How to mine Bitcoin at home in 2025
Key takeaways Lottery mining is cheap and fun, but don’t count on hitting a block. Solo ASIC mining gives you complete control, but it’s a long-odds game. Pool mining is the most practical way to earn steady payouts at home. Cloud mining saves you the hassle but usually isn’t worth the cost. Bitcoin is rapidly […]
Bitcoin still on track for $1.8M in 2035, says analyst
Bitcoin remains on track to surpass $1.8 million by 2035 despite recent price corrections and waning investor appetite caused by ongoing global trade tensions, according to Joe Burnett, director of market research at Unchained. Speaking during Cointelegraph’s Chainreaction live show on X, Burnett said that Bitcoin is still in a long-term bullish cycle and could […]
SEC and Binance push for another pause in lawsuit after ‘productive’ talks
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and crypto exchange Binance have asked a US federal judge for an additional two-month pause in their nearly two-year legal battle. “Since the Court stayed this case, the Parties have been in productive discussions, including discussions concerning how the efforts of the crypto task force may impact the […]
Justin Sun ‘not aware’ of circulating reports about CZ plea deal
Tron founder Justin Sun says he’s unaware of the recent rumors surrounding former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, following reports alleging that Zhao provided evidence against him as part of his plea deal with the US Department of Justice (DoJ). “I’m not aware of the circulating rumors. CZ is both my mentor and a close […]
US crypto industry needs band-aid now, ‘long-term solution’ later — Uyeda
A fast-tracked temporary crypto regulatory framework could bolster innovation within the US crypto industry while permanent regulations are still in the works, says acting US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Mark Uyeda. “A time-limited, conditional exemptive relief framework for registrants and non-registrants could allow for greater innovation with blockchain technology within the United States […]
Crypto Biz: Ripple’s ‘defining moment,’ Binance’s ongoing purge
Ripple made headlines this week when it became the first crypto-native company to acquire a multi-asset prime broker, potentially setting the stage for wider adoption of its XRP Ledger technology. The acquisition of Hidden Road didn’t come cheap, either, as Ripple doled out $1.25 billion for the brokerage. It was a price Ripple CEO Brad […]
Scotland’s Lomond School accepts Bitcoin for tuition payments, a first in the UK
The Lomond School in Scotland will accept Bitcoin (BTC) tuition payments beginning in the Autumn semester of 2025, making it the first school in the United Kingdom to do so. Accepting Bitcoin is part of the school’s plan to integrate “sound money principles” from the Austrian School of Economics into the curriculum to “prepare students […]
This year’s top ETF strategy? Shorting Ether — Bloomberg Intelligence
Betting against Ether has been the best performing exchange traded fund (ETF) strategy so far in 2025, according to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas. Two ETFs designed to take two-times leveraged short positions in Ether claimed (ETH) first and second place in a Bloomberg Intelligence ranking of the year’s top-performing funds, Balchunas said in a post […]
Bitcoin price preparing for ‘up only mode’ as US bonds suffer worst selloff since 2019
Bitcoin (BTC) is entering what former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes calls “up only mode,” as a deepening crisis in the US bond market potentially drives investors away from traditional haven assets and toward alternative stores of value. Loss of confidence in US policy boosts Bitcoin’s upside prospects On April 11, the benchmark US 10-year Treasury […]
US Fed ‘absolutely’ ready to step in if liquidity dries up — Voting member
The US Federal Reserve is prepared to use its vast arsenal of monetary policy tools to prevent financial and economic conditions from deteriorating rapidly but will do so only if liquidity dries up or markets become disorderly, a top central banker said. In an interview with the Financial Times, Boston Fed President Susan Collins said […]