As global regulators sharpen their focus on fiat-backed stablecoins—from the European Union’s MiCA framework to the U.S. GENIUS Act—the stablecoin category is gaining legitimacy as financial infrastructure. But a more transformative shift is already underway. The next frontier in digital dollars is not compliance. It is programmable design. Synthetic stablecoins, built on-chain with crypto-native collateral…
Prominent investor and author Robert Kiyosaki has doubled down on his Bitcoin (BTC) predictions with a fresh BTC target price for 2030. As he claimed in a post on X, when Kiyosaki started trading, Bitcoin went for $6,000 per coin. Today, the price is almost 18 times as high. Looking five years ahead, the forecast…
In 2025, XRP has become the focus of the cryptocurrency field with its amazing market performance, with an increase of more than 100% since the beginning of the year! With 3-5 seconds of extremely fast settlement, ultra-low fees and high throughput, XRP not only dominates the cross-border payment field, but also rises rapidly in the…
Steven Goldstein is based in London and responsible for MarketWatch’s coverage of financial markets in Europe, with a particular focus on global macro and commodities. Previously, he was Washington bureau chief, directing MarketWatch’s economic, political and regulatory coverage. Follow Steve on Twitter: @MKTWgoldstein. Adblock test (Why?)
Steven Goldstein is based in London and responsible for MarketWatch’s coverage of financial markets in Europe, with a particular focus on global macro and commodities. Previously, he was Washington bureau chief, directing MarketWatch’s economic, political and regulatory coverage. Follow Steve on Twitter: @MKTWgoldstein. Adblock test (Why?)
Beth Pinsker is a financial-planning columnist at MarketWatch. She has been a certified financial planner (CFP®) since 2018. Previously, she worked at Reuters, Fidelity and Walletpop.com. Prior to covering personal finance, she was a film critic and entertainment business reporter, writing for Entertainment Weekly, The Dallas Morning News and many other publications. Her book, “My…
A part of the financial market is showing significant warning signs, with worries increasing over a possible $2 trillion collapse caused by the rapid growth of private credit. Specifically, Clem Chambers, CEO of Online Blockchain believes this sector resembles the conditions that led to the 2008 financial crisis, describing the private credit boom as a…
The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency is opening up investment opportunities for those willing to engage with both sectors. However, like any emerging area, the large number of AI-themed digital assets makes it hard to pinpoint the most appealing options. To help with this, Finbold consulted OpenAI’s ChatGPT for its top two AI-related…
Berlin, Germany, June 18th, 2025, Chainwire BitVault, a DeFi protocol aiming to redefine Bitcoin’s role in stablecoin infrastructure, has announced the close of a $2 million pre-seed round. Strategic investors include GSR, Gemini, Auros, and Keyrock, among others—joining BitVault in building what it calls the “next era of BTC-backed money”: an institutionally-aligned alternative to fiat-pegged…
Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone has pointed out a growing gap between gold and crude oil, signaling increasing worries about a possible global economic slowdown. To this end, gold has jumped nearly 46% over the past year as investors seek safe assets amid rising geopolitical tensions and ongoing economic uncertainty. Gold and oil…
