CoinShares, a European-based digital asset manager, is slated to make its US public markets debut today following the completion of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger, highlighting the crypto industry’s deepening ties with public markets. The company announced Wednesday that it had finalized a previously announced business combination with Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp., …
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Australia has passed legislation that will bring many digital asset platforms and tokenised custody platforms under the country’s financial services licensing regime. The Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025 has now cleared both houses of the Australian Parliament, according to parliamentary records, marking the biggest step yet in Canberra’s push to create a dedicated …
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US Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said Tuesday that clearer US stablecoin rules could speed the market’s growth, but warned that regulators still need to address money laundering risks, bank run risks and consumer safeguards as they implement the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. Speaking at a Federalist Society event …
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Three crypto executives extradited from Singapore appeared in federal court in Oakland on Monday as US prosecutors expanded a wash-trading case that has now charged 10 foreign nationals tied to four crypto market-maker companies. The court appearances mark the latest step in a US crackdown on alleged wash trading in digital asset markets that began …
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One of the few analysts who accurately called Bitcoin’s 2025 top says that he’s starting to buy BTC again. The pseudonymous analyst KillaXBT tells his 180,000 followers on X that Bitcoin is likely nearing a market bottom after its massive decline since October, and he is now accumulating BTC. However, he warns that Bitcoin may …
Block co-founder Jack Dorsey has shared his vision of a future workplace where artificial intelligence could take the role of middle managers, weeks after the company cut around 4,000 employees because of AI. In a blog post on Tuesday, Dorsey and Block’s lead independent director, Roelof Botha, said AI can track projects, identify issues, assign …
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Bitcoin (BTC) has declined by about 50% this market cycle, far less than in previous cycles, Fidelity Digital Assets said, adding this trend could continue over time. Bitcoin’s post-all-time-high drawdowns have historically been steep, at about 80% to 90%, but this cycle has been about 50%, Fidelity Digital Assets research analyst Zack Wainwright said Tuesday. …
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The US commodities regulator’s chief enforcement director sent a cautionary message to prediction market insider traders on Tuesday, vowing that violators will face enforcement action. “We are aware of the speculation about insider trading,” CFTC enforcement director David Miller said at a panel at New York University on Tuesday. “We are watching.” “There’s a myth …
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Latin American e-commerce platform Mercado Libre is reportedly phasing out the Mercado Coin that it launched in August 2022, which was aimed at offering cash backs and other perks for users. According to a Reuters report on Tuesday, users must sell or spend their loyalty coin balances through the Mercado Pago app before April 17. …
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New Hampshire’s new first-of-its-kind Bitcoin-backed US municipal bond is now one step closer to reality after being given a rating from Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday. In a statement on Tuesday, Moody’s assigned New Hampshire’s Bitcoin bond project a provisional Ba2 rating, which falls within the “speculative grade” category and indicates the bonds will have …
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Researchers at the California Institute of Technology theorize that a functional quantum computer may require far fewer qubits than previously thought, making it feasible for the first quantum computer to be deployed before the end of the decade. Caltech researchers, working with a Caltech-linked start-up, Oratomic, said that by reducing the errors that “riddle today’s …
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Bitfarms (BITF) shares climbed 6.6% on Tuesday despite reporting a widened $284.5 million net loss for 2025, driven by a decline in Bitcoin prices and a high cost of revenue, with the company advancing its pivot to AI and high-performance computing. The company’s full-year results statement on Tuesday showed a 72% year-on-year increase in revenue …
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Key takeaways: Solana outperforms Ethereum in high-revenue DApps, providing a fundamental cushion against recent price drops. Rising Ethereum Layer-2 dominance challenges SOL as traders monitor the critical $80 support level for a retest. Solana’s native token, SOL (SOL), faced an 11% correction following a rejection at $93 on last Wednesday. SOL has lagged the broader …
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Bitcoin held gains above $68,000 as investors leaned into news that the US and Iran were ideating ways to end the war. Will markets hold their newfound bullishness? Bitcoin (BTC) briefly jumped to $68,589, and US stock markets rallied as investors reacted to US President Donald Trump’s statements on considering options for ending the US …
They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that’s not just a metaphor, it’s a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits …
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