Alex LeRoux
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Editor-in-Chief for CoinAcademy.
Curious and passionate about innovation, cryptocurrencies attracted me in 2017 while NFTs absorbed me in 2021.
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Strategy is back in the Bitcoin race with the purchase of 8,178 BTC for $835.6 million, funded through…
Japan Revamps Crypto Regulations for a New Era
Japan is preparing an unprecedented reclassification of one hundred and five crypto assets into traditional financial products, with…
November 17, 2025
Strategy Under Pressure: Tensions and mNAV Signal
Saylor denies any BTC sales and announces new purchases starting Monday, reaffirming an unchanged accumulation strategy despite the…
November 14, 2025
BUIDL: Redefining Institutional Collateral and Tokenization
BUIDL becomes a cornerstone of institutional collateral, allowing professional traders to use a tokenized asset backed by US…
November 14, 2025
XRP Shatters Records with Historic ETF Launch
The American market for crypto ETFs continues to surprise. Canary Capital has launched its XRP spot ETF, XRPC,…
November 14, 2025
Uniswap Introduces Continuous Clearing Auctions for Transparent Onchain Market Launches
Uniswap is rolling out a new strategic component to take control of market formation in DeFi. The protocol…
November 14, 2025
Bitcoin ETFs See Massive Withdrawals While Gold Surges
New Panic for the crypto market: American Bitcoin ETFs saw nearly $870 million withdrawn in a single day,…
November 14, 2025
AERO: A Unified DEX Revolutionizing Liquidity Across Blockchains
The merger between Aerodrome and Velodrome has given rise to AERO, a unified DEX aiming to consolidate liquidity…
November 13, 2025
Dubai Court Freezes $456 Million Linked to Justin Sun Over Trust Abuse
The tables are turning for Justin Sun. The controversial entrepreneur behind Tron and holder of several stablecoins is…
November 13, 2025
US Government Restarted After Historic Paralysis: Implications for Crypto Markets
Trump ends 42 days of federal paralysis by signing temporary funding, allowing the American administration and financial regulators…
November 13, 2025
Michael Burry: Scion’s Transformation
Michael Burry, the famed investor behind the “Big Short,” has just turned a major page. His fund Scion…
November 13, 2025
Shattered Markets: The Popcat Attack on Hyperliquid
Wednesday night, the decentralized platform Hyperliquid briefly halted withdrawals after a series of suspicious transactions related to the…
November 13, 2025
Circle’s Path to Dominance in the Stablecoin Market
Circle, the company behind the stablecoin USDC, is accelerating its transformation. After unveiling its in-house blockchain, Arc Network,…
November 12, 2025
Kraken Takes Aim at UK Crypto Regulation
Arjun Sethi, co-CEO of Kraken, criticizes the excessive and stifling crypto regulation in the UK, which he believes…
November 12, 2025
Ethereum: The Evolving Hub of Global Finance
Former BlackRock executive and now co-CEO of Sharplink, Joseph Chalom, asserts that Ethereum is evolving into the central…
November 12, 2025
Legacy Transition: Warren Buffett’s Step Back from Berkshire Hathaway
Warren Buffett withdraws from the full-time leadership of Berkshire Hathaway at the age of 95, paving the way…
November 11, 2025
Lighter: Embracing the Decentralized Trading Revolution
Investors are diving back into DeFi through perpetual DEXs, and Lighter is a shining example. The decentralized trading…
November 11, 2025
Gemini Faces Financial Challenge
Gemini records a net loss of $159.5 million in the third quarter, despite doubling revenue to $50.6 million,…
November 11, 2025
Solana ETF Influx Continues Unabated
Solana continues to prove the skeptics wrong. For the tenth consecutive day, Solana spot ETFs record net inflows,…
November 11, 2025
Coinbase Unveils Innovative Savings Account in the UK
Coinbase launches a savings account in the UK offering a variable annual return of 3.75%, with instant deposits…
November 11, 2025
Bybit’s Potential Acquisition of Korbit in South Korea
The cryptocurrency giant Bybit is reportedly considering a major move in Asia. According to several South Korean media…
November 10, 2025
Coinbase Revolutionizes Token Sales with New ICO Platform
Coinbase has taken a historic step by launching a dedicated platform for public token sales, open to individual…
November 10, 2025
Revolutionizing Crypto Trading Strategy in the US
The CFTC prepares to authorize leverage crypto spot trading on regulated American platforms for the first time, marking…
November 10, 2025
Ledger: French Crypto Champion Planning IPO in NYC
Ledger has never sold more physical wallets, and it shows. The French company, a global pillar of crypto…
November 10, 2025
Trump’s Tariff Dividend Sparks Crypto Market Reaction
