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Buffett said he was confident that Berkshire Hathaway's board would "unanimously" approve his successor as CEO of the investment company. Warren Buffett, the CEO of publicly traded investment company Berkshire Hathaway, announced at the company's annual shareholder meeting that he will step down by the end of 2025, and his chosen successor will take over as CEO, pending approval from Berkshire's board of directors. According to CNBC, Buffett reiterated that Greg Abel, the company's vice chairman of non-insurance operations, who was previously named by Buffett as his successor, will take over. The Berkshire founder announced: Buffett added that he would stay at the company in an advisory role "but the final word would be what Greg decided," the CEO said. Buffett's decision to step down as CEO comes at a time when Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on cash reserves of roughly $348 billion. Read more

The following is a guest post and opinion by Adam Gągol, Co-founder of Aleph Zero. It’s often said that if you want something done, make it easy to do. This truism runs across disciplines from marketing to sales. Perhaps it has never been more true than in crypto, with ten centralized exchanges accounting for 90% of […] The post In crypto, privacy simply isn’t simple enough appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Taking advantage of the increasingly divergent fundamentals of Bitcoin and fiat currency could be a way out for struggling miners. Bitcoin (BTC) mining firms should hold their mined Bitcoin and use it as collateral for fiat-denominated loans to pay operating expenses instead of selling BTC and losing the upside of an asset that miners expect to surge in price, according to John Glover, chief investment officer at Bitcoin lending firm Ledn. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Glover said that holding onto the BTC carries several benefits including, price appreciation, tax deferment, and the potential to make extra revenue by lending out BTC held in corporate treasuries. The executive added: This debt-based approach is similar to companies like Strategy, which issue corporate debt and equity to finance Bitcoin acquisition and profit from the diverging fundamentals of BTC and the fiat currencies the corporate capital raises are denominated in. Read more

A surge in demand, particularly from ETFs, pushed the average quarterly gold price to a record high.

The Telegram tap-to-earn craze skyrocketed and then cratered over the course of last year. Notcoin’s founders see a new path forward.

The current ETH price setup versus Bitcoin closely mirrors 2019, with an oversold RSI and prolonged weakness below key moving averages after a multiyear decline. Ethereum’s Ether (ETH) token is approaching a critical price zone against Bitcoin (BTC), which historically marked the beginning of a massive rebound. The ETH/BTC pair, currently trading near 0.019 BTC, is edging closer to 0.016 BTC — the exact level it reached in September 2019 before rallying nearly 450% over the following year. The current ETH/BTC setup resembles 2019, with both periods marked by oversold relative strength index (RSI), long stretches below key moving averages, and multiyear declines. Read more

Investors continue to pour into gold amid macroeconomic uncertainty and ongoing geopolitical tensions that have impacted risk asset prices. Tokenized gold carries several benefits over other forms of paper gold, including gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to Melissa Song and Dustin Becker, representatives of Gold DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization that facilitates investor access to tokenized gold. In an interview with Cointelegraph, the DAO representatives outlined three major benefits unique to tokenized gold, including 1:1 redeemability for a specific quantity of physical, serialized gold, usage as collateral in decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, and transactional efficiency through on-demand liquidity. "When you buy an ETF, you are betting on the gold price going up, but you do not own any specific gold bar," Song told Cointelegraph. Read more

The following is a guest post and opinion from Sandy Peng, Co-Founder of Scroll. Over 1,000 FinTech companies and nearly 5,000 startups now call Hong Kong home, a 15% jump in just one year. Hong Kong has rapidly transformed into one of Asia’s most dynamic innovation hubs, having just been named the second-most crypto-friendly city […] The post Hong Kong’s web3 moment: Blink and you’ll miss it appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Freight Technologies, which also invested in FET tokens, says it's aiming to strengthen its technology and geopolitical positioning.

A state-backed investment firm in Abu Dhabi is set to make a $2 billion investment into crypto exchange Binance using USD1. The post Trump-Linked ‘Stablecoin’ USD1 to Power $2B Emirati Investment in Binance appeared first on Cryptonews.

The bill, Senate Bill 1025, aimed to create a digital assets reserve managed by the state.


Paolo Ardoino criticizes EU rules that could force stablecoin issuers to rely on fragile banks and warned about potential bank failures in the future.

"The O.C." star Ben McKenzie’s directorial debut aims to expose the crypto world, with the documentary debuting at SXSW London in June.

Institutional investors are driving a new era in Bitcoin mining, capitalizing on favorable US regulations and infrastructure diversification into AI. Opinion by: Fakhul Miah, managing director of GoMining Institutional The Bitcoin (BTC) mining industry has never been more attractive to institutional investors. Fintech giants are investing in Bitcoin mining rather than just accumulating the asset, all thanks to the favorable regulatory environment in the US and the profitability margin of BTC.  Then, numerous companies are diversifying by allocating computing power to AI, further strengthening their economics and, thus, investment attractiveness. For now, it looks like the future of the foundational layer for the Bitcoin network could mark the new gusher age. Read more

Venture capital investment in the crypto industry soared to $4.9 billion in the first quarter of 2025, marking the sector’s most active fundraising period since late 2022. The post Crypto Venture Funding Surges to $4.9B in Q1 2025, Highest Since 2022 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Rhode Island-based Ivy League institution Brown University is now holding exposure to Bitcoin via BlackRock's ETF.


The exchange saw its crypto derivatives volumes rise sharply to $8.9 billion in April, led by ether futures growth.

The following is a guest post and opinion from Przemysław Kral, CEO of zondacrypto. Since the enforcement of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulations, the European crypto landscape has been fundamentally reshaped—and for the better. Crypto has now entered an era in which exchanges are required to prioritize regulatory compliance, centering user safety in hopes of […] The post Regulated exchanges hold the key to unlocking the altcoin season appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Web3 social network Zora’s recent airdrop led to a wave of discontent on social media, but creators and builders are convinced that the future of creativity is still onchain. Onchain social network Zora has built a reputation as a popular tool for artists, musicians and other creatives to monetize their content onchain, but the recent launch of its eponymous ZORA token has left many users confused and dissatisfied. The token’s price tanked shortly after launch, with users and observers complaining about everything from poor communication from the team to the token’s distribution and utility models.  This comes amid an overall decline in interest in the onchain creator economy and a changing perspective on whether blockchain tools like non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are still useful for creatives who want to monetize their work on the blockchain. Read more

Seth Wilks and Raj Mukherjee, two IRS digital asset directors, are leaving the agency just over a year after joining it.