Diego Whitfield
Diego Whitfield covers business for Doctorcrypto, with a focus on breaking news and the day’s biggest stories.
VARA, Securitize sign MoU for tokenization innovation in Dubai
Dubai's crypto watchdog has partnered with tokenization firm Securitize in a move aimed at expanding realworld asset tokenization across the emirate. The Virtual Assets Regulatory…
Nvidia buys Hugging Face for $12.9B in push into AI software
Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, a landmark deal that pushes the chipmaking giant deeper into the AI software ecosystem and secures access to a…
SoFi, Kraken tie up as crypto and banking push into each other's turf
SoFi Technologies and cryptocurrency exchange Kraken have struck a partnership that further blurs the line between traditional finance and digital assets, with Kraken joining…
Morning Minute: Strategy CEO Says Selling The Bottom Was Correct Move
Strategy, the corporate Bitcoin heavyweight formerly known as MicroStrategy, is defending a series of trades that saw the company sell Bitcoin near recent lows before buying back…
Pencil Finance completes $1M onchain lending cycle for 6.6K students in Southeast Asia
Pencil Finance has completed its inaugural onchain lending cycle, deploying $1 million in blockchainbased capital to fund education loans for 6,600 students across Southeast Asia…
Live updates: Bitcoin jumps above $81,000 as rates fall, dollar weakens
Bitcoin surged past $81,000 on Wednesday as falling interest rates and a weakening U.S. dollar gave risk assets fresh momentum, with crypto majors bouncing broadly across the…
Live updates: Bitcoin jumps above $79,000 as rates fall, dollar weakens
Bitcoin surged past $79,000 on Wednesday as falling interest rates and a weakening U.S. dollar pushed investors toward risk assets, with crypto majors broadly rebounding across…
Live updates: Bitcoin shrugs off higher oil prices as Japanese yen rallies
Bitcoin has climbed back above $77,500 as the broader crypto market posted broad gains, brushing aside a spike in oil prices and a strengthening Japanese yen. While the day's…
Live updates: Crypto majors bounce while global funds run their lowest dollar hedges since 2015
Bitcoin has climbed back above $77,500, leading a broad rally across major cryptocurrencies as global investors quietly pull back on their dollar protection to the lowest levels…
Bitcoin recovers toward $78,000 as pons and arbitrum extend Robinhood Chain rally
Bitcoin climbed back toward the $78,000 mark on Wednesday, extending a broad recovery across risk assets as a weakening dollar buoyed equities, precious metals and digital…
Australia is cracking down on crypto businesses as its strict new regulatory deadline nears
Australia's financial watchdog is intensifying pressure on cryptocurrency companies as a strict new regulatory deadline approaches, warning that firms failing to comply could face…
Ukraine Busts Kyiv Crypto Drainer Ring Moving Up to $1M Monthly
Ukrainian law enforcement has dismantled a Kyivbased cybercrime operation accused of draining cryptocurrency wallets belonging to European victims, with authorities estimating the…
CFTC asks judge to dismiss CME lawsuit over crypto perpetual futures
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by CME Group over the regulator's approach to crypto perpetual futures,…
Michigan Judge Bars Kalshi Sports Bets, Threatens $500K Daily Fine
A Michigan judge has ordered prediction market platform Kalshi to halt its sportsrelated contracts in the state, warning the company it could face a fine of $500,000 for each day…
Catastrophe bonds may join tokenization rush, with plans for test issuance in 2027
Catastrophe bonds, the specialized insurancelinked securities that help insurers offload the financial risk of natural disasters, may soon become the latest financial instrument…
Australia warns unlicensed crypto firms of fines up to 10% of annual turnover
Australia's corporate watchdog has issued a stern warning to cryptocurrency companies operating without proper authorization, threatening penalties that could reach 10% of a…
Ether, XRP ETF inflow streaks end as Bitcoin funds rebound
Ether and XRP exchangetraded funds saw their multiday inflow streaks come to an end this week, even as Bitcoin funds staged a rebound and pulled in fresh capital. Ether and XRP…
Bitcoin’s fabled golden cross is coming. And USDT may be the real signal this time
Bitcoin is approaching a golden cross, one of technical analysis's most closely watched bullish signals — but this time, activity in the stablecoin Tether USDT may offer a more…
Dogecoin becomes only losing bet for Japan-listed firm as it sells altcoins for bitcoin
A Japanese publicly traded company has consolidated its digital asset holdings into bitcoin, and in doing so revealed that its bet on dogecoin was the only cryptocurrency position…
Hyperscale Data ends Michigan BTC mining as holdings fall 79%
Hyperscale Data has shut down its Bitcoin mining operations in Michigan, marking a significant strategic pivot as the company's cryptocurrency holdings have plunged roughly 79%…
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