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Covered call options strategy, explained

Covered call options offer a way to earn income from your crypto holdings. Discover how this strategy works, as well as the potential benefits and considerations before you trade.

Canadian authorities move to seize assets tied to QuadrigaCX CEO

According to the order, the assets allegedly are the proceeds of criminal activities linked to Michael Patryn, a co-founder of Quadriga Coin Exchange, and Gerald Cotten.

Elon Musk offers users free premium features on X, crypto scammers included

Elon Musk rolled out the paid verification model on X, earlier known as “Twitter Blue,” to fight the scammers and spammers thriving on the platform before his takeover.

Ethereum reaches 1M validators, community thinks it’s ‘too much’

While more validators could mean more security, community members think too many could be problematic.

Amazon takes minority share in ChatGPT rival Anthropic AI

Amazon has fulfilled its $4-billion investment commitment to AI startup Anthropic, announcing a minority ownership stake in the company and AWS as its cloud service provider.

Bitcoin charts suggest the ‘dominance train’ is coming, traders say

The current Bitcoin dominance chart resembles that of the “2018-2019 bear market,” crypto trader “Beanie” wrote on X.

Vitalik Buterin is cooking up a new way to decentralize Ethereum staking

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin suggested penalizing validators proportionally to the deviation from their average failure rate.

THORChain hits $10B monthly volume as Bitcoin maxis debate safety

The decentralized liquidity protocol said March brought record monthly trading volume, while some Bitcoin maxis still have reservations about borrowing on the protocol.

Over $1B in US Treasurys have now been tokenized on-chain

The new milestone was reached shortly after the launch of BlackRock's first tokenized asset fund — BUIDL, which joined 16 other tokenized government securities funds last week.

Cathie Wood’s Bitcoin ETF hits daily inflow record as BTC retests $72K

The ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF saw a massive $201.8 million in inflows, almost a four-fold increase from its daily average of $43.9 million.

Coinbase Wallet triumph over SEC allegations is a ‘giant win’ for DeFi

A U.S. judge has determined Coinbase’s self-custody crypto wallet doesn’t make it a broker, which lawyers say is a “significant setback” for the SEC and a boon for DeFi.

Ethereum ‘BlobScriptions’ lift off and it’s taking Blob fees with it

A new method for inscribing data on Ethereum blobs is wreaking havoc on fees for the data-saving feature.

BlackRock CEO ’very bullish’ on Bitcoin as its ETF crosses $17B

BlackRock’s CEO Larry Fink says he’s been “pleasantly surprised” at the level of retail demand for his firm’s spot Bitcoin ETF.

Not just the halving: Why analysts are bullish on Bitcoin in 2024

The massive overall demand for Bitcoin along with macroeconomic factors will play a far bigger role in driving the price of Bitcoin this year.

KuCoin plans $10M airdrop of BTC, KCS as Justice Dept., CFTC circle

The crypto exchange is sweetening the deal for loyal customers as it faces new legal challenges.

Apple wins antitrust suit over Venmo, Cash App fees after judge tosses case

The judge said the case would be dismissed “with prejudice” barring any last-minute amendments.

What to expect at Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing hearing

More than 500 days after FTX filed for bankruptcy, the world will soon learn whether former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried remains in prison for decades or receives a lenient sentence.

Indonesian NFT ‘selfie guy’ makes $1.8M, CryptoPunks sells for $16M: Nifty Newsletter

The CryptoPunks collection recorded another $16-million transaction this month as CryptoPunk #7804 sold for 4,850 ETH on March 20.

Tether expands AI operations with global recruitment drive for top-tier talent

Tether intends to “set new industry standards” with its open-source AI operations.

Bitcoin price falters as macroeconomic and regulatory headwinds mount

Bitcoin price reversed course at the $71,000 level as professional traders' confidence began to waver.

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