Pakistan Ends Bitcoin and Crypto Banking Ban, Opens Financial System to Licensed Firms
Bitcoin Magazine Pakistan Ends Bitcoin and Crypto Banking Ban, Opens Financial System to Licensed Firms Pakistan’s central bank has formally reversed its long-standing ban on banking services for cryptocurrency firms, allowing regulated banks to open accounts for licensed virtual asset service providers (VASPs) under a new legal framework. The decision, announced in a circular by […]
Beyond ‘digital gold,’ Iran conflict forces a rethink of the nature of bitcoin
Bitcoin’s 12% gain since the Iran war began isn’t a risk-on trade. It’s the market repricing bitcoin’s role as a neutral settlement layer, Bitwise’s CIO argues.
Pakistan lifts seven-year ban, allowing banks to service crypto providers
Pakistan sent a letter to all banks and financial regulatory firms notifying them that they may provide crypto services,, but remain barred from trading or holding crypto assets.
Prediction market volumes to hit $1 trillion by 2030 with Robinhood, Coinbase as key players, Bernstein says
The broker said prediction markets are scaling into a trillion-dollar asset class, driven by regulatory clarity, crypto rails and distribution via major trading platforms.
Switzerland’s Crypto Valley Funding Rises 37% in 2025 as TON Deal Drives Growth
In 2025, Switzerland’s Crypto Valley even further established itself as Europe’s blockchain financing center by raising $728 million through 31 transactions and capturing 47% of Europe’s blockchain venture capital, according to the CV VC annual report published on Wednesday. Besides accelerating global blockchain financing growth, the region also showed a move to investing fewer, larger
Pakistan Central Bank Unlocks Crypto Banking by Lifting 2018 Ban for Licensed VASPs
Pakistan’s central bank has officially given the green light to commercial banks to provide accounts to virtual asset service providers that are licensed, thereby formally lifting the ban the bank had on crypto-related banking that was imposed in 2018. This policy change brings Pakistan into line with the global regulatory trends of digital assets and
Justin Sun Just Revealed a Quantum-Resistant Roadmap for Tron: Is TRX About to Break $0.40?
Justin Sun just dropped a new strategic framework for Tron and TRX is responding. The token is trading at $0.3234, up 1.1% in 24 hours. The modest price move understates what the roadmap is actually signaling if it gains traction. The detail most headlines are missing is the quantum angle. Sun is positioning Tron as […]
Goldman Sachs Files for a Bitcoin Income ETF: What It Means for Retail Investors
Goldman Sachs filed for a Bitcoin Premium ETF on April 14, 2026, an options-based fund designed to generate regular income for investors rather than simply track Bitcoin’s price. The filing marks one of Wall Street’s most structurally novel entries into crypto products yet. The detail most headlines are missing, though, is that this is not […]
Bitwise Says Global Conflict Could Expand Bitcoin Market Beyond Gold: Is That Plausible?
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan is arguing that Bitcoin’s addressable market could eventually surpass gold’s, currently sitting around $20 trillion, if geopolitical fragmentation continues accelerating. The claim isn’t abstract: Hougan’s April 2026 memo frames Bitcoin not just as a store of value competing with gold, but as a politically neutral settlement asset for a world where […]
Nigel Farage Just Revealed a £215,000 Bitcoin Stake And the FCA Is Already Asking Questions
Nigel Farage holds a confirmed £215,000 stake in Stack BTC, a listed bitcoin treasury company chaired by former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, and personally fronted a promotional video for the firm’s £2m bitcoin purchase filmed at Blockchain.com’s London offices. Reform UK has simultaneously received over £13m in crypto-linked donations, including a £9m contribution from Tether investor […]
XRP Analyst Says It’s ‘Almost Certain’ That Price Will Reach $1,000 In This Timeframe
One analyst on social media platform X has taken the optimism on XRP to an extreme, arguing that a $1,000 XRP price is no longer a stretch scenario but something that is almost certain within the next year. The claim arrives at an unusual moment. XRP has not had a green month since September 2025, and […]
Trump-backed World Liberty Financial proposes unlocking 62 billion tokens
The project would burn 4.5 billion tokens while beginning to vest 40.7 billion tokens for founders and the team, restructuring locks that were originally set to be indefinite.