Day: 6 May 2025

A Russian-Israeli man accused of helping orchestrate the 2022 $190 million Nomad bridge hack is now facing extradition to the United States after being apprehended in Israel. According to an Israeli news outlet, the suspect, Alexander Gurevich, returned to Israel on April 19 and was summoned shortly after for an ...

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) has appointed Joseph Nocella as interim U.S. Attorney, according to a May 5 notice, following the departure of Acting Attorney John Durham. Nocella, selected by President Donald Trump, will serve for 120 days or until a Senate-confirmed successor ...

CoinPayments, a leading cryptocurrency payment gateway, has launched a redesigned platform to simplify digital currency transactions for businesses and individual users. The upgraded platform introduces a comprehensive suite of tools to reduce transaction costs, speed processing times, and improve the overall user experience. One of the standout enhancements is instant ...

House Republicans have introduced a revised version of the Digital Asset Market Structure Discussion Draft, signalling a pivotal shift in U.S. crypto regulation aimed at decentralizing market power and creating clearer rules for digital asset innovation. Championed by House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson and Financial Services Subcommittee Chair French ...

Lawyers representing the co-founders of Samourai Wallet are accusing federal prosecutors of deliberately concealing key guidance from the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) that could undermine the criminal case against their clients. In a letter submitted to the Manhattan federal court, attorneys for Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill, ...

WiseCryptoNews has launched a platform designed to offer real-time insights into digital asset trends, responding to the growing demand for clarity amid evolving regulatory landscapes. This debut is pivotal as market focus sharpens on the potential approval of a spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF). According to the decentralized prediction platform ...

Zug, Switzerland, 6th May 2025, Chainwire

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong urges Congress to fast-track legislation on stablecoins and market structure to pass both bills before the August recess. In a recent statement, Armstrong stressed the urgency of leveraging the momentum created by the ongoing FIT21 discussions in the House, believing it could propel both pieces of ...

Florida has officially scrapped its plans to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, bringing an abrupt halt to legislative efforts that would have permitted the state to invest public funds in Bitcoin. The Florida Senate marked both House Bill 487 and Senate Bill 550 as “indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration,” ...

Riot Platforms announced that it sold 475 BTC in April, generating $38.8 million in proceeds. This marked the largest single-month Bitcoin liquidation in the company’s history, as revealed in Riot’s monthly production and operations update. Of the 475 BTC sold, 463 were newly mined during April, with the remaining 12 ...