US Lawmakers Unite to Block IRS Rule Threatening Defi and Crypto Innovation
Lawmakers are pushing back on a Biden administration rule redefining decentralized finance participants as “brokers,” warning it risks stifling U.S....
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CME Group clarifies no official decision made on XRP, Solana futures contracts
Key Takeaways CME Group has not made any official decisions regarding XRP or Solana futures contracts. A test page indicating...
Public Miners Surpass 35% of Bitcoin’s Total Hash Rate: MARA, CLSK and IREN Exceed 2024 Expansion Targets
The total reported hash rate of public miners reached 318.09 EH/s at the end of 2024, accounting for over 35%...
Bitcoin Donations Are Pouring In for Ross Ulbricht—Who Might Already Be Sitting on $47M in Old Wallets
Following President Donald Trump's pardon of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht Tuesday, the Bitcoin community has rallied, pouring crypto into...
Solana Outshines Ethereum, Achieving Over 5 Billion DEX Transactions in the Last 3 Months
Solana’s increasing popularity has seen the blockchain outpace Ethereum with over 5 billion dex transactions and 344 million active addresses...
Fake Trading Volumes: UAE Market Maker Caught in Undercover FBI Sting Operation
The DOJ has announced that CLS Global FZC LLC will plead guilty to market manipulation and wire fraud. If the...
Bitcoin and XRP Prices Steady as iDEGEN fires on all cylinders
This week has been interesting for crypto enthusiasts with Trump’s presidency being at the center of the developments. The hype...
Trump’s DeFi Platform Loads up on Crypto Assets
On Jan. 21, Donald Trump Junior announced the purchases to “commemorate the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th...
SEC Forms Task Force to Establish Clearer Crypto Regulations
The SEC launches a groundbreaking crypto task force, aiming to replace reactive enforcement with clear, innovation-friendly regulations. Led by “Crypto...
Bank of America CEO Foresees Crypto Payment Boom With Clear Rules
Bank of America’s CEO foresees a crypto payment revolution, emphasizing banks will aggressively adopt digital currencies once clear regulations unlock...
RWA Protocol Hamilton Secures $1.7 Million Funding
Hamilton, a Real-World Asset (RWA) protocol built on the Bitcoin network, has raised $1.7 million in a pre-seed funding round....
SEC Crypto Crackdown Continues: Nova Labs Faces Allegations of Investor Deception
The SEC has charged Nova Labs with fraud, alleging it misled investors about corporate partnerships and conducted unregistered crypto asset...
SunSwap Leads the Way with 8.3 Million Transactions in 2024
While USDT continued to dominate the Tron network in 2024, there was a notable rise in decentralized trading and meme...
Senator Introduces Bill to Cement Texas as the First State With a Bitcoin Reserve
Texas aims to lead the digital revolution with a groundbreaking “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act,” securing economic resilience and innovation through...
NFTs Endure One of Their Weakest Years Since 2020 in Trading and Sales
The non-fungible token (NFT) market appears to have lost out on significant gains in the past year despite a broader...
SEC Imposes $38 Million Penalty on Digital Currency Group for Negligence
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has imposed a $38 million fine on Digital Currency Group (DCG), accusing the...
Wintermute forecasts stablecoins driving deeper integration with Tradfi in 2025
Key Takeaways Wintermute predicts stablecoins will become deeply integrated with traditional finance in 2025. The firm’s 2024 review and 2025...
Breaks Above $3,300 as Trading Volume Surges
TLDR Ethereum has initiated a recovery wave, breaking above $3,250 and maintaining position above $3,300 Technical analysis shows a break...
Bitcoin Miners Bask in a 16% Hashprice Jump Amid BTC’s Triumphant Rally
As bitcoin’s valuation experiences a notable upswing, miners are deriving substantial financial advantages from an elevated hashprice—the metric denoting daily...
Namibia Flips the Script: Central Bank Grants Provisional Approval to Crypto Firms
On Jan. 13, the Bank of Namibia announced provisional authorization for two entities, Mindex Virtual Asset Exchange and Landifa Bitcoin...
$1.1M Penalty Slammed on Mosaic Exchange in Crypto Fraud Scandal
A crypto firm has been fined $1.1 million for deceiving customers and misusing funds, as the CFTC highlights growing concerns...
Dogecoin eyes the $0.40 resistance level as market rebounds
Key takeaways DOGE is up 5% in the last 24 hours and could surge to the $0.40 resistance level soon....
