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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Tether Launches Crosschain Stablecoin USDT0 on Arbitrum One to Enhance Stablecoin Interoperability Tether, the issuer of the world’s…
Superstate and Plume Network Team Up to Expand Access to Tokenized Financial Products
Superstate Partners with Plume Network to Offer Tokenized Financial Products Superstate, the company founded by Robert Leshner, is…
February 11, 2025
Lido V3: Redefining Ethereum Staking with Customizable stVaults
Lido V3: Redefining Ethereum Staking with Customizable stVaults In a strategic move, Lido, the leading staking protocol on…
February 11, 2025
Elon Musk and Investors Offer $100 Billion for Control of OpenAI Nonprofit
Elon Musk and Investors Offer $100 Billion for Control of OpenAI Nonprofit Elon Musk and a group of…
February 11, 2025
Binance and SEC Agree to Suspend Lawsuit as New Regulatory Framework Takes Shape
Binance and SEC Agree to Suspend Lawsuit as Task Force Develops Regulatory Framework Binance and the US Securities…
February 11, 2025
Cryptocurrency ETFs: Approval Probability Soars
Approval Probability On the Rise Analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas from Bloomberg ETF believe that exchange-traded funds…
February 11, 2025
Ethereum: Under Pressure Despite High Activity
Under Pressure: Ethereum Struggles as Hedge Funds Increase Short Positions Ethereum is having difficulty breaking free from its…
February 10, 2025
Binance Adjusts BTC and USDT Reserves, Raises Questions About Fund Allocation
Binance Adjusts BTC and USDT Reserves, Raises Questions About Fund Allocation Binance witnessed a $355 million decrease in…
February 10, 2025
ETF Ethereum Surpasses Bitcoin with $793 Million in One Week
ETF Ethereum Surpass Bitcoin with $793 Million in One Week The popularity of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to…
February 10, 2025
Strategy Acquires 7,633 BTC, Reinforces its Position as Largest Institutional Bitcoin Holder
Strategy Acquires 7,633 BTC, Reinforces its Position as Largest Institutional Bitcoin Holder Strategy (formerly known as MicroStrategy) has…
February 10, 2025
Centrafrican President Launches Memecoin Project to Promote Blockchain
Centrafrican President Launches Memecoin Project – $CAR – to Unite Population and Promote Blockchain Centrafrican Republic President Faustin-Archange…
February 10, 2025
2025: A Year of Uncertainty and Opportunities
2025: A Year of Uncertainty and Opportunities The year 2025 is shaping up to be a decisive period…
February 10, 2025
ConsenSys Under Pressure: Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Targets Crypto Companies
Facing Pressure: ConsenSys Experiences Bank Deplatforming Twice The authorities in the United States have deplatformed ConsenSys on two…
February 7, 2025
BlackRock Increases Stake and Validates Bitcoin Maximalist Strategy
BlackRock Increases Stake in Strategy, Validates Bitcoin Maximalist Strategy BlackRock, a global asset management giant, has recently raised…
February 7, 2025
French Senate Passes Bill Banning Anonymous Cryptocurrency Transactions, Threatening Financial Innovation
French Senate Adopts Bill Banning Anonymous Cryptocurrency Transactions, Threatening Financial Innovation The French Senate has passed a bill…
February 7, 2025
Solayer Launches $LAYER for InfiniSVM: A New Era of Scalability and Governance
Solayer launches $LAYER as a governance and utility token for its InfiniSVM infrastructure, aiming for over one million…
February 7, 2025
CoinAcademy AI: Your Real-Time Source for Crypto News
CoinAcademy_AI: Your Real-Time Source for Crypto News At CoinAcademy, we are constantly evolving and innovating. In addition to…
February 6, 2025
Trump Media and Technology Group Launches Truth.Fi, Invests in Bitcoin ETFs
TMTG Launches Truth.Fi and Plans to Invest $250 Million in Bitcoin ETFs, SMAs, and Traditional Investment Vehicles Trump…
February 6, 2025
Ondo Finance Launches Institutional Blockchain to Transform Financial Markets
Ondo Finance launches Ondo Chain: an institutional blockchain to combine the security of permissioned networks and public accessibility,…
