The signing of the GENIUS Act into law established the first comprehensive regulatory framework for US-issued stablecoins. Supporters argue it will enhance trust, drive mainstream adoption and bolster the dollar’s status as the global reserve currency. With stablecoins now gaining traction in global finance, the GENIUS Act could also prove a boon for the developing…
Who is the Pi Network whale? Over the past three months, a mysterious crypto wallet labeled GAS…ODM has quietly amassed 331 million Pi coins — a haul worth around $148.5 million, according to Piscan and other tracking tools. This wave of accumulation stands out because it unfolded during a steep 70% drop in Pi Coin (PI)…
Crypto lobby group DeFi Education Fund has called on the US Senate Banking Committee to rethink how it plans to regulate the decentralized finance industry after reviewing its recently published discussion draft on a key crypto market-structure bill. The response, signed on behalf of DeFi Education Fund (DEF) members including a16z Crypto, Uniswap Labs, and…
Crypto exchange Gate is launching in the United States, offering spot trading services to US customers for the first time. Founded in 2013 by Chinese scientist Lin Han, the company cited improved regulatory clarity in the country as the reason behind the move. According to Gate, it will initially offer crypto trading pairs for US…
Key takeaways: Gemini is now used by crypto traders to monitor market catalysts and breaking news in real time. The Gemini Pro version’s longer context window and web access boost its usefulness for macro and sentiment tracking. It lacks native support for charts, portfolios or backtesting; traders still need external tools. Gemini is a powerful…
Ethereum’s 10th anniversary was marked by a significant milestone in terms of institutional crypto adoption, as cryptocurrency treasury firms surpassed $100 billion in collective investments on Thursday. Ethereum’s 10th birthday brought renewed corporate interest in Ether (ETH), which saw the 10 largest corporate crypto treasury firms amass over 1% of the total Ether supply since…
Opinion by: Kevin Rusher, founder of RAAC Crypto is a movement born from a cultural rejection of traditional finance, driven by the belief that transparency, decentralization and code can build a better financial system than the one that led to the 2008 financial crisis. Indeed, for many, the creation of Bitcoin was a rebellion against…
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet is seeking to raise 555 billion yen ($3.73 billion) through a stock offering to support its aggressive Bitcoin accumulation strategy. The company, which is known as “Asia’s Strategy,” announced Friday that it will issue perpetual preferred shares to help fund its goal of acquiring 210,000 Bitcoin (BTC) by the end of…
Bad actors and scammers stole at least $142 million from the crypto space in July across 17 separate attacks, with the exploit of crypto exchange CoinDCX accounting for the most significant loss. The total monthly losses represented a 27% increase from the $111 million in June, blockchain security firm PeckShield said in an X post…
Strategy’s Michael Saylor has joined the call for the US to create a formal crypto taxonomy to clearly define when a security can be tokenized and what constitutes a digital security or commodity. “My opinion is it would be beneficial to the market if they nail down the digital assets taxonomy,” Saylor said during Strategy’s…
