Archive April 2025

Under the pressure of sluggish growth and enduring geopolitical instability, the government is implementing an unprecedented austerity measure. By official decree, 3.1 billion euros in credits are being canceled for 2025, indicating a determined budgetary reorientation. The objective is to maintain the course of restoring public finances in the face of a weakened economic context. The cuts will severely impact key sectors such as ecology, the economy, and research, revealing the priorities of a public management that is now under strain.

In a rapidly changing financial market, the boundary between traditional finance and cryptocurrencies continues to blur. The latest milestone is the launch in Brazil of the first XRP-backed ETF, initiated by Hashdex. This initiative provides investors with regulated access to one of the most traded cryptocurrencies in the world, thereby reinforcing Brazil's position as a driver of crypto innovation in Latin America.

Michael Saylor, co-founder of MicroStrategy, posted a cryptic message on social media suggesting an imminent investment in bitcoin, a week after already acquiring 555 million dollars worth of BTC. This announcement comes against a backdrop of major investors ramping up their acquisitions despite a price close to 94,000 dollars.

The quantum computer will pose a big dilemma. What to do with Satoshi Nakamoto's bitcoins and other lost millions of BTC?

Since its creation, Bitcoin has nurtured the ambition of a global monetary revolution, as the queen of cryptocurrencies fluctuates between spectacular surges and brutal falls. While the symbolic threshold of 100,000 dollars seemed within reach, several recent signals dampen that enthusiasm. Between technical fragilities and macroeconomic instabilities, the current dynamics call for caution. In a market increasingly sensitive to the slightest tremors, it is more essential than ever to read between the lines to understand the true forces at work.

Ripple is preparing a major move. With the acquisition of broker Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, the crypto company is not just strengthening its arsenal. According to attorney John Deaton, Ripple aims much bigger: to capture a share of an institutional market estimated at $16 trillion. Behind this discreet operation lies a titanic ambition: to become one of the pillars of tomorrow's finance.

El Salvador "respects" the IMF agreement… while continuing to stack Bitcoin. The art of promising to stop, without ever slowing down.

The year 2025 marks the emergence of a new dynamic in the crypto market. While Bitcoin continues to dominate the market, recently reaching $94,000, altcoins are carving out their own path with a market capitalization now reaching $1.05 trillion.