A single post on Truth Social was enough to awaken the markets. Donald Trump announced the payment of…
November 10, 2025
Strategizing Bitcoin Acquisition with European Funding
Strategy (ex-MicroStrategy) raises 620 million euros in Europe through a 10% annual return preferred stock offering, aiming to…
November 7, 2025
Closing Chapter: Lantern Ventures Shuts Down in Crypto Market Turmoil
Lantern Ventures, founded by former members of Alameda Research managing up to $600 million, is closing its doors…
November 7, 2025
Zcash Revival Sparks Market Surge
Zcash (ZEC) rises above $600, marking a surge of over 1,270% in a year and reclaiming a spot…
November 7, 2025
Elon Musk’s Colossal Reward Plan Approved by Tesla Shareholders
The shareholders of Tesla have approved, by a margin of 75%, a remuneration plan that could yield up…
November 7, 2025
Robinhood’s Strategic Dilemma with Bitcoin Investment
Robinhood has just completed a spectacular quarter. Its revenue from crypto trading has surged by 300%, reaching $268…
November 6, 2025
JPMorgan Predicts Bitcoin Could Reach $170,000 by Mid-2026
The analysts at JPMorgan are making a bold prediction: according to their latest calculations, Bitcoin could soar to…
November 6, 2025
Supreme Court Casts Doubt on Trump’s Tariff Legality
US Supreme Court justices are questioning the legality of the ’emergency powers’ used by Donald Trump to impose…
November 6, 2025
Donald Trump’s Bold Vision for Crypto in Miami
In Miami, Donald Trump reaffirmed his determination to make the United States the “Bitcoin superpower,” positioning himself as…
November 6, 2025
Market Rebound Following Tech Stock Decline
After the fall of technology stocks, the American and European markets rebounded thanks to strong economic indicators in…
November 5, 2025
Monad Blockchain Launch and Exclusive Airdrop
Monad will officially launch its Layer 1 blockchain and native token MON on November 24th at 3 PM,…
November 5, 2025
Ripple Secures $500 Million Funding, Attracts Fortress and Citadel
Ripple has just added another chapter to its meteoric rise. The blockchain payments company has raised $500 million,…
November 5, 2025
The Digital Euro: Opposition from European Banks
The European Central Bank insists on its plan: a digital euro available by 2029, with a pilot phase…
November 5, 2025
Crypto ETF Outflows and Market Sentiment
Signals of panic are multiplying in the crypto market. On Tuesday, American Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs recorded…
November 5, 2025
Gemini Ventures into Prediction Markets
The American giant Gemini is preparing to enter the explosive sector of prediction markets. According to Bloomberg, the…
November 5, 2025
Sequans Shifts Strategy by Selling Bitcoin Reserves
The Bitcoin gamble of Sequans Communications takes an unexpected turn. The French company listed on Nasdaq has sold…
November 4, 2025
Strategy’s Strategic Move: Raising Funds for Bitcoin Expansion and Market Dominance
Strategy Launches 3.5 Million Euros Public Offering of Preferred Shares (STRE) Offering a Cumulative Yield of 10% to…
November 4, 2025
SBF: Legal Battle and Political Dilemma
Two years after being found guilty of one of the biggest financial scandals of the decade, Sam Bankman-Fried…
November 4, 2025
Financial Risk Warning: Switzerland and UBS Under the Radar
Colm Kelleher (UBS) warns of a systemic bubble in private credit, fueled by complacent ratings and practices similar…
November 4, 2025
Unraveling the DeFi Crisis: Stream Finance and the Domino Effect
Stream Finance suffered a massive loss of 93 million dollars due to poor external management, leading to the…
November 4, 2025
Market Turmoil and AI Fears
The crucial support at $105,000 has been breached, with Bitcoin falling to $103,700, now exposing the critical zone…
November 4, 2025
OpenAI’s Transformation and Ambitious Visions
OpenAI is shifting into high gear. The company behind ChatGPT has just finalized a monumental deal of 38…
November 3, 2025
Cryptocurrency Market Turmoil: November Shakeout
Bitcoin slips below $106,000 after a 4% drop, erasing almost all gains since the October 10 crash. Over…
November 3, 2025
Europe’s Financial Supervision Reform: Shaping the Future of Markets
Brussels is taking the lead. The European Commission is preparing a major reform that would place stock exchanges,…
November 3, 2025
Massive Hack Hits DeFi Protocol Balancer on Ethereum
Balancer, a historic DeFi protocol on Ethereum, has been hacked with an estimated value exceeding $120 million, mainly…
November 3, 2025
The Rise of ASTER: A New Player in the DEX Market
The ASTER token experienced a sudden surge in the markets. Within a few hours, its price jumped by…
November 3, 2025
Ethereum’s Fusaka Upgrade: Reinforcing the Blockchain
