In recent months, the federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has signaled a more permissible regulatory stance towards national banks and federal savings associations (collectively, banks) engaging in crypto-asset activities. “I will continue to work diligently to ensure regulations are effective and not excessive, while maintaining a strong federal banking system,” said […]

The price of cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT’s token, WhiteBIT Coin WBT, climbed more than 30% in the last 24 hours after the exchange announced a high-profile partnership with Italian football club Juventus. Under a new three-year deal, WhiteBIT became the “official cryptocurrency exchange” and “official sleeve partner” of Juventus, according to a press release. Starting with

The Senate’s GENIUS Act, a key piece of U.S. stablecoin regulation, is to be voted on this week and should be passed into law in the next few months, Wall Street broker Bernstein said in a research report Monday. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies whose value is tied to another asset, such as the U.S. dollar or

Trump Media and Technology Group (DJT) has filed to list a Truth Social Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange traded fund (ETF) on Monday. The ETF will hold bitcoin BTC and ether ETH directly with 75% of capital being allocated to bitcoin and the remaining 25% to ether, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3122.1, up 3.6% (+109.09) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. All 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: SOL (+7.3%) and XRP (+6.1%). Laggards: POL (+0.8%) and AAVE (+1.2%). The

Tron, the blockchain founded by billionaire Justin Sun, is looking to go public in the U.S., the Financial Times reported on Monday. Tron will go public via a reverse merger with Nasdaq-listed SRM Entertainment, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal is being managed by Dominari Securities, an investment firm with

Cardano’s ADA ADA token climbed 3% over the past 24 hours, trading near $0.6460 at midday Monday after reaching a high of $0.6502. The price advance coincided with a new staking milestone that reinforces the network’s long-term strength. According to an X post by TapTools, Cardano has now surpassed 1.3 million staking addresses, cementing its

Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of Strategy (MSTR). Strategy (MSTR), the largest corporate holder of bitcoin BTC, has expanded its holdings with a new 10,100 BTC purchase, mainly funded by proceeds from its latest preferred stock offering, STRD. The acquisition brings Strategy’s total bitcoin holdings to 592,100 BTC, now valued at

Ether (ETH) ETH traded firmly above $2,600 on Monday, up 3.71% over the last 24 hours, as global markets adopted a risk-on stance despite rising geopolitical tension in the Middle East. ETH hit an intraday high of $2,636.76 before settling around $2,614 during the early U.S. trading session. The move higher came as traditional markets

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin’s BTC continued choppy trading near January’s highs of around $110,000 has some observers drawing parallels with 2021, when the bull market ended with twin peaks closer to $70,000. Not everyone agrees. “The market dynamics between 2021 and today are completely different,” Jeff Anderson, head of