Key points: Bitcoin booked a 10% gain in the past week and technical indicators remain bullish going into a new week. Analysts expect Bitcoin to gain an additional 40% by the end of the year Select altcoins are showing a positive bias on improving crypto sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) rose more than 10% this week as…
The ultimate honor during awards season is to take home a statue. But the glut of ceremonies and related events between January and March has long offered celebrities another way to distinguish themselves: by their clothing choices. For A-listers, red carpets are as much a venue for self expression as they are an arena for…
Crypto exchange Kraken is planning to offer non-US customers the option of trading tokenized US stocks, part of the company’s push to offer more traditional assets via tokenization. The products will be offered through Backed, a new Kraken partner, according to a statement shared with Cointelegraph. Tokens representing the stocks will be stored on the…
Wall Street giant BlackRock met with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Crypto Task Force to discuss staking within crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) and tokenization of securities. The discussion could advance institutional interest in the crypto industry. According to a May 9 memo published by the task force, BlackRock sought to “[d]iscuss perspectives on treatment…
A new report from enterprise-grade digital assets platform Fireblocks shows that 90% of institutional players are either using or exploring the use of stablecoins in their operations. The report, published May 15, surveyed 295 executives across traditional banks, financial institutions, fintech companies and payment gateways. Nearly half of respondents (49%) said they already use stablecoins…
Translated by Roberta HERRERA Published April 15, 2025 This spring, Parisian womenswear label Ba&sh unveils its first foray into wellness, launching a capsule yoga collection and women-focused retreats across France—marking what the brand calls a “new holistic and hedonistic chapter.” With its new wellness offering, Ba&sh brings to life a long-standing vision nurtured by its…
Ether (ETH) price declined by over 11.75% in the last 24 hours to around $1,900. At its intraday low, the cryptocurrency was trading for $1,755, its lowest price since October 2023. ETH/USD four-hour price chart. Source: TradingView Several factors appear to be contributing to ETH price losses, including: US recession fears and its overall impact…
OneBalance, a developer platform for multichain applications, has closed a $20 million Series A funding round to streamline the crypto user experience (UX) for developers and fintechs. The $20 million investment round was led by cyber•Fund and Blockchain Capital, with participation from Bybit’s Mirana Ventures and L2IV. Founded by an ex-Coinbase engineer and core contributors…
By Reuters Published April 16, 2025 The rapid rise of ultra-fast fashion retailer Shein has been so key to the fortunes of a group of urban villages on the outskirts of China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou that they have been colloquially dubbed “Shein villages”. Reuters Shein was able to become a behemoth selling over $30…
Since 2011, Miuccia Prada, the patron saint of smart, messy women everywhere, has been using her Miu Miu line as a platform to commission short films by female filmmakers from around the world, including Janicza Bravo, Mati Diop and Haifaa al-Mansour. For Mrs. Prada, the films, which sometimes air during her fashion shows, serve as…