February 6, 2025
Tether Extends Real Estate Reach in UAE with Reelly Tech Partnership
Tether has partnered with Reelly Tech, a real estate platform based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to…
February 6, 2025
Telegram Exclusively Implements TON Connect, Dividing the Community
Telegram Exclusively Implements TON Connect, Dividing the Community Telegram has taken a decisive step in its crypto integration…
February 6, 2025
Strategy Reports Massive Loss But Continues Bitcoin Accumulation
Strategy Reports Massive Loss in Q4 2024 but Continues to Accumulate Bitcoin The company, now known as Strategy…
February 6, 2025
Crypto Crash 2025: Unraveling the True Culprits Behind the Historic Plunge
Who is Really to Blame for the Historic Crypto Crash? On February 3, 2025, the cryptocurrency market experienced…
February 5, 2025
BlackRock Gears Up for Bitcoin ETP in Europe: A Strategic Expansion
BlackRock Prepares Bitcoin ETP for Europe, Eyeing Swiss Domicile for Regulatory Flexibility Following the success of its Bitcoin…
February 5, 2025
Ondo Global Markets: Revolutionizing Access to Financial Markets
Ondo Finance Launches Ondo Global Markets: Revolutionizing Access to Financial Markets Ondo Finance is taking a new step…
February 5, 2025
Bitcoin Plunges Below $97,000 After David Sacks’ Speech
Bitcoin Falls Below $97,000 After David Sacks’ Speech Following a momentary crash caused by panic related to new…
February 5, 2025
Ethereum’s Inflation Concerns and Governance Tensions
The return to an inflationary supply of ETH Ethereum’s circulating supply is rising to pre-Merge levels, with a…
February 5, 2025
SEC Launches Task Force Led by Hester Peirce to Clarify Digital Asset Classification
SEC Launches Task Force Led by Hester Peirce to Clarify Digital Asset Classification and Reduce Regulatory Uncertainty The…
February 5, 2025
FTX Digital Markets Creditors to Receive Repayments Starting from February 18, 2025
FTX Digital Markets Creditors to Receive Repayments Starting from February 18, 2025 A long-awaited breakthrough has finally arrived…
February 4, 2025
US Senate to Examine Stablecoin Regulation: GENIUS Act
A Key Bill for the Regulation of Stablecoins The US Senate is set to examine a new legislative…
February 4, 2025
Coinbase Users Lose Millions Annually to Social Engineering Scams
Users of Coinbase are losing nearly $300 million every year due to social engineering attacks, according to cryptocurrency…
February 4, 2025
Trivago Partners with Travala to Integrate Cryptocurrency Payments for Hotels
Trivago partners with Travala to integrate cryptocurrency payments for 2.2 million hotels, allowing users to pay with BTC,…
February 4, 2025
Trump Signs Decree to Create US Sovereign Fund, Bitcoin Implication Rumored
Donald Trump has signed a decree ordering the creation of a national sovereign fund, a move that could…
February 4, 2025
Ethereum Development Needs to Accelerate
Ethereum at risk of being overtaken: Paradigm warns about the slow updates of Ethereum and argues that a…
February 3, 2025
Kraken Expands its Regulatory Reach in Europe
Kraken obtains a MiFID license in Europe through the acquisition of a Cypriot investment firm approved by CySEC,…
February 3, 2025
Bitcoin Makes a Comeback After US Tariffs on Mexico
Bitcoin rebounds 8.5% following drop caused by US tariff announcement, reaching $99,000 amid easing tensions with Mexico After…
February 3, 2025
MicroStrategy Temporarily Halts Bitcoin Accumulation
MicroStrategy puts an end, temporarily, to its massive Bitcoin accumulation after twelve consecutive weeks of buying. According to…
February 3, 2025
THORChain Converts $200 Million Debt into Equity with TCY Token
THORChain Converts $200 Million Debt into Equity with TCY Token In a bold move, THORChain has decided to…
February 3, 2025
Unprecedented Wave of Liquidations Rocks Crypto Market Amid Geopolitical Uncertainty
Billions of dollars have been liquidated in the crypto market over a span of 24 hours, surpassing the…
February 3, 2025
MicroStrategy Raises Funds for Bitcoin Accumulation
MicroStrategy Raises $563.4 Million Through Preferred Stock Offering MicroStrategy has raised $563.4 million through a preferred stock offering…
