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This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. One of the best parts of traveling is getting to meet new people, unless you’re traveling to a crypto conference. Solana Crossroads kicked off today in Istanbul, so a number of Solana builders decamped from New York and San Francisco to sip stale coffee halfway around the world while talking with the same people they see at Solana events in New York and San Francisco. Many attendees stopped by the Step Finance-sponsored community conference on their way to Dubai for TOKEN2049 next week before shipping off to…
CoinDesk announced today that Consensus, one of the leading events in the crypto conference calendar, will take place in Miami, Florida, in 2026. Consensus 2026 will be May 5-7 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Consensus is the longest-running large-scale event in crypto, known for bringing together all sides of the industry. The first Consensus was held in 2015, in New York City. The event went virtual during the pandemic lockdown before moving to Austin, Texas in 2022, 2023 and 2024. This February, CoinDesk held its first Consensus in Hong Kong, attracting more than 10,000 attendees.Consensus 2025, the North American…
Silicon Valley and big tech firms are increasingly having trouble keeping talented and high-profile individuals from leaving their organizations. It’s now evident that Web3 and the wider crypto- and blockchains space is becoming increasingly interesting for talents to join. It wasn’t long ago that landing employment at one of the big tech companies was a dream come true for many, and it may still be, but now there’s an attractive alternative career path in the crypto space.In a report by Business Insider, recruiters say that they’re seeing a significant trend of high-profile executives and developers leaving established firms to crypto,…
This is a segment from the Blockworks Daily newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Have markets been obsessing over the wrong Minsky? After Liberation Day, we seemed to be headed for a “Minsky moment” in which global investors suddenly lose faith in the US dollar, triggering the kind of market collapse that economist Hyman Minsky warned about. But after a big rally this week, the Nasdaq is back to within 1.4% of where it was before President Trump shocked the world with his “reciprocal” tariffs. 1.4% hardly seems like a disaster. Stocks may have recovered because the president seems to be…
In brief Bitwise has filed paperwork in Delaware for a new crypto ETF based around the token of Near Protocol. Near Protocol is the 41st-biggest cryptocurrency by market cap. Asset managers have filed for dozens of altcoin ETFs in recent months. Another day, another crypto ETF filing. This time, a crypto asset manager is trying its luck with a fund that, if approved, would give investors exposure to Near Protocol. A Thursday filing in the State of Delaware shows that paperwork to launch a NEAR ETF has been filed by Bitwise. Filing with the State of Delaware is the first step in…
Key points:Bitcoin price pushed above $95,000, increasing the chance of a rally to $100,000.Institutional investor demand is back, suggesting that the bearish trend could be over.Select altcoins could break above their respective overhead resistance levels if Bitcoin remains strongBitcoin (BTC) bulls are trying to sustain the price above $95,000, but they are likely to face significant resistance from the bears. Will buyers succeed in pushing the price toward the psychologically important level of $100,000, or is a pullback around the corner? That is the big question on the traders’ minds.A positive sign is that inflows for US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded…
The Swiss National Bank has rejected holding bitcoin reserves, citing concerns over cryptocurrency market liquidity and volatility.”For cryptocurrencies, market liquidity, even if it may seem ok at times, is especially during crises naturally called into question,” said SNB President Martin Schlegel at the bank’s General Assembly meeting Friday.“Cryptocurrencies also are known for their high volatility, which is a risk for long term value preservation. In short, one can say that cryptocurrencies for the moment do not fulfill the high requirements for our currency reserves.”Schlegel’s comments were prompted by the Bitcoin Initiative, a bitcoin advocacy group whose research demonstrates that adding…
El Salvador, the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, is working with the computer chip giant Nvidia to implement artificial intelligence for national development.El Salvador signed a letter of intent to collaborate with Nvidia on “sovereign AI to drive innovation and economic growth,” the National Bitcoin Office (ONBTC) of El Salvador announced on X on April 21.As part of the collaboration, El Salvador will benefit from Nvidia’s AI tools, resources and expertise, enabling the development of sovereign AI capabilities targeting priorities related to culture, language, environment and economy.“El Salvador will focus on building domestic AI…
Bitcoin (BTC) options open interest expanded from $30.33 billion on April 21 to $37.92 billion on April 24, a 25% jump that outpaced Bitcoin’s 5.5% rise from $87,506 to $92,352 over the same stretch. Such a swift build in notional exposure shows traders rushing to add convex positions rather than thickening linear futures books. This shift often precedes sharp spot moves once dealers start adjusting delta hedges. Graph showing the open interest for Bitcoin options from April 2 to April 24, 2025 (Source: CoinGlass) Deribit’s strike sheet explains the mood. The largest concentration sits at $100,000, where 17,420 call contracts…
Bitcoin mining has come a long way since the days of GPUs and basement set ups. In that time, miners have advanced in countless ways. For example, ASICs are now the standard, not GPUs. Furthermore, enterprise grade players have entered the field, opening new frontiers and bringing with them the size and institutional recognition that opens the doors to otherwise unreachable places for smaller miners. Nowadays, the mining landscape is one where grid services, curtailment strategies, and energy market participation are no longer edge cases but core strategies. As the world around it has moved forward, there’s one question we…