Arizona is moving closer to becoming the first state to establish a strategic digital asset reserve after both of its Bitcoin reserve bills cleared the House Rules Committee. The two proposals, SB 1373 and SB 1025, share the common goal of creating digital asset reserves but differ in their objectives ...
Australia is set to tighten regulations on crypto exchanges and stablecoin issuers as part of a proposed regulatory overhaul. The country’s Treasury Department has released a policy paper detailing plans to incorporate key elements of the digital asset sector into existing financial services laws. The paper explains that the new ...
Solaxy, a meme coin project offering Layer-2 scaling solutions for Ethereum and Solana, has raised over $26 million in its presale. This success indicates increasing interest in utility-driven meme coins and highlights the project's potential to tackle scalability challenges in the blockchain sector. Solaxy's SOLX token presale has gained interest ...
Santiment contributor Brian has analyzed the impact of US interest rate hikes on the cryptocurrency market, noting traders' sensitivity to Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings. He highlighted that the Federal Reserve's aggressive tightening cycle in 2022, raising rates from 0.25% in March to 4.50% by December in response to ...
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou has revealed that hackers responsible for stealing around 500,000 ETH, valued at approximately 1.4 billion, increasingly rely on crypto mixers to obscure their tracks. Despite these efforts, about 88.87% of the stolen funds remain traceable, 7.59% have gone entirely dark, and 3.54% have been frozen. According ...
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has launched an investigation into a large-scale cryptocurrency scam in which fraudsters impersonated Binance representatives to defraud Australians. In a joint statement, the AFP, the National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC), and Binance Australia revealed that the scheme was uncovered as part of Operation Firestorm—a global initiative ...
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has forecasted that XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will likely launch in the United States in the latter half of 2025. In a March 19 interview with Bloomberg Crypto, he attributed this optimism to Ripple's recent legal victory against the SEC, which he believes has alleviated regulatory ...
Pakistan is reportedly taking steps toward establishing a legal framework for cryptocurrency trading, aiming to attract international investment and bring greater clarity to digital asset activities within its expanding crypto market. In an interview with Bloomberg, Bilal bin Saqib, CEO of the Pakistan Crypto Council, stated that Pakistan is determined ...
Three senior executives from Trump Media & Technology Group have founded Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) registered in the Cayman Islands. The company plans to raise around $179 million to acquire businesses in cryptocurrency, blockchain, data security, and dual-use technology. A Forbes report notes ...
Crypto derivatives trading platform Deribit has issued a warning about a growing wave of recruitment scams targeting crypto professionals. In a March 19 post on X, the platform’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Anthony Sweeney, revealed that scammers are impersonating recruiters from Deribit and other reputable companies, offering high-paying job ...
