Day: 13 June 2025

Anthony Pompliano, one of the most prominent voices in the cryptocurrency space, is poised to lead a new Bitcoin-focused investment firm, ProCapBTC, which aims to raise $750 million amid renewed institutional interest and a more favourable U.S. regulatory climate. According to the Financial Times, Pompliano is expected to serve as ...

GameStop Corp has increased its planned convertible note offering to $2.25 billion, up from an initial $1.75 billion announced earlier this week. The offering, targeting qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act, is expected to close on June 17, subject to customary conditions. The zero-coupon senior notes ...

HTX reported significant growth in May, reinforcing its market presence despite broader crypto volatility. The exchange climbed two spots to 8th in Kaiko’s Q2 2025 Spot Exchange Ranking, making it the most improved platform among the global top 10. HTX’s advancement comes amid fluctuations in the Bitcoin price near $107,000 ...

Shopify is set to roll out stablecoin payment support for USD Coin (USDC) later this month, marking its most significant step into crypto integration to date. As first reported by Fortune on June 12, the e-commerce giant will enable select U.S. merchants to accept USDC—Circle’s dollar-pegged stablecoin—shortly after Circle’s recent ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formally withdrawn several proposed rules introduced during the Biden administration, including two major regulations targeting cryptocurrency custody and decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. In a statement released on June 12, the agency announced it is rescinding 14 proposed rules issued between March 2022 ...

While the Trump administration’s friendlier stance on digital assets may signal a shift in tone, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chair Caroline Pham has made it clear that crypto companies shouldn’t expect a regulatory free pass. Speaking at the Coinbase Annual Summit on June 12, Pham emphasized that regulatory ...

The Czech Republic’s main opposition party, ANO, has triggered a no-confidence vote in the government, accusing it of mishandling a controversial $45 million Bitcoin transaction involving funds from a convicted criminal. The vote is scheduled for Tuesday. Alena Schillerová, vice chair of the right-wing ANO party, announced the move on ...

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is raising new concerns about the growing entanglement between the cryptocurrency sector and traditional finance, warning that the global financial system may be approaching a critical threshold. Speaking in Madrid on June 12, outgoing FSB Chair Klaas Knot cautioned that while crypto assets currently do ...