January 31, 2025
Tether Smashes Records with $14 Billion in Profits
Tether Records $14 Billion in Profits for a Record-Breaking Year Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, has…
January 31, 2025
Elon Musk’s Father Launches Memecoin for a Lucrative Think Tank
Errol Musk Launches Memecoin to Fund Lucrative Think Tank Errol Musk, father of Elon Musk, is capitalizing on…
January 31, 2025
Pump.fun Faces Lawsuit for Sale of Unregistered Securities
Pump.fun Faces Lawsuit Alleging Sale of Unregistered Securities Pump.fun, the Solana-based memecoin creation platform, is at the center…
January 31, 2025
Kryll³: Revolutionizing the Crypto Investor Experience with AI and Advanced Tools
Kryll³: Revolutionizing the Crypto Investor Experience with AI and Advanced Tools The long-awaited public beta of Kryll³ has…
January 31, 2025
The Impact of MiCA Regulation on Stablecoins in Europe
The impact of MiCA regulation on stablecoins in Europe The implementation of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation…
January 30, 2025
Apollo Global Management and Securitize Launch ACRED Tokenized Fund on Multiple Blockchains
Apollo Global Management and Securitize launch ACRED tokenized fund on multiple blockchains, enabling crypto investors to access private…
January 30, 2025
Bitcoin under consideration for inclusion in Czech National Bank’s reserves
Bitcoin under consideration for inclusion in Czech National Bank’s reserves The Czech National Bank (CNB) is studying the…
January 30, 2025
El Salvador Adapts Bitcoin Law to Meet IMF Requirements
The Salvadoran Congress has passed a law revising the country’s Bitcoin adoption strategy in response to the requirements…
January 30, 2025
Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Exposed to Bitcoin via MicroStrategy
Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Indirectly Exposed to Bitcoin via MicroStrategy The indirect exposure of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund…
January 30, 2025
Robinhood Expands Offerings with Bitcoin, Oil, and Gold Futures Trading
Robinhood Expands its Offerings with Bitcoin, Oil, and Gold Futures Trading The famous trading platform, Robinhood, has announced…
January 30, 2025
Trump’s Executive Order Could Challenge Bitcoin’s Cycle
The executive order signed by Donald Trump marks a major turning point for the crypto industry, potentially challenging…
January 30, 2025
Trump Media & Technology Group Launches Truth.Fi, a FinTech Brand
Trump Media & Technology Group Launches Truth.Fi, a FinTech Brand Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the parent…
January 30, 2025
Cboe Global Markets Launches Options Linked to Bitcoin Spot ETFs
Cboe Global Markets Introduces Cash-Settled Options Linked to Bitcoin Spot ETFs Cboe Global Markets, a major financial markets…
November 22, 2024
Changes Expected in SEC as Key Regulator Departs
Key SEC Regulator, Jaime Lizárraga, to Depart in January 2025 Jaime Lizárraga, a commissioner of the US Securities…
November 22, 2024
Charles Schwab to Launch Crypto Trading
Charles Schwab, with $7 trillion in assets under management, plans to integrate spot crypto trading into its offerings…
November 22, 2024
Polymarket Suspends Access for French Users Amid Investigation by French Gaming Authority
Polymarket Suspends Access for French Users Amid Investigation by French Gaming Authority The renowned decentralized prediction market, Polymarket,…
November 22, 2024
Bitcoin Nears $100,000 as Crypto Market Reaches Record High
Bitcoin Nears $100,000 as Crypto Market Reaches $3.4 Trillion Bitcoin is on the verge of reaching the psychological…
November 22, 2024
Gary Gensler to Resign as SEC Chairman, Introducing Uncertainty in US Crypto Regulation
Gary Gensler to Resign as SEC Chairman in January 2025, Marking the End of His Controversial Term Gary…
November 21, 2024
SEC Reviews Solana Spot ETF Filings
SEC Examines VanEck, 21Shares, and Bitwise’s Solana Spot ETF Filings The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is currently…
November 21, 2024
Ledger Offers Unbeatable Black Friday Discounts on Crypto Security
