JPMorgan CEO Flags Blockchain Rivals as Kinexys Scales

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said “new technologies” are intensifying competition across the financial sector, with blockchain-based players emerging alongside traditional rivals. In his annual shareholder letter on Monday, Dimon identified artificial intelligence, data and advanced technology as “key to the future,” signaling a shift toward more automated, data-driven financial services. While blockchain and digital assets

Senator Hagerty Sees April for Crypto Market Bill

US Senate Banking Committee member Bill Hagerty said Monday that he expects a potential path for a digital asset market structure bill in the coming weeks after months of delays in Congress. Speaking at the Digital Assets and Emerging Tech Policy Summit at Vanderbilt University, he said his fellow Republican lawmakers planned to move the

Trump’s Iran Deadline and the Case for a $75K Bitcoin Price Rally

Key takeaways: Trump’s Tuesday deadline to Iran creates a pivotal moment for Bitcoin as it continues to decouple from gold. While a ceasefire could boost equities, Bitcoin’s $75,000 path depends on its role as a hedge against fiscal instability. BTC may benefit from (no) US-Iran ceasefire There is a high probability that US President Donald

Figure Stock Outlook: Bernstein Sees Upside from Loan Growth, Tokenization

Figure Technology Solutions, a blockchain-based lending platform that went public last year, may be undervalued at current levels as loan originations accelerate and its tokenized credit marketplace scales, according to Bernstein analysts. In a report published Monday, Bernstein assigned Figure an “Outperform” rating and a $67 price target — nearly double the stock’s recent trading

Bitcoin Profit Takers Keep BTC Price Action Away From $70,000 Reclaim

Bitcoin (BTC) coiled below $70,000 at Monday’s Wall Street open as analysis blamed profit-taking for price inertia. Key points: Bitcoin and stocks wobble as the US trading session begins amid nerves over the US-Iran war outcome. Profit-taking activity is keeping BTC price action away from a $70,000 reclaim, says research. A trader says $71,000 will

Title: Price Predictions: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, ADA

Key points: Bitcoin rose above the $70,000 level on Monday, but analysts remain skeptical, expecting a drop below the $60,000 support. Several major altcoins have bounced off their supports, indicating demand at lower levels. Buyers pushed Bitcoin (BTC) above the $70,000 level, but failed to sustain the breakout. That suggests the bears have not given

Strategy Buys 4,871 BTC, Reports $14.5B Unrealized Losses

Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest publicly listed holder of Bitcoin, resumed buying BTC last week after reporting no purchases in the final week of March. Strategy acquired 4,871 Bitcoin (BTC) for $329.9 million last week, according to an 8-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The purchases were made at

Deepfake KYC Tool Targets Crypto and Bank Verifications

A threat actor known as “Jinkusu” is allegedly selling cybercrime tools designed to bypass Know Your Customer (KYC) checks at banks and crypto platforms. The tool uses deepfakes and voice manipulation to trick KYC verification systems on finance platforms, cybercrime tracker Dark Web Informer wrote in a Sunday X post. Cybersecurity company Vecert Analyzer added

The Future Of Institutional Crypto Runs Through Prime Brokerages

Opinion by: Dominic Lohberger, chief product officer at Sygnum. Counterparty risk in crypto markets has always moved in cycles. Exchanges default or get hacked. Standards tighten for a while. Then, complacency quietly returns as losses are forgotten.  What is happening this time is different.  Leading traditional finance players entering crypto must adopt practices from established

Marc Andreessen Calls AI Job-Loss Fears “All Fake”

Marc Andreessen said artificial intelligence will spark a “massive jobs boom,” dismissing fears of widespread job losses as “all fake” in a Sunday post on X. His optimism contrasts with a March US jobs report showing unemployment holding steady at 4.3%, while the number of people unemployed for 27 weeks or more rose by 322,000
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