Patrick holds a graduate degree in Life Sciences and discovered Bitcoin and crypto in 2018. With a strong analytical background, he has worked with and advised multiple projects in DeFi and real-world NFT applications. Passionate about blockchain innovation, he provides valuable perspectives on decentralized finance and asset tokenization, shedding light on emerging opportunities in the space.
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Galaxy Digital is preparing to transition from the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) to a Nasdaq listing, with a debut planned for May 16, pending final shareholder approval. The move marks a strategic shift as the crypto investment firm looks to expand its footprint in U.S. capital markets and deepen investor access to its digital asset
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Ripple reportedly made a bold $4–$5 billion bid to acquire Circle, the issuer behind USDC, one of the most widely used stablecoins. According to sources cited by Bloomberg, Circle quietly declined the offer. The timing of the bid is particularly noteworthy. Circle had filed confidential IPO paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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On this week’s episode of The CoinRock Show, the price charts weren’t the main attraction — the crisis of meaning in crypto was. As altcoins flickered in and out of relevance and yet another meme coin season just behind us, host Matthias Mazur sat down with Byron Gilliam, a former equities trader and current Blockworks
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Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization, delivered a sharp warning to global banks this week: adopt cryptocurrency or risk extinction within the next decade. In an interview with CNBC on April 30, Trump criticized the traditional financial system as slow, inefficient, and rigged in favor of the wealthy elite. “The modern financial
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Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed in the U.S. recorded over $3 billion in net inflows in the five trading days of last week, while gold ETFs saw $1 billion in outflows—marking a striking $4 billion divergence. According to analysts, it’s the largest shift in flows between the two assets since the November 2024 U.S. presidential
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Dutch neobank Bunq has officially launched a new crypto trading feature in partnership with U.S.-based exchange Kraken, allowing users in six European countries to buy and sell digital assets directly within the Bunq app. This marks a major milestone for the fintech firm as it expands its ecosystem to meet rising demand for crypto services
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The UK government has taken a major step toward regulating the digital asset sector with the release of its draft crypto legislation, designed to set clear standards for innovation while enhancing investor protection. The proposal, part of a wider financial modernization strategy, aims to boost confidence in crypto and expand oversight across more parts of
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Bitcoin saw modest gains on Tuesday as the U.S. President Donald Trump marked his first 100 days in office with a rally in Michigan and renewed rhetoric around trade policy. The cryptocurrency rose to approximately $95,400, posting a 0.5% daily increase, according to data from CoinGecko. The president’s remarks, delivered during a 90-minute speech in
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Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, has secured a key regulatory milestone in the Middle East, gaining in-principle approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). The preliminary approval moves Circle closer to obtaining a full license as a money services provider in the region. The development marks
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The DeFi Education Fund, a leading crypto advocacy group, has formally petitioned the Trump campaign to intervene in what it describes as the unjust criminalization of open-source blockchain developers. In an open letter dated April 28, the group specifically called for action to halt the prosecution of Roman Storm, co-founder of the privacy protocol Tornado
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The Stacks Asia DLT Foundation has taken a major step toward accelerating Bitcoin’s global expansion by securing an official partnership with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). Announced on April 28, the collaboration establishes Stacks Asia as the first Bitcoin-focused organization with a formal foothold in the Middle East, positioning it to drive greater institutional engagement
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It was another jam-packed episode of The CoinRock Show as host Matthias Mazur tackled the pre-market chaos before diving into a double-header guest session with Nick Cote and Omar Shakeeb, co-founders of SecondLane — a rising platform transforming liquidity in crypto’s private markets. Matthias kicked off the show with a sweeping review of the current
