean regulators introduce tokenized securities roadmap
South Korea's top financial watchdog has unveiled a phased plan to bring tokenized securities into the country's regulated markets, setting the stage for a formal legal framework…
Zcash jumps 20% to landmark $1,000 level as short sellers lose $34 million
Zcash surged more than 20% on Thursday, briefly climbing above $1,020 to hit the psychologically significant $1,000 mark for the first time, as the rapid ascent wiped out roughly…
FinCEN Ties $12.7B to Crypto Scams Run From Asian Compounds
The U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has linked roughly $12.7 billion in suspicious transactions to cryptocurrency scams operated out of fortified compounds in…
Bitcoin clears $81,000 as privacy coins lead a broad crypto rally
Bitcoin surged past the $81,000 mark on Thursday, breaking through a resistance level that had stalled its momentum in late August, as a wave of buying lifted the broader digital…
AMC chief criticizes Robinhood’s tokenized stock plan
AMC Entertainment Chief Executive Adam Aron has publicly pushed back against Robinhood's tokenized stock initiative, raising concerns about the regulatory status of the products…
South Korea targets February 2027 rollout for full tokenized securities market
South Korea has laid out a concrete timeline to bring its capital markets onchain, with financial regulators targeting February 2027 for the full launch of a tokenized securities…
AMC CEO Calls Robinhood Stock Tokens 'Contemptible' and 'Vile'
AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron has publicly condemned tokenized versions of his company's stock that have appeared on Robinhood's platform, describing them in sharp terms and…
Bitcoin ETF inflows hit $731M, highest since January as BTC reclaims $80K
US spot Bitcoin exchangetraded funds pulled in $730.9 million in net inflows on Thursday, marking their strongest singleday haul since January, as Bitcoin clawed its way back…
Live updates: Bitcoin tumbles after blowout August jobs print
Bitcoin dropped sharply on Thursday following a strongerthanexpected August jobs report, even as spot bitcoin exchangetraded funds notched their largest singleday inflow since…
Live updates: Bitcoin ETFs take $731 million, their biggest day since January
U.S. spot bitcoin exchangetraded funds pulled in roughly $731 million in net inflows on Thursday, marking their strongest singleday haul since January and pushing the complex's…
El Salvador’s post-review Bitcoin accumulation used no public funds: IMF
El Salvador's continued Bitcoin purchases following its agreement with the International Monetary Fund did not involve any taxpayer money, according to the IMF, which credited the…
OpenAI puts $1 billion behind cyber defense after unveiling AI that can find zero-days
OpenAI is committing $1 billion to bolster cyber defenses, a move announced alongside the revelation that its new Astra system can independently discover previously unknown…
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