December 4, 2024
Trump Officially Nominates Paul Atkins for SEC Chair
Atkins has been vocal in his support of the industry and was the first libertarian to serve as an SEC commissioner under President George W. Bush.
On Wednesday, Coinbase added the GIGA memecoin to its listings roadmap, causing the price to surge 50%. One of its biggest proponents has a history with fraud.
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Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas says ETF options attract whales and that they create a moat of liquidity for Bitcoin, similar to gold ETFs like GLD.
The Ethena Foundation also announced on Friday the approval of a fee switch to redirect protocol revenue to ENA token holders.
The Wall Street heavyweight launched its iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF just 10 months ago, while its iShares Gold Trust is almost 20 years old.
The crypto world is buzzing with possibilities under a new regulatory approach. In this episode: what friendlier crypto policies could mean, the reason for Uniswap’s token surge, and whether Bitcoin could play a strategic role in national reserves.
Many in the crypto community have been skeptical of Warsh due to his previous advocacy of CBDCs.
This week in crypto: FTX’s legal offensive targets Binance and others, BlackRock expands its tokenized treasury fund, ether ETFs finally turn positive, Ethereum’s ambitious Beam Chain proposal sparks debate, and more!
BlackRock’s bitcoin ETF has set new ETF records, driving unprecedented inflows and making Bitcoin more accessible. Robbie Mitchnick, head of digital assets at BlackRock, breaks down how this came to be.
After their precipitous fall since 2021, NFTs are reviving, with signs of life from CryptoPunks, Doodles, Blur, and OpenSea.
Michael Collins, a U.S. representative from Georgia, disclosed on Monday increased exposure to cryptocurrencies, particularly memecoin ski mask dog.
The native token for the largest lending protocol has climbed to a more than two-year high of $234, giving it a market cap of $3.5 billion.
The lending protocol’s adoption of Chaos Labs’ product is the first time Aave DAO has approved the use of another oracle network beyond Chainlink.
Tether’s USDT is responsible for the majority of the growth in the overall supply of stablecoins, but competition is heating up.
Michael Collins, a U.S. representative from Georgia, disclosed on Monday increased exposure to cryptocurrencies, particularly memecoin ski mask dog.
ETH/BTC sees its strongest weekly performance in months, as ether rebounds with $133 million in spot ETF inflows.
However, the AI agent created such a frenzy that many transactions on Base reverted.
Ethereum has had an abysmal year in the midst of a crypto boom. Justin Drake and Martin Köppelmann, who each have proposals for scaling the OG smart contract blockchain, face off.
After their precipitous fall since 2021, NFTs are reviving, with signs of life from CryptoPunks, Doodles, Blur, and OpenSea.
The SEC is planning to recommend action against the second-largest NFT marketplace for selling unregistered securities.
This week in crypto: The rise of Pump.Fun’s revenue, California DMV’s blockchain initiative, BitClout founder charged, and more!
‘Song-A-Day’ Man artist Jonathan Mann and Law Professor Brian Frye have sued the SEC to help provide regulatory clarity for digital artists who use blockchain technology and NFTs.
Atkins has been vocal in his support of the industry and was the first libertarian to serve as an SEC commissioner under President George W. Bush.
The Coinbase-funded Tornado Cash lawsuit was won, protecting the right of good actors to use open-source privacy tools. But what about the other Tornado Cash lawsuits?
Because of the way that the commission is structured, the president-elect will likely have to cede control over one of the two vacancies to Democratic party leadership.
Bessent is known to be very supportive of crypto and bitcoin in particular.
Decentralized Science: Innovation or Illusion?
For a week and a half, Anoncast has been all the rage for its anonymous posts enabled by zero-knowledge technology. Here’s why it’s taken off.
However, the AI agent created such a frenzy that many transactions on Base reverted.
The lending protocol’s adoption of Chaos Labs’ product is the first time Aave DAO has approved the use of another oracle network beyond Chainlink.