Trade tensions to speed institutional crypto adoption — Execs

Trade tensions to speed institutional crypto adoption — Execs

Faster adoption could be the “silver lining” of recent market volatility for crypto, industry executives said. Mounting international trade tensions are rattling cryptocurrency markets — but they could also accelerate institutional crypto adoption, several industry executives told Cointelegraph.  Since US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on US imports on April 2, core cryptocurrencies experienced…

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Bitcoin DeFi booms as Core blockchain hits 0M in dual-staked assets

Bitcoin DeFi booms as Core blockchain hits $260M in dual-staked assets

Core’s Rich Rines told Cointelegraph that the success of its staking model shows there’s a way for Bitcoin to be more productive. Core, a proof-of-stake blockchain built on Bitcoin, has surpassed $260 million in dual-staked assets as institutional interest in Bitcoin-based decentralized finance (DeFi) continues to grow. Core’s initial contributor, Rich Rines, told Cointelegraph that…

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Trump tariffs could lower Bitcoin miner prices outside US, says mining exec

Trump tariffs could lower Bitcoin miner prices outside US, says mining exec

The Trump administration’s global “reciprocal tariffs” could see cheaper crypto mining rigs for non-US miners as manufacturers look to offload stock initially intended for the US. The Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs could collapse US demand for Bitcoin mining rigs, which would benefit mining operations outside the country as manufacturers will look outside the US to…

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