Ledger Offers Exceptional Discounts on Nano Ledger Flex Wallets for Black Friday Take advantage of 40% off on…
November 21, 2024
Sui Blockchain Outage Raises Continued Reliability Concerns
A Bug in Transaction Planning Logic Causes 2-Hour Outage on Sui Blockchain A two-hour unexpected interruption occurred on…
November 21, 2024
Child Rugs Memecoin: A Phenomenon Sparking a Surge in Value
Child Rugs Memecoin, Witnessing Explosive Surge in Value A child launched a Solana-based memecoin on the Pump.fun platform…
November 20, 2024
Gary Wang Escapes Prison with Cooperation in FTX Case
Gary Wang Avoids Prison After Pleading Guilty in FTX Case Gary Wang, former CTO of FTX and close…
November 20, 2024
MicroStrategy Emerges as a Leading Public Company Driven by Bitcoin
MicroStrategy has become the 97th largest public company in America, with a market capitalization close to $100 billion,…
November 20, 2024
Bitcoin ETF Options IBIT Achieve Record Start with $2 Billion Exposure
Bitcoin ETF Options IBIT Achieve Record Start with $2 Billion Exposure Bitcoin ETF options, known as IBIT, recorded…
November 20, 2024
ECB Warns of Debt Crisis in the Eurozone
The ECB warns of a debt crisis if growth is not stimulated and deficits are controlled, with a…
November 20, 2024
Russian Government Proposes 15% Crypto Tax
The Russian Government to Introduce Crypto Tax of up to 15% The Russian government plans to tax income…
November 19, 2024
BlackRock Set to Launch Options on Bitcoin ETF Leading the Way Towards a New Era in Financial Markets
BlackRock to Launch First Options on its Bitcoin Spot ETF (IBIT), Marking a Crucial Milestone for the US…
November 19, 2024
Ukraine Strikes Russian Arsenal with US Missiles, Marking a Strategic Turning Point
L’Ukraine Strikes Russian Arsenal with US Missiles for the First Time Ukraine has reached a decisive milestone in…
November 19, 2024
Innovation for Institutional Investors: Tapping into Real Assets in DeFi
Securitize and Elixir have introduced the sToken, a new way for holders of tokenized real assets, such as…
November 19, 2024
TMTG, Trump’s Company, in Talks to Acquire Crypto Exchange Bakkt
TMTG, Donald Trump’s Company, in Advanced Talks to Acquire Crypto Exchange Bakkt TMTG, the Trump Media and Technology…
November 18, 2024
Binance Introduces High-Yield Stablecoin to Crypto Market
Binance unveils BFUSD, a stablecoin promising returns of up to 19.55%, with daily interest distributions and no fund…
November 18, 2024
Alternative Digital Identity Platform ‘Y’ Aims to Rival World Network
Founders of Lido Launch ‘Y’, an Alternative Digital Identity Platform to World Network Two years after the launch…
November 18, 2024
Goldman Sachs Plans Strategic Spin-Off to Develop Crypto Products
Goldman Sachs Plans Strategic Spin-Off to Develop Crypto Products Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs is set to split…
November 18, 2024
MicroStrategy Announces Record-Breaking Bitcoin Acquisition
MicroStrategy Announces Record-Breaking Bitcoin Acquisition MicroStrategy, the well-known strategic intelligence company with an unwavering commitment to Bitcoin, has…
November 18, 2024
Regulated Stablecoins Emerge in Europe
Quantoz Payments launches two new stablecoins, USDQ and EURQ, complying with the EU’s MiCA regulation and fully backed…
November 18, 2024
Republican Lawmakers Criticize SEC’s Silence Over Prometheum Ethereum Services
A group of members from the House Financial Services Committee have sent a letter to the president of…
November 16, 2024
Ethena Protocol Approves Wintermute’s Proposal for Revenue Sharing Revision
Wintermute’s Proposal to Revise Revenue Sharing in Ethena Protocol Approved by Ethena Foundation The Ethena Foundation has confirmed…
November 15, 2024
Bitcoin Soars as Bitvavo Achieves New Volume Record
The election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States sparked an unexpected frenzy in…
November 15, 2024
Tether Launches Hadron: Revolutionizing Tokenization of Traditional Assets
Tether Launches Hadron: A Platform to Tokenize Traditional Assets Tether, the company behind the third largest digital asset…
November 15, 2024
