RECENTLY: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, speaking at the World Economic Forum, suggested Bitcoin could reach $700,000 per coin with small asset manager allocations, citing its potential as a hedge against currency debasement and economic instability.
RECENTLY: Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman expressed optimism at the World Economic Forum, highlighting opportunities to work with President Trump’s administration on regulatory reforms to attract more companies to public markets.
TODAY: Roman Storm, co-founder of Tornado Cash, criticized his prosecution as a threat to software development, highlighting a legal victory against U.S. Treasury sanctions, per report.
RECENTLY: Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan stated in an interview with CNBC, that the banking sector is ready to adopt crypto if clear regulations are established, viewing it as a complementary payment method rather than a threat to the U.S. dollar.
TODAY: Blockchain researcher Conor Grogan revealed in a report that Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht might still control approximately 430 untouched Bitcoin, worth over $47 million, across wallets inaccessible to the US government since his 2013 arrest.
TODAY: Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, speaking at the World Economic Forum, stated that Bitcoin is a speculative asset worth monitoring but does not threaten the US dollar's stability or role as the primary global currency.
TODAY: Tron founder Justin Sun proposed a controversial plan to reform the Ethereum Foundation by halting ETH sales, taxing Layer 2 projects, reducing staff, and increasing fee-burning mechanisms to drive Ether's price to $10,000 and strengthen its deflationary model.