Norwegian crypto brokerage firm K33 plans to join the growing number of public companies buying up Bitcoin after raising 60 million Swedish krona ($6.2 million) to buy and hold the cryptocurrency. K33 said on May 28 that it secured financing through convertible loans and a new issue of shares and warrants, which “will be used in full to acquire Bitcoin in order to establish the Bitcoin Treasury Strategy.” Warrants are zero-interest securities that investors can later convert into equity at […]
US crypto mining stocks tumbled at the close of May 28 trading after minutes published by the Federal Reserve signaled its growing uncertainty about the country’s economic outlook. The crypto market remained unscathed, despite the stock drops among crypto miners. Uncertainty about the economic outlook looms The minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee’s meeting on May 6 and 7, released on May 28, stated, “the Committee might face difficult tradeoffs if inflation proves to be more persistent while the […]
Key takeaways: Bitcoin researcher Sminston With says BTC could gain 100% to 200%, with a cycle peak between $220,000 to $330,000. Bitcoin continues to exhibit strong cyclical volatility, contradicting the belief that its price swings are softening over time. Over $4 billion in BTC has been moved by long-term holders, warning of a price correction. Analysis from Bitcoin (BTC) researcher Sminston With implied that a BTC price peak is still 100% to 200% away from current prices. In a recent […]
Bilal Bin Saqib, head of Pakistan’s crypto council, announced on May 28 that the country is moving to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve. Speaking at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Saqib said the government of Pakistan followed the United States’ lead in establishing a Bitcoin strategic reserve and is embracing pro-crypto regulatory policies. The government official told the audience: «Today is a very historic day. Today, I announce the Pakistani government is setting up its own government-led […]
Shares of video game and collectibles retailer GameStop dropped nearly 11% on May 28 after the company announced its first Bitcoin purchase, triggering a classic sell-the-news reaction. The stock closed at $31.21 on the New York Stock Exchange, according to Google Finance. The company announced the purchase of 4,710 Bitcoin (BTC) valued at roughly $513 million on May 28. GameStop confirmed plans to create a BTC treasury strategy on March 26, following months of investor speculation and rumors that it […]
Japanese investment company Metaplanet issued $21 million in zero-interest bonds to Evo Fund, a Cayman Islands-based investment firm, just a day after announcing a separate $50 million raise, further accelerating its Bitcoin accumulation strategy. The 17th series of bonds, issued on May 29, comes with a face value of $525,000 each and will mature on Nov. 28, 2025. Unlike traditional debt instruments, these bonds yield no interest, allowing Metaplanet to borrow without additional repayment costs. Under the terms, Evo Fund […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will ensure a Bitcoin bond is launched in the city and renewed his call to axe New York’s BitLicense program. Speaking at the Bitcoin 2025 conference, Adams pledged to advocate for and support the creation of municipal bonds backed by Bitcoin (BTC). “We have financial instruments for all other bonds. You can have tax-exempt bonds and other bonds. It is time for the first time in the history of this city to […]
Selling Bitcoin is like “playing in a really bad house-rate casino,” according to Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream and one of Bitcoin’s earliest adopters. In a recent interview with Bitcoin financial services firm Unchained, Back said the odds are stacked against traders trying to time the market. Back came to this conclusion in the early days of Bitcoin, he said, when the price “was going up basically exponentially but it [was] extremely volatile.” “So […] if you see something that’s […]
Wall Street financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald has closed its first Bitcoin lending deal nearly a year after announcing its crypto lending services. According to a May 27 Bloomberg report, Cantor provided Bitcoin-backed loans to FalconX and Maple Finance. FalconX, a digital asset broker, said it secured a facility worth over $100 million as part of a “broader credit framework,” while Maple Finance reportedly closed the first tranche of an agreement with Cantor. The service allows companies holding Bitcoin to borrow […]
White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks says the US could buy more Bitcoin if the government can fund the purchase in a “budget-neutral” way without a tax or adding to the growing national debt. Sacks told Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss during a May 27 fireside chat at the Bitcoin 2025 conference that while he “can’t promise anything,” a pathway does exist for the government to buy more Bitcoin (BTC). However, it would require convincing Commerce Secretary […]