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The Big Whale: At your keynote at the Web3 Banking Symposium in Zurich, you mentioned the three things banks and asset managers can no longer ignore. What are they? Christian Leger: I am not going to focus on price predictions or the idea of getting everyone to buy Bitcoin. That
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The Big Whale: What was the starting point for your strategic pivot toward digital assets? Arnaud Dubreuil: Our mission within Ingenico Labs is to analyze market friction and design solutions that will become industry standards within the next three to five years. We operate as a highly practical laboratory: we
The Big Analysis
The latest flare-up in Middle East tensions has once again underscored a structural lag in traditional commodities markets when geopolitical shocks hit. Over a weekend marked by strikes on energy infrastructure and rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, oil went through a sharp bout of price discovery that
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The Bitcoin mining sector is currently navigating a period of significant volatility. For over a month, profitability has remained in the red; production costs now frequently exceed generated revenue, placing operators under genuine financial strain. Between the recent price correction and the reduction in block rewards following the last halving,
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Circle reached a symbolic milestone this week at its latest earnings call. The company beat sales forecasts by 2.8% in Q4, posting sales of $770 million, $21 million above consensus. But it was on net profitability that the biggest surprise came: earnings per share (EPS) came in at $0.
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This is yet another signal that "institutional DeFi" tolerates no risk management errors. MEV Capital, a central player in the sector, is going through a major existential crisis. The breaking point dates back to October 10th, when deUSD (the stablecoin issued by Elixir) suddenly lost its peg to
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The Big Whale: You raised €25 million in September 2025, with PayPal among the investors In concrete terms, what has this enabled you to do? Mounir Laggoune: Initially, we really asked ourselves the question: are we building a bootstrap, self-sufficient company, or are we getting into a fundraising rationale?
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Analysis of the market structure at the end of February reveals a basic trend: persistent stagnation, punctuated by episodes of technical volatility. Despite an attempt to break below the critical support of $65,000, Bitcoin was quickly bought back, confirming the importance of this threshold for traders. Fragmented and reactive
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The last quarter left no room for ambiguity: market sentiment towards digital assets remains lacklustre. But it is for Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) that the storm is most violent. While Bitcoin accumulation strategies are still putting up resistance, the market valuations of these players remain heavily depressed. What's
The Big Analysis
The last quarter left no room for ambiguity: market sentiment towards digital assets remains lacklustre. But it is for Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) that the storm is most violent. While Bitcoin accumulation strategies are still putting up resistance, the market valuations of these players remain heavily depressed. What's
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The soap opera surrounding the takeover of Exaion, EDF Group's high-performance computing (HPC) subsidiary, by US Bitcoin mining giant Mara, is entering a decisive phase. After months of negotiations, political controversy and debates over energy sovereignty, the deal is approaching its tipping point. As we revealed last
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It has been a week of procrastination for the crypto-asset market. After hitting a low of $59,930 on 6 February, Bitcoin appears to have traded in its legendary volatility for a narrow consolidation phase, hovering between $60,000 and $70,000. Despite an attempted $10,000 bounce, the