Jamie Crawley

3 days ago | coindesk.com | Jamie Crawley |James Van Straten |Omkar Godbole |Shaurya Malwa

By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)Tariff developments remain at the forefront of global economic news, with bitcoin (BTC) surging past $105,000 for a while following the surprise announcement that the U.S. will reduce tariffs on Chinese goods to 30% from 145% for 90 days. In return, China will lower tariffs on U.S. goods to 10% from 125% over the same period. STORY CONTINUES BELOWDon't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today.

4 days ago | coindesk.com | Jamie Crawley

Decentralized finance (DeFi) on the Bitcoin blockchain may still be in its infancy relative to Ethereum, but Bitcoin DeFi (BTCFi) is becoming safer and cheaper, crypto analytics firm Messari said in a new report. A central participant is Rootstock, one of the oldest Bitcoin layer-2 projects, crypto analytics firm Messari said in its "State of Rootstock" report, published on Thursday. STORY CONTINUES BELOWDon't miss another story.Subscribe to the The Protocol Newsletter today.

6 days ago | coindeskjapan.com | Jamie Crawley

メタプラネットは、ビットコインの追加購入資金調達のため、さらに2125万ドルの社債を発行すると発表した。東京に本社を置く同社は、5月9日にEVO FUNDに対して社債を発行する契約を締結し、これは1週間で3度目の発行となる。メタプラネットのビットコイン保有量は現在、5555 BTCとなっている。メタプラネットは、ビットコイン（BTC）の追加購入資金調達のため、さらに2125万ドル（約30億8125万円、1ドル=145円換算）の社債を発行すると発表した。同社は5月9日、EVO FUNDに対し、この債券を発行する契約を締結した。これは1週間で3度目の発行となり、2500万ドル（約36億2500万円）の2回の発行に続くものとなる。同社は5月9日にXの投稿で、この債券は利子なしで、償還期限は11月9日だと述べた。同社のビットコイン保有量は現在5555 BTCで、上場企業中11位の保有量で、北米以外では最大規模だ。メタプラネットの株価は9日に2.75%上昇して524円で取引を終了し、1.56%上昇した日経平均株価を上回った。

6 days ago | coindesk.com | Jamie Crawley

Metaplanet has the largest BTC stash among publicly-traded companies outside North AmericaBy Jamie Crawley|Edited by Parikshit Mishra May 9, 2025, 8:40 a.m. Japanese hotel firm Metaplanet (3350) said it plans to sell another $21.25 million worth of bonds to fund further bitcoin (BTC) purchases. The Tokyo-based firm agreed to issue the debt to EVO FUND on May 9, making it the third such sale in the space of a week, following two issues of $25 million each.

1 week ago | coindesk.com | Jamie Crawley

Stripe has launched a new money management service powered by stablecoinsBy Jamie Crawley|Edited by Stephen Alpher May 8, 2025, 1:17 p.m. Stripe is ramping up its stablecoin capabilities, expanding the provision for businesses to receive and hold payments on cryptocurrency rails. Following on from Stripe's acquisition of stablecoin platform Bridge, the San Francsico-based payments giant has unveiled a new money management service powered by stablecoins.