Murtuza Merchant

2 days ago | benzinga.com | Murtuza Merchant

Bernstein on Tuesday issued a bullish note on Coinbase Global Inc. COIN following its inclusion in the S&P 500, projecting as much as $16 billion in potential capital inflows to the stock from both passive and active investment vehicles. What Happened: The note arrives just a day after the exchange announced that Coinbase will replace Discover Financial Services DFS in the index on May 19, making it the first cryptocurrency-focused company to join the benchmark.

2 days ago | benzinga.com | Murtuza Merchant

Cardano ADA/USD has surged 23% over the past week as co-founder Charles Hoskinson is exploring the possibility of launching a privacy-enabled stablecoin that functions with the anonymity of physical cash. What Happened: Speaking on the Conversations with Leaders podcast hosted by eToro on May 9, Hoskinson said current stablecoins lack privacy and are too easily traceable on public blockchains like Ethereum ETH/USD and Solana SOL/USD, according to DL News.

2 days ago | es-us.finanzas.yahoo.com | Murtuza Merchant

Estados Unidos y China han acordado una tregua de 90 días en su actual disputa comercial, reduciendo significativamente los aranceles recíprocos y estableciendo un marco de negociación estructurado. Según los analistas del mercado, este cambio ha eliminado una importante fuente de riesgo residual y podría impulsar un repunte generalizado de los activos de riesgo, incluidas las acciones estadounidenses, el dólar y las altcoins. Según los términos del acuerdo provisional anunciado el lunes, EE.UU.

2 days ago | benzinga.com | Murtuza Merchant

Stanford University has identified three defining challenges shaping the future of cryptocurrencies: the absence of clear U.S. regulation, looming risks from quantum computing and growing international momentum around central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). What Happened: The Stanford Emerging Technology Review 2025, published by the university avoids speculation but presents a data-driven assessment of how unresolved infrastructure, policy, and energy concerns may influence crypto's trajectory.

3 days ago | benzinga.com | Murtuza Merchant

David Bailey's newly formed Bitcoin BTC/USD-native holding company, Nakamoto Holdings Inc., on Monday announced a definitive merger with Nasdaq-listed healthcare firm KindlyMD KDLY. What Happened: The combined entity will establish a public-market Bitcoin treasury vehicle following a $710 million capital raise, consisting of $510 million in PIPE financing and $200 million in convertible notes, marking the largest capital raise of its kind for a crypto-related public transaction to date.