1,200 U.S. banks can now embrace crypto, with new regulations allowing broader involvement in digital assets while lifting prior restrictions on the industry. Regulator Just Supercharged Crypto Banking—Banks Can Now Embrace Crypto Fully The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced on March 7 that national banks and federal savings associations are authorized …
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The Texas Senate has passed a bill to establish a state-run bitcoin reserve—cementing the state’s crypto dominance and setting a precedent nationwide. Texas Senate Passes Bill to Establish State Bitcoin Reserve Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick of Texas announced on March 6 that the Texas Senate had passed Senate Bill 21, establishing the Texas Bitcoin Reserve …
In a series of events that could arguably be mistaken with the plot of a blockbuster sci-fi film, crypto’s collective community has given new meaning to the phrase “we’re so back”. Having journeyed to hell and back, we’ve seen the thorn in crypto’s side, Gary Gensler, swiftly ousted in light of the incoming ‘tech-forward’ Trump …
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Red dominated the crypto charts last week, but beyond the market sell-off, one positive is that meme coin mania may finally be losing steam. This editorial is from last week’s edition of the Week in Review newsletter. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get the editorial the second it’s finished. Bitcoin Bleeds, but Meme Coin …
On Saturday, Arkham Intelligence introduced a newly curated label designed to monitor the wallets of key opinion leaders (KOLs) in the crypto space. To qualify for inclusion, an individual must command a social media following exceeding 100,000. Justin Sun Tops Arkham’s KOL Crypto List—Who Else Made the Cut? Arkham’s compilation reveals that KOLs collectively hold …
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Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, has confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with assistance from Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, Bloomberg reported on March 7, 2025. Major Banks Reportedly Back Gemini’s Bid to Go Public: Confidential Filing Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, has confidentially …
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A new report from crypto data aggregator CoinGecko suggests that the memecoin craze has peaked with the launch of the Official Trump (TRUMP) and Melania (MELANIA) digital assets. CoinGecko says that the memecoin sector has significantly declined after President Donald Trump and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, launched their respective memecoins in mid-January and …
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Self-custodial wallet Safe Wallet says that a compromised developer’s laptop was at the center of last month’s $1.4 billion hack of the crypto exchange platform Bybit. In a new thread on the social media platform X, the firm says a joint investigation with cybersecurity firm Mandiant revealed that the hacker used a multi-pronged process to …
President Nayib Bukele shows no sign of abandoning the BTC treasury strategy as Bitcoin continues to gain international legitimacy. El Salvador acquired 13 Bitcoin (BTC) since March 1, despite International Monetary Fund (IMF) pressure on the country’s public sector to stop accumulating the decentralized store of value asset. According to the El Salvador Bitcoin Office, …
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The Trump administration is currently exploring proposals for major tax, cryptocurrency and administrative reform in the United States. White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks rejected the idea of taxes on each cryptocurrency transaction as a method of filling the US strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserve and crypto stockpile with digital assets. During a recent …
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The top US-based crypto exchange platform Coinbase is acquiring a blockchain startup’s team to bolster its privacy efforts on Base. In a new announcement, Coinbase says it is onboarding the development team of layer-1 project Iron Fish (IRON) to help develop “privacy-preserving primitives” on Base, the crypto exchange’s proprietary blockchain. Coinbase highlights that it is not …
Bank of America is warning a small group of customers about a new data breach that could potentially expose confidential and sensitive information. In a filing with the Massachusetts state government, the bank says a provider of document destruction services inappropriately handled confidential documents belonging to customers on December 30th. The bank has not declared …
A Wells Fargo customer is facing a decade in prison after taking advantage of an arrangement with the bank to steal nearly $1 million. California resident Kenneth Gould, who ran a payroll services firm, has pleaded guilty to bank larceny after stealing $830,000 from the banking giant, reports FOX 26 News. Court documents show Gould …
Several Wall Street banks including JPMorgan Chase are abruptly changing their forecasts for the US stock market. JPMorgan Chase’s head of global market intelligence Andrew Tyler says the lender’s trading desk is flipping short-term bearish on the stock market amid a deteriorating macroeconomic backdrop, reports Bloomberg. All in all, the US stock market has wiped …
