Author: Anthony M. Orbison

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with $11.6 trillion in assets under management, reported $84 billion in total net inflows in the first quarter of 2025, marking a 3% annualized growth in assets under management.The firm’s strong performance was led by a record first quarter for iShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs) alongside continued strength in private markets and net inflows, according to BlackRock’s Q1 earnings released on April 11.Of the $107 billion in net inflows to iShares ETFs, $3 billion, or 2.8% of the total ETF inflows, was directed to digital asset products in Q1, BlackRock said.BlackRock’s net flow data in…

Cardano (ADA) founder and Ethereum co-founder Charles Hoskinson recently spoke to CNBC about the ongoing global trade war. Hoskinson highlighted how cryptocurrencies will benefit in the long term. When asked if we are in a crypto winter, the Cardano creator said no, and that Bitcoin (BTC) will go over $250,000 by the end of this year or next year. BTC’s price will rally by more than 200% if it hits the $250,000 target.Also Read: Bitcoin Beats Gold? 21M Cap Could Trigger a Supply ShockBitcoin Gains Amid Tariff PauseSource: Watcher GuruBTC fell to below $75,000 on Monday, Apr. 7. The stock…

Asset managers Osprey Funds and Grayscale Investments agreed to settle a lawsuit over alleged violations of Connecticut law in the advertising and promotion of Grayscale’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). According to an April 9 court filing, the parties agreed to settle the two-year-old case and are finalizing documentation and settlement terms. The filing noted that once those steps are completed, Osprey will withdraw its appeal.“Soon after this appeal was filed, the parties reached a settlement of this case,” the motion stated. “It is expected that all these tasks can be done within 45 days, and it is uncertain whether a shorter…

Sweden’s Member of Parliament Rickard Nordin wrote a letter to Minister of Finance Elisabeth Svantesson to consider including Bitcoin in the foreign reserves. Nordin proposed funding BTC in reserves through seized cryptocurrencies by the police and customs authorities.The letter also addresses the Finance Minister to consider normalizing Bitcoin in the US and UAE, among other nations. The MP compared Bitcoin to gold explaining that BTC will come in handy during economic uncertainties. “Its monetary properties are comparable to those of gold. Especially in a time of increasing geopolitical and economic uncertainty,” he wrote.Also Read: Nike (NKE) Stock Down 69 From…

Bitcoin could hover in the low $80,000s in the near term if it fails to break through its next resistance level, CryptoQuant says, while other analysts predict the cryptocurrency will hit a fresh all-time high within the next two months.CryptoQuant analysts said in an April 10 markets report that if Bitcoin (BTC) “continues to rally,” it could hit resistance around the $84,000 price level, but if it breaks through, it could soar before its next resistance level of $96,000.Bitcoin’s previous support levels are now resistance“These price levels have acted as price support during this bull cycle but can now act…

It may be too early for Bitcoiners to start getting bullish over the longer-term impacts of a potential recession on Bitcoin’s price, says 10x Research head of research Markus Thielen.Thielen said in an April 11 markets report that credit spreads continue to widen, indicating that “recessionary concerns may be seeping deeper into the economy.”“Expecting a bullish impulse is too early,” he said.Bitcoin may face short-term headwindsWhile the long-term effects of a recession could be bullish for Bitcoin (BTC) — due to the monetary easing that typically follows US Federal Reserve rate cuts — Thielen warned that Bitcoin may face headwinds…

US Bitcoin mining firms will try to capitalize on the Trump administration’s recent tariff pause by stocking up on mining rigs, but the baseline 10% tariffs will still leave the industry at a disadvantage, industry executives say.President Donald Trump paused his administration’s hefty reciprocal tariffs until July 8, but kept a minimum 10% tariff on most countries bar China, which had its rate hiked to 145%.Hashlabs CEO Jaran Mellerud told Cointelegraph that while the 10% levy is much lighter than the initial tariffs, US miners are still at a “clear disadvantage” when it comes to purchasing mining machines, compared to…

On April 1st, at the KPMG offices in Tel Aviv, several dozen people gathered for a meeting of the “CBDC IL Forum” to hear representatives from academia, the Bank of Israel, and KPMG present findings from a study conducted by the Bank of Israel through “Roschink” research institute. The study included around 1,000 participants, and the results were published on the Bank of Israel’s website. In this article, I will review key points from the meeting, comment on the research published by the Bank of Israel, and share what I had said to attendees at the end of the forum meeting. The…

New Hampshire’s House and Florida’s House insurance and banking committee have respectively advanced bills allowing their states to create Bitcoin reserves.New Hampshire’s House passed its Bitcoin reserve bill, HB302, in a 192-179 vote on April 10 which will now head to the Senate. The state is now the fourth to pass a Bitcoin (BTC) reserve bill through one chamber, joining Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma.If HB302 clears New Hampshire’s Senate and Governor Kelly Ayotte signs it into law it would allow the state’s treasurer to use 10% of the state’s general fund and other authorized funds to invest in precious metals…

Today, twelve of the world’s leading human rights and humanitarian organizations gathered today at London’s Frontline Club to announce the formation of the Bitcoin Humanitarian Alliance. The coalition seeks to harness the power of Bitcoin to deliver civil liberties, support dissidents, and provide aid where traditional financial systems fall short, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. The Bitcoin Humanitarian Alliance website states that it “is a coalition of human rights defenders, pro-democracy movements, and humanitarian organizations using Bitcoin to advance civil liberties and humanitarian aid worldwide.” “As a decentralized, borderless, and censorship-resistant financial tool, Bitcoin operates outside…