European banks that offer crypto trading. | Credit: Pexels. Key Takeaways Major European banks are increasingly open to retail crypto trading. Some of the biggest players that offer the service include BBVA, Santander Group, and PostFinance. Retail banks can choose to build their own exchange or deploy a white label solution. It wasn’t long ago that large European retail banks wouldn’t touch crypto, which was mostly the preserve of private investment banks. But all across the continent, banks a ...

Key Takeaways Bitcoin climbed to a seven-week high after shedding nearly 15% of its gains in September.PayPal, Robinhood, Interactive Brokers and Visa show earnings growth potential for 2025.All four stocks saw earnings estimate upgrades in the past 60 days, signaling improving outlooks.The cryptocurrency market is steadily recovering after giving up its earlier gains last month. Bitcoin (BTC), which hit an all-time high in July before giving up nearly 15% of its gains last month, rebounded to a seven-week ...

Japanese cryptocurrency company SBI Crypto has fallen victim to a $21 million hack that blockchain investigators have traced to suspected North Korean hackers. The incident adds to a growing list of high-profile cyberattacks attributed to North Korea’s state-backed cyber units, which have stolen billions of dollars from the digital asset sector in recent years. The breach was first flagged by blockchain analyst ZachXBT, who identified suspicious outflows from SBI Crypto wallet addresses on September 24, ...

Thumzup Media Corporation has provided DogeHash Technologies with a $2.5 million loan to expand Dogecoin mining capacity ahead of its pending acquisition of the mining firm. The financing will support deployment of more than 500 new ASIC miners, potentially bringing total operational rigs to over 4,000 by year-end, according to a Tuesday announcement from the Nasdaq-listed digital asset accumulator. The capital infusion follows Thumzup’s August agreement to acquire DogeHash in an all-stock deal that wi ...

AI trading Gen Z. Photo by BeInCrypto US regulators are reportedly probing more than 200 firms with crypto treasuries over insider trading. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) raised concerns after observing unusually high trading volumes and sharp stock-price gains in the days before the companies' announcements. A Regulatory Sweep Recent reports revealed that federal regulators are now scrutinizing over 200 companies that have adopted cry ...

KEY TAKEAWAYSBitcoin is the first decentralized cryptocurrency, launched in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto.Cryptocurrencies use cryptography and blockchain to secure, verify, and record transactions.Blockchain is a transparent, immutable ledger underpinning Bitcoin and other digital currencies.Mining validates transactions, secures the network, and issues new bitcoins.Bitcoin derives value from scarcity, utility, trust, and adoption, similar to gold.Risks include volatility, regulation, security breaches, and sca ...

Sixteen spot crypto ETFs await SEC approval. | Credit: Getty Images. Key Takeaways Sixteen spot crypto ETF applications await final approval from the SEC in October. The SEC has asked issuers to withdraw 19b-4 filings after adopting new generic standards. Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas says approval odds are “100%.” The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is on the verge of approving a wave of new spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Sixteen funds—covering Solana (SOL), XRP, Liteco ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has instructed issuers of proposed spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for Litecoin, XRP, Solana, Cardano, and Dogecoin to withdraw their pending Form 19b-4 filings. The move follows the agency’s September 18 approval of generic listing standards, which streamline the process for bringing new cryptocurrency ETFs to market. The instruction does not represent a setback for issuers. Instead, it reflects a procedural shift that eliminates the need for case-by-c ...

Deadlines for spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are beginning this week, the noted ETF analyst Eric Balchunas reminded the crypto community. The financial regulator has to decide on the fate of several ETFs linked to some of the leading cryptocurrencies in October. 'Cointober' a wild month for crypto In simple words, a spot crypto ETF is a financial product traded on traditional stock exchanges that tracks the price of the corresponding crypto asset. It gives investors exposure to crypto assets w ...

US regulators are investigating sharp swings in stock prices before companies revealed plans to raise funds for crypto treasury purchases, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority have contacted some of the more than 200 firms that announced crypto treasury strategies this year, sources told the Journal. Officials warned companies about possible breaches of rules against selectively sharing material non-public inf ...