Trump’s Controversial Appointment: Jay Clayton as US Attorney
Controversial Choice: Jay Clayton appointed as US attorney for the Southern District of New York 🚨 Donald Trump…
November 15, 2024
McDonald’s Collaborates with Doodles to Launch NFT-inspired McCafé Cups
McDonald’s Collaborates with Doodles to Launch NFT-inspired McCafé Cups Fast-food giant McDonald’s is embarking on a surprising collaboration…
November 14, 2024
US States File Lawsuit Against SEC and Gary Gensler
18 US states, including strongholds such as Texas, Florida, Kentucky, and Tennessee, have filed a lawsuit against the…
November 14, 2024
Coinbase Surges in Finance Ranking in App Store as Bitcoin Hits New High with Trump’s Election
Coinbase Soars to the Top of the Finance Ranking in the App Store as Bitcoin Surges and Trump…
November 14, 2024
Gary Gensler Calls Out Crypto Industry as His Potential Departure from SEC Looms
Gary Gensler Calls Out Crypto Industry as His Potential Departure from SEC Looms Gary Gensler, the chairman of…
November 14, 2024
US Government Targets Polymarket CEO
The home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan has been raided by federal agents, resulting in the seizure of…
November 14, 2024
The Evolution of Neel Kashkari’s Position on Cryptocurrencies
Neel Kashkari, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and notable critic of cryptocurrencies, recently indicated that…
November 13, 2024
Biden Accelerates Aid to Ukraine before Trump takes Office
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in Brussels a plan to expedite the delivery of military assistance…
November 13, 2024
BlackRock Broadens Access to Tokenized Fund BUIDL with Extension to New Blockchains
BlackRock has announced the expansion of its tokenized fund, BUIDL, to five new blockchains, namely Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche,…
November 13, 2024
Donald Trump Announces Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to Lead DOGE
Donald Trump Announces Musk and Ramaswamy to Lead DOGE President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Tesla CEO Elon…
November 13, 2024
Crypto ETFs Flourish Despite Volatility
US Bitcoin Spot ETFs registered impressive net flows of $817.5 million on Tuesday, extending the momentum from the…
November 13, 2024
Kryll³ Launches Platform’s Early Access and Announces Strategic Partnership with Google
Kryll³ Launches Platform’s Early Access and Announces Strategic Partnership with Google Kryll³, a leading blockchain platform, has recently…
November 13, 2024
Bitcoin Reaches New All-Time High After Trump’s Election
Bitcoin reaches new all-time high of $90,000 following Donald Trump’s election victory, as investors anticipate a crypto-friendly government.…
November 12, 2024
The Costly Consequences of Germany’s Bitcoin Sale
The Costly Consequences of Germany’s Bitcoin Sale In July, the German government sold 50,000 seized bitcoins for $2.88…
November 12, 2024
Coinbase Launches COIN50: An Innovative Index for Crypto Traders
Coinbase launches COIN50 index, which tracks the top 50 digital assets on its platform, weighted by market capitalization…
November 12, 2024
A Historic Day for Crypto ETFs
A historic day for crypto ETFs The crypto ETF market experienced an exceptional influx on Monday, marking one…
November 12, 2024
Sam Trabucco Returns Over $80 Million to FTX Creditors
Sam Trabucco Surrenders Over $80 Million to FTX Creditors Former co-CEO of Alameda Research, Sam Trabucco, has agreed…
November 12, 2024
Analysts Encourage Investors to Increase Crypto Exposure After Trump’s Victory
Analysts urge investors to massively increase crypto exposure following Donald Trump’s victory, predicting a new bullish era fueled…
November 11, 2024
MicroStrategy Expands Bitcoin Holdings with $2 Billion Purchase
MicroStrategy Expands Bitcoin Holdings with $2 Billion Purchase MicroStrategy has purchased an additional 27,200 bitcoins for approximately $2…
November 11, 2024
FTX Sues Binance and CZ for $1.8 Billion
FTX, currently in bankruptcy, is suing Binance and its former CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, claiming $1.8 billion for…
November 11, 2024