Ethereum is taking it up a notch. The developers at Ethereum Foundation have confirmed that the next major…
October 31, 2025
Bitcoin Bounces Back Amid Trade Truce
Bitcoin rebounds towards $110,000 after a trade truce between the US and China, signaling a renewed appetite for…
October 31, 2025
Unveiling the FTX Controversy: Bankruptcy, Accusations, and Presidential Pardons
Sam Bankman-Fried claims FTX was not insolvent but a victim of a mere liquidity crisis, asserting that the…
October 31, 2025
JPMorgan’s Blockchain Revolution: Tokenized Finance and Wall Street’s Shift
JPMorgan is no longer content with just using blockchain for payments or repo operations. The largest American bank…
October 30, 2025
Analyzing the US-China Trade Truce Agreement
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have signed a one-year trade truce in Busan, suspending the mutual restrictions and…
October 30, 2025
MegaETH: Breaking Records with a Phenomenal Sale
MegaETH has closed its public ICO, raising $50 million for a fully diluted valuation estimated at $27.8 billion,…
October 30, 2025
Bitcoin Struggles After Federal Reserve Rate Cut and Powell’s Cautious Remarks
Bitcoin Struggles After Federal Reserve Rate Cut and Powell’s Cautious Remarks The Fed Cuts, But Remains Cautious The…
October 30, 2025
Mastercard’s Strategic Move in Blockchain Finance
Mastercard is gearing up to acquire Zero Hash, a key player in the stablecoin infrastructure, for an estimated…
October 30, 2025
Consensys Prepares for IPO: A Milestone for Ethereum Ecosystem
Consensys, the company behind MetaMask, is gearing up for its IPO with JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, marking a…
October 30, 2025
Nvidia’s AI Boom Vs. Bitcoin Shift
The American stock market continues its triumphant march, propelled by a wave of excitement surrounding artificial intelligence. Leading…
October 29, 2025
Riding the Wave: Hyperliquid ETF, 21Shares, and FalconX Partnership
21Shares has filed a Form S-1 with the SEC to create an ETF on Hyperliquid (HYPE), with Coinbase…
October 29, 2025
The Rise and Fall of CZ Coin: A Memecoin Saga
One tweet was enough to make a memecoin skyrocket and then crash. Within 24 hours, the token “czstatue”,…
October 29, 2025
Solana ETFs on the Rise: Institutional Interest Growing
Solana continues to attract the attention of institutional investors. The Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL), launched on October…
October 29, 2025
Wall Street Embraces Crypto ETFs: A New Era of Digital Asset Democratization
The spotlight of Wall Street turns once again towards crypto. As the US markets prepare to open in…
October 28, 2025
Unveiling Crypto Treasury Strategies
ETHZilla, the Ethereum treasury giant trading under the ticker ETHZ, has sold $40 million worth of ETH to…
October 28, 2025
MetaMask Token Mystery and Airdrop Speculation
Un site nommé claim.metamask.io a récemment fait surface, déclenchant une vague de spéculations sur un possible airdrop du…
October 27, 2025
Power Shift: Crypto Influence on Federal Reserve Leadership
Michelle Bowman, the vice chair of the Federal Reserve known for her pro-crypto stance, is now among the…
October 27, 2025
Crypto Assets Ride Wave of Optimism in Market Rally
The Bitcoin surged past $116,000 overnight from Sunday to Monday, fueled by hopes of a trade deal between…
October 27, 2025
MegaETH ICO Success: Reaching Billion-Dollar Valuation in Record Time
MegaETH Raises $50M in Minutes During ICO, Reaching Billion-Dollar Valuation The MEGA token ICO turned into a frenzy.…
October 27, 2025
IBM Unveils Digital Asset Haven: A Paradigm Shift in Financial Infrastructure
IBM takes a significant step towards on-chain finance with the launch of Digital Asset Haven, a new platform…
October 27, 2025
Tether Launches USAT to Target Creator Economy
Tether, the powerhouse behind USDT, is gearing up to launch a new stablecoin tailored specifically for the United…
October 24, 2025
Polymarket Unveils POLY Token Launch and Major Airdrop
Polymarket has officially launched its token POLY and announced a major airdrop reserved for its most active users.…
October 24, 2025
Trump Pardons Crypto CEO CZ: A New Era in American Crypto Politics
Yesterday, the US President officially pardoned Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the former CEO of Binance, who was convicted in…
October 24, 2025
Sygnum Banks on Debifi Partnership to Redefine Banking and Finance
The Swiss banking world once again proves its pioneering role in digital finance. Geneva’s Sygnum Bank teams up…
October 24, 2025
Revolut Expands in European Crypto Market
Revolut has just obtained the coveted MiCA license from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). This milestone…
October 23, 2025
Trump’s Pardon Reshapes Crypto Landscape
Thunderstruck in the crypto world: Donald Trump has just pardoned Changpeng CZ Zhao, the founder of Binance, convicted…
October 23, 2025
Revolutionizing Security: Ledger Launches Nano Gen5 with Advanced Features
Ledger undergoes a transformation with Ledger Wallet and unveils its new flagship product: the Ledger Nano Gen5. Ledger…
October 23, 2025
Polymarket: Riding the Boom in Prediction Markets
Polymarket, a prediction market giant, is gearing up for a new funding round that could propel its valuation…
October 23, 2025
Bridging Nasdaq and DeFi: The Rise of Hyperliquid Strategies
The financial giant is preparing a masterstroke. Hyperliquid Strategies, a nascent company born from the merger of Sonnet…
October 23, 2025
Bitcoin Price Projections: Standard Chartered’s Analysis
The banking giant Standard Chartered is making bold predictions. According to Geoffrey Kendrick, its global head of digital…
October 22, 2025
MegaETH Unveils Unique Token Offering through Innovative Auction
The Ethereum scaling solution, MegaETH, is making waves by offering 5% of its total MEGA tokens in a…
October 22, 2025
FalconX Ventures into Crypto ETF Market with 21Shares Acquisition
FalconX acquires Swiss asset manager 21Shares, a pioneer in crypto ETFs, marking a strategic transformation for the company…
October 22, 2025
Energy Menace: US and Qatar Threaten Europe’s Gas Supply
Washington and Doha have raised their voices. The energy giants warn Brussels: if the European Union does not…
October 22, 2025
Kadena: The Rise and Fall of an Ambitious Blockchain Project
Kadena, founded by two former JPMorgan and SEC executives, has announced the immediate end of its operations due…
October 22, 2025
Gold and Bitcoin: Shifting Market Tides
Gold has just experienced its biggest drop in five years: a staggering 5.7% decrease, bringing its price down…
October 21, 2025
Federal Reserve Embraces Crypto Innovations
Christopher Waller, governor of the Fed, asserts that blockchain and crypto assets are now integrated into the financial…
October 21, 2025
SharpLink Gaming: A Strategic Move in the Crypto Arena
The crypto giant listed on the Nasdaq, led by Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin, is opening its wallet wide.…
October 21, 2025
Coinbase Acquires Echo for $375 Million: Revolutionizing Investment
Coinbase strikes again. The platform has just acquired Echo, the key player in decentralized fundraising founded by Cobie,…
October 21, 2025
A Pivotal Shift: Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Takes Office
Japan has just experienced a historic day: Sanae Takaichi has become the first woman to lead the country.…
October 21, 2025
Blockchain.com: Aiming for the Spotlight in the Stock Market
Blockchain.com, one of the oldest players in the crypto ecosystem, is currently in talks to join the ranks…
October 20, 2025
Solana’s Percolator: A Decentralized Perpetual Contracts Exchange
Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of Solana, is embarking on a new challenge: building a fully on-chain decentralized perpetual contracts…
October 20, 2025
Michael Saylor’s Strategy Expands Bitcoin Reserves with Precision and Confidence
Michael Saylor continues to make headlines in the crypto world. The company, now known as Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy),…
October 20, 2025
UK Greenlights Bitcoin Trading, Embraces Crypto Revolution
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Finally Approves Bitcoin-based ETP Trading, Allowing BlackRock to Launch its iShares Bitcoin…
October 20, 2025
Internet Disrupted: AWS Outage Impacts Coinbase, Snapchat
The recent AWS major outage has caused a significant disruption to a part of the Internet, impacting giants…
October 20, 2025
Bitcoin Price Rally and Market Outlook
Bitcoin regains momentum and surpasses $110,000 fueled by optimism regarding a potential decrease in US interest rates, supported…
October 20, 2025
MegaETH Makes Strategic Move in the Crypto Space
MegaETH acquires 4.75% of its capital and token warrants from its early investors, a rare operation approved by…
October 17, 2025
Japanese Banks Collaborate on Yen-Based Stablecoin
Japanese financial giants Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui, and Mizuho are joining forces to create a stablecoin backed by…
October 17, 2025
Daylight Energy Raises $75M for Solar Network Expansion
Daylight Energy has raised $75 million, with $15 million in equity led by Framework Ventures and $60 million…
October 17, 2025
Market Fear Escalates Amid Alleged Fraud Scandal
Two American regional banks, Western Alliance and Zions, are embroiled in an alleged fraud case, sparking fears of…
October 17, 2025
Ripple’s Financial Expansion and Acquisition Strategy
Ripple Labs is making headlines. According to Bloomberg, the company is gearing up for a $1 billion fundraising…
October 17, 2025