Digital Currency Group and its subsidiary Genesis Global Capital settled Securities and Exchange Commission charges on Friday — the latest in a slew of crypto firms to do so as US regulators appear to clear their slates in the waining days of the Biden administration.
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The price of bitcoin topped US$100,000 again early Friday as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry expects early action by Donald Trump when he’s sworn in as president next week.
The risk that President-elect Donald Trump will impose universal import tariffs is causing fresh turmoil in the global gold market, with a closely watched barometer of bullion demand reaching historic highs in London.
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Oil held near a five-month high as US crude inventories posted their longest run of declines since 2021 amid growing risks to global supplies.
Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump are crafting a wide-ranging sanctions strategy to facilitate a Russia-Ukraine diplomatic accord in the coming months while at the same time squeezing Iran and Venezuela, people familiar with the matter said.
Bitcoin approached $100,000 again after softer-than-expected US inflation helped to rekindle demand for riskier assets ranging from equities to cryptocurrencies.
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OPEC forecast another year of steady oil demand growth, driven by India and China, in its first detailed assessment of 2026.
During a great year for cryptocurrencies, hedge funds focused on digital assets unsurprisingly did very well, too. It’s just that many didn’t do as well as the industry’s most famous token: Bitcoin.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission put Super Bowl and other sports-related derivatives contracts traded on Crypto.com’s exchange under review to determine whether they meet legal standards.
Global oil markets will face a widening glut in 2026 as OPEC brings back production and output from the US, Canada and Guyana continues to grow, the US government said in its first set of forecasts for next year.
After launching a spot Bitcoin ETF on U.S. markets last year, BlackRock has launched a similar product for the Canadian market.
Deribit, the world’s largest trading platform for Bitcoin and Ether options, has drawn interest from potential acquirers and is working with a financial adviser to review opportunities, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Oil-freight derivatives trading surged to the highest in at least a decade as the Biden administration’s sanctions on Russia continued to propel supertanker rates higher.
