Gov’t can realize gains on gold certificates to buy Bitcoin: Bo Hines

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The Trump administration appears poised to grow its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve after the White House’s crypto council head suggested budget-neutral ways for acquiring the digital asset.  “There’s been countless ideas” about how the government can acquire more Bitcoin (BTC), Bo Hines, executive director of the President’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, said in an […]

Bitcoin Pulls Back Despite Trump’s Pro-Crypto Remarks

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President Donald Trump made history on Thursday by being the first sitting U.S. president to address a crypto conference, but even Trump’s bullish remarks failed to push bitcoin higher. Bitcoin Slips Lower Even as Trump Champions Crypto Adoption After climbing above $86,000 yesterday, bitcoin ( BTC) experienced a slight downturn over the past 24 hours, […]

Strategy announces 10% preferred stock offering to buy more Bitcoin

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Strategy has announced the pricing of its latest round of perpetual preferred stock, which the company does before announcing more Bitcoin (BTC) acquisitions. According to Strategy, the latest round of preferred stock will be sold at $85 per share, with a 10% coupon, and will bring the company approximately $711 million in revenue. Market analyst […]

Who’s running in Trump’s race to make US a ‘Bitcoin superpower?'

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US President Donald Trump wants to make his country a “Bitcoin superpower,” but the question remains as to who he is competing against.  Speaking at Blockwork’s Digital Asset Summit on March 20 to a crowd of crypto industry executives and observers, he said, “Together we will make America the undisputed Bitcoin superpower and the crypto […]

Tornado mixer dropped from US blacklist

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The US Treasury Department has dropped cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash from its sanctions list, the agency said on March 21.  The removal follows a January ruling by a US appeals court, which said the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) cannot sanction Tornado’s smart contracts because they are not the property of any foreign […]

Tornado mixer dropped from US blacklist

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The US Treasury Department has dropped cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash from its sanctions list, the agency said on March 21.  The removal follows a January ruling by a US appeals court, which said the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) cannot sanction Tornado’s smart contracts because they are not the property of any foreign […]

German financial regulator prohibits sales of Ethena's USDe

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BaFin, the German financial regulatory authority, has prohibited all public sales of Ethena GmbH’s USDe (USDe) — a synthetic dollar — claiming that the token violates the European Union’s MiCAR regulations and accused the firm of selling unregistered securities in the region. According to the announcement from the regulator, BaFin has ordered the firm to […]

Watcher.Guru Reports X Account Breach Amid Social Engineering Suspicions

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Watcher.Guru, a prominent crypto and finance news source with 2.9 million followers on X, reported that its account was hacked, leading to unauthorized posts and potential social engineering tactics. Hackers Block Ripple Execs After Compromising Watcher.Guru’s X Account Watcher.Guru, a crypto and finance news platform with 2.9 million followers on X, revealed that its account […]

US Treasury Removes Sanctions on Tornado Cash

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The U.S. Treasury Department has removed economic sanctions against Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixer, following a review of legal and policy issues related to evolving technology and financial environments. Sanctions on Tornado Cash Lifted Following Policy Review The decision, outlined in a Friday filing in Van Loon v. Department of the Treasury, reflects the Administration’s […]

Traditional financial markets won’t survive without RWA tokenization

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Opinion by: Abdul Rafay Gadit, co-founder of ZIGChain America’s tariff regime has apparently fueled a global trade war, forcing investors to explore stable, yield-generating alternatives. A closer look reveals that illiquidity, opacity and scalability challenges have plagued global financial markets for long. They weren’t in great shape anyway, trade war or no trade war. Tokenized […]

XRP Price Watch: Market Slides 5% as Bulls Fight to Hold $2.35

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XRP is trading at $2.37, marking a 5% decline over the last 24 hours. With a market capitalization of $137 billion and a daily trading volume of $4.29 billion, the coin has been oscillating between $2.37 and $2.52, sitting 30% below its all-time high of $3.40 per coin. XRP On the one-hour chart, XRP is […]