Senate Dems Slam DOJ’s Decision to Axe Crypto Unit as a ‘Free Pass’ For Criminals
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is under fire from Senate Democrats following his recent decision to narrow the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) crypto...
SEC issues new guidance for crypto asset registration and reporting
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance released new staff views on April 10 outlining how federal securities laws apply to...
President Trump Signs Resolution Erasing IRS Crypto Rule Targeting DeFi
With a signature from President Donald Trump, the decentralized financial (DeFi) corner of the crypto sector is now freed from U.S. Internal Revenue Service...
Block Inc faces $40 million fine for lax Bitcoin transactions oversight
Block Inc., the company behind Cash App and led by Jack Dorsey, has been fined $40 million by the New York Department of Financial...
Helium Issuer Nova Labs Agrees to Pay SEC $200K to Settle Allegations It Lied to Investors
Nova Labs, the parent company behind the Helium blockchain, has agreed to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) $200,000 to settle civil...
House of Doge, 21Shares partner up to launch Dogecoin ETPs globally
House of Doge, the official corporate arm of the Dogecoin Foundation, has announced an exclusive partnership with 21Shares to launch the only Dogecoin (DOGE)...
New SEC Staff Statement Urges Detailed Crypto Token Disclosures
Crypto companies issuing or dealing with tokens that may be securities should provide detailed disclosures, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on...
Bitcoin Is Not a Payments Platform
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey recently said that the Bitcoin community should focus on scaling payments in order to remain relevant. “I think it has...
How Bitcoin Miners Are Adjusting to the Threat of Tariffs: Blockspace
Bitcoin miners are scrambling to adjust to Trump’s global tariffs, which are poised to increase prices on ASIC miners, electrical gear, network infrastructure and...
SEC and Ripple file joint motion to pause appeals to pursue settlement terms
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple Labs have jointly filed a motion to hold their appeals in abeyance, citing an agreement...
New York Attorney General urges Congress to enact federal crypto regulation
New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James sent a letter to congressional leaders on April 10 urging the passage of federal legislation to establish...
Bitcoin Life Insurance Firm Meanwhile Raises $40M to Expand Globally
Meanwhile, a startup offering life insurance and annuities denominated in bitcoin (BTC), raised $40 million in series A funding round, CEO Zac Townsend said...
Corporate Bitcoin holdings concentrated in few custodians pose systemic risk
As Bitcoin’s (BTC) appeal as a treasury asset grows, Casa co-founder and CSO Jameson Lopp assessed that concentrating the amount of BTC on a...
Bitcoin erases gains as geopolitical tensions continue ramping up
Bitcoin (BTC) fell more than 3% on April 10, slipping to a low of $78,416 as global markets unwound gains from soaring to an...
Tokenized Gold Nears $2B Market Cap as Tariff Fears Spark Safe Haven Trade
As risk assets including cryptocurrencies struggled on Thursday amid tariff uncertainties, tokenized gold once again emerged as an outperformer in the carnage. The market capitalization...
DOJ Crypto Enforcement Memo Has No Bearing on Do Kwon’s Criminal Case, Prosecutors Say
NEW YORK, NY — A recent U.S. Department of Justice staff memo dismantling the DOJ’s crypto unit and narrowing the scope of its crypto-related...