The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has proposed new guidelines to assess the competence of crypto-asset service providers' staff across the European Union. On February 17, 2025, the regulator published a consultation paper outlining proposed rules aimed...
Ben Chow, co-founder of the Solana-based decentralized exchange Meteora, has reportedly resigned from his position. The development was confirmed by Meow, the pseudonymous co-founder of both Meteora and Jupiter, in an X post on February 18. Chow's resignation...
U.S. federal authorities have charged six individuals in connection with a kidnapping case in Chicago that netted approximately $15 million in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies. The suspects, identified as Zehuan Wei, Fan Zhang, Huajing Yan, Shengnan Jiang,...
Coinbase is reportedly working on re-entering the Indian market over a year after ceasing operations. According to a report from TechCrunch, the U.S. headquartered crypto exchange has initiated discussions with Indian authorities, including the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),...
Avalon Labs is setting its sights on launching the industry's first Bitcoin-backed debt public fund. The company announced on February 12, 2025, that it is in the preliminary stages of submitting an application to the U.S. Securities and...
Metaplanet Inc. has released its full-year 2024 financial report, revealing an unrealized gain of $36 million (5.46 billion yen) from its Bitcoin holdings. The company also stated that Bitcoin accounted for over 65% of its total revenue for...
A pseudonymous crypto trader reportedly achieved a 2,450x return on their $5,000 investment in the new memecoin based on the Central African Republic, $CAR, within three hours. According to blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain, when President Faustin-Archange Touadéra announced...
A native of the U.S. state of Indiana, Evan Frederick Light, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in a cybercrime scheme that stole over $37 million in cryptocurrency from nearly 600 victims....
Hong Kong immigration authorities now recognise Bitcoin and Ethereum holdings as valid proof of assets for investment immigration applications. According to local reports, InvestHK—Hong Kong’s agency for Foreign Direct Investment—has approved multiple applications where individuals used cryptocurrency holdings...
BlackRock has added 3,840 ETH, valued at approximately $10.7 million, to the balance sheet of its iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) Fund in the past 24 hours. This latest purchase is part of the asset manager's ongoing accumulation spree....
