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More than half of global hedge funds now have exposure to the cryptocurrency market, reflecting growing institutional interest in digital assets, according to a report published Thursday by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and PwC. The survey, conducted in the first half of 2025 among 122 investors and fund

Mastercard is partnering with Ripple and Gemini to explore the use of RLUSD stablecoin on the XRPL blockchain for card transaction settlements, the companies announced Wednesday. The implementation would mark one of the first collaborations where a regulated U.S. bank settles traditional card transactions using a regulated stablecoin on

Bitcoin fell below $100,000 for the first time since June 23, trading at $100,893 on Tuesday, with an intraday low of $99,966. Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, dropped nearly 9% to $3,275. Investors reduced exposure to riskier assets amid concerns about the sustainability of

Michael Saylor’s company, Strategy, announced the purchase of 397 Bitcoin worth approximately $45.6 million, according to a filing submitted Monday to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The acquisition was made at an average price of $114,771 per Bitcoin. Following this latest transaction, Strategy now

Bitcoin mining company IREN has signed a five-year, $9.7 billion contract with Microsoft to provide GPU-based cloud services, according to an official announcement. The deal will allow Microsoft to access Nvidia GB300 units hosted in IREN’s data centers. In parallel, IREN announced a $5.8 billion agreement with

Coinbase Global Inc., one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire the UK-based startup BVNK, a company specializing in stablecoin payment infrastructure, according to a Bloomberg report. The deal is valued at approximately $2 billion and could be completed by early 2026, pending