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Tornado mixer dropped from US blacklist
21.3.2025
The US Treasury Department has dropped cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash from its sanctions list, the agency said on March 21. The removal follows a January ruling by a US appeals court, which said the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) cannot sanction Tornado’s...
German financial regulator prohibits sales of Ethena’s USDe
21.3.2025
BaFin, the German financial regulatory authority, has prohibited all public sales of Ethena GmbH’s USDe (USDe) — a synthetic dollar — claiming the token violates the European Union’s MiCAR regulations and accused the firm of selling unregistered securities in...
Traditional financial markets won’t survive without RWA tokenization
21.3.2025
Opinion by: Abdul Rafay Gadit, co-founder of ZIGChainAmerica’s tariff regime has apparently fueled a global trade war, forcing investors to explore stable, yield-generating alternatives. A closer look reveals that illiquidity, opacity and scalability challenges have plagued global financial...
Australia Proposes New Crypto Regulation Structure, Plans to Integrate Digital Assets Into the Economy
21.3.2025
The government's plan will direct different parts of the government to research different aspects of digital assets, including tokenization and CBDCs
Australia outlines crypto regulation plan, promises action on debanking
21.3.2025
Australia’s government, under its ruling center-left Labor Party, has proposed a new crypto framework regulating exchanges under existing financial services laws and has promised to tackle debanking.It comes ahead of a federal election slated to be held on or before May 17, which current...
Bitcoin price thaws after Trump statement — Trader says ‘stay nimble and cashed up’
20.3.2025
Bitcoin (BTC) price rallied to an intraday high of $87,453 in the early hours of the NY trading session but quickly retraced its gains to $83,655 shortly after US President Donald Trump made a video appearance at the Digital Asset Summit in New York. Prior to the video statement, rumors circulated...
Crypto regulation must go through Congress for lasting change — Wiley Nickel
19.3.2025
Crypto regulations must be enacted through an act of Congress to become permanent and meaningful pieces of legislation, according to former Congressman Wiley Nickel.In an exclusive video interview with Cointelegraph's Turner Wright, Nickel urged bipartisan collaboration to push through...
Here’s what happened in crypto today
18.3.2025
Today in crypto, the head of President Trump’s crypto council said stablecoin legislation will likely be passed imminently, Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC) is the only fund to maintain a positive net inflow of funds in March, and Donald Trump’s SEC Chair pick Paul...
Stablecoin, market structure bills should get done this year — Rep. Khanna
18.3.2025
US Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, said at the Digital Assets Summit on March 18 that Congress “should be able to get” both a stablecoin and crypto market structure bill done this year.Khanna added that there are 70 to 80 Democrats now who understand the importance...
Stablecoin, market structure bills should get done this year — Rep. Khanna
18.3.2025
US Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, said at the Digital Assets Summit on March 18 that Congress “should be able to get” both a stablecoin and crypto market structure bill done this year.Khanna added that there are 70 to 80 Democrats now who understand the importance...
US stablecoin bill likely in ‘next 2 months’ — Trump’s crypto council head
18.3.2025
Bo Hines, the executive director of the President’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, said comprehensive stablecoin legislation is expected to be finalized in the coming months, underscoring the government’s urgency to maintain the US dollar’s dominance in onchain...
Binance CEO reiterates denial of Trump family deal talks
18.3.2025
Binance CEO Richard Teng denied reports that Binance.US was in deal talks with entities affiliated with US President Donald Trump during a March 18 panel at Blockworks’ 2025 Digital Asset Summit in New York.Teng’s statement reiterated the position taken