Articles by Nikolas Sargeant

Nik is a content and public relations specialist with an ever-growing interest in Crypto. He has been published on several leading Crypto and blockchain based news sites. He is currently based in Spain, but hails from the Pacific Northwest in the US.

Spanish Coffee Chain Vanadi Approves €1B Bitcoin Strategy

Spanish Coffee Chain Vanadi Approves €1B Bitcoin Strategy

Vanadi Coffee approved a €1 billion Bitcoin investment strategy to transform its business model following significant financial losses.

Iran's Nobitex Exchange Begins Recovery Following $90M Cyberattack

Iran's Nobitex Exchange Begins Recovery Following $90M Cyberattack

Nobitex has initiated phased wallet restoration for verified users following a devastating $90 million cyberattack that crippled Iran's premier cryptocurrency exchange.

Kraken Challenges PayPal and Venmo with New Cross-Border Payment App Krak

Kraken Challenges PayPal and Venmo with New Cross-Border Payment App Krak

Crypto exchange Kraken debuts Krak payment app with free cross-border transfers to rival PayPal and Venmo.

Judge Rejects Ripple-SEC Joint Motion to Reduce $125M Penalty

Judge Rejects Ripple-SEC Joint Motion to Reduce $125M Penalty

Federal judge denies joint request to slash Ripple's $125 million SEC penalty by 60%.

Coinbase Hits Record High at $369 as S&P 500 Inclusion Fuels Rally

Coinbase Hits Record High at $369 as S&P 500 Inclusion Fuels Rally

Coinbase achieves new all-time closing high of $369.21, surpassing 2021 peak amid S&P 500 inclusion and regulatory optimism despite analyst uncertainty.

Bakkt Registers $1B Securities Offering to Fund Bitcoin Treasury Strategy

Bakkt Registers $1B Securities Offering to Fund Bitcoin Treasury Strategy

Article Snippet: Bakkt files $1B shelf registration enabling flexible capital raising to potentially fund Bitcoin acquisitions as part of strategic treasury diversification.

FHFA's Crypto Mortgage Directive: A Strategic Bridge to Digital Asset Integration

FHFA's Crypto Mortgage Directive: A Strategic Bridge to Digital Asset Integration

Federal housing regulator orders mortgage giants to evaluate crypto assets for loan assessments, signaling institutional shift toward digital collateral acceptance.

Hong Kong Unveils Policy Statement 2.0 to Accelerate Digital Asset Innovation

Hong Kong Unveils Policy Statement 2.0 to Accelerate Digital Asset Innovation

Hong Kong launches comprehensive digital asset policy focusing on RWA tokenization expansion.

Metaplanet Hits 12,345 BTC Milestone with Strategic 1,234 Bitcoin Purchase

Metaplanet Hits 12,345 BTC Milestone with Strategic 1,234 Bitcoin Purchase

Metaplanet achieves symbolic 12,345 BTC holdings milestone with latest 1,234 Bitcoin acquisition, advancing toward its goal of controlling 1% of Bitcoin's total supply.

Trump's World Liberty Financial Advances Stablecoin Audit Amid Ethics Controversy

Trump's World Liberty Financial Advances Stablecoin Audit Amid Ethics Controversy

Trump-affiliated World Liberty Financial announces upcoming stablecoin audit and mobile app release while addressing ethics concerns over presidential conflicts of interest.

Senate Crypto Market Structure Hearing Sees Low Democratic Turnout Amid Trump Conflict Concerns

Senate Crypto Market Structure Hearing Sees Low Democratic Turnout Amid Trump Conflict Concerns

Only five senators attended Tuesday's "bipartisan" crypto market structure hearing as Democrats raise concerns over Trump administration conflicts of interest.

NYSE Files Rule Change for Trump's Truth Social Crypto ETF

NYSE Files Rule Change for Trump's Truth Social Crypto ETF

NYSE Arca files rule change proposal for Truth Social's dual cryptocurrency ETF.