California’s Assembly has taken major steps toward regulating cryptocurrency with the introduction of AB-1052, initially known as the Money Transmission Act. The bill – led by California Democrat Avelino Valencia, who chairs the Banking and Finance Committee – focuses on protecting cryptocurrency users, particularly those seeking to maintain control over their digital assets. AB-1052 According […]
Last week, digital asset investment products attracted $226 million in inflows. CoinShares stated that the figures indicated a cautiously optimistic investor sentiment. After experiencing the largest outflows on record, ETPs have now seen nine consecutive days of inflows, with the exception of Friday, which saw a small outflow of $74 million. This was likely in […]
This weekend, FTX revealed its plan to begin paying major creditors in 2025, with $11.4 billion in assets. Meanwhile, former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes, along with his co-founders, received pardons from President Trump after a lengthy legal battle over regulatory violations. Crypto news that flew under the radar. FTX to Begin Paying Major Creditors in […]
Hut 8 Corp. has launched American Bitcoin Corp, a majority-owned subsidiary designed to focus on industrial-scale Bitcoin mining and reserve development. This move follows the crypto mining company’s strategic decision to contribute nearly all of its ASIC miners to American Data Centers, Inc. in return for a majority stake in the company. The company, initially […]
Art NFTs became a hot topic in the Web3 industry during 2021 and 2022, experiencing a surge in popularity. That year, trading volumes peaked at $2.9 billion, fueled by record-breaking sales such as Beeple’s Everydays for $69.3 million. Fast forward to Q1 2025, and the market has nearly collapsed, with trading volume down 93% to […]
The dynamics of the crypto industry have changed over the last year, and this has affected several assets, including the top projects. Evaluating the market capitalization evolution of top cryptocurrencies since November 2024 shows that some assets have been seeing steady positive growth while others have mostly struggled. The market analytics platform CryptoQuant selected the […]
Two bills, which aim to establish digital asset reserves in Arizona, cleared the state’s House Rules Committee on March 24th and have now advanced to the House floor for a full vote. The proposed legislation includes the Strategic Digital Assets Reserve Bill (SB 1373) and the Arizona Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act (SB 1025), which is […]
Unlike cryptocurrencies with prices moved by volatile global exchange markets online, stablecoins use similar techniques for security and trust, but as digital representations of currencies like the dollar and euro. They can provide efficient and low-cost payment rails for traditional central bank cash, but with some of the features and advantages of blockchain. So they […]
Ether’s (ETH) underperformance as an asset has continued to spark criticism and speculation in the crypto community, with many expressing their displeasure at the Ethereum network’s current trajectory. Quinn Thompson, founder of the discretionary macro hedge fund Lekker Capital, insists that ETH is now completely dead as an investment. While some analysts and market participants […]
HyperLiquid has announced a series of risk management improvements following a major incident involving its Hyperliquidity Provider (HLP) vault. As part of its response, HyperLiquid’s Foundation will refund users who held JELLY long positions at the time of settlement, using a closing price of $0.037555. This move is expected to ensure that all JELLY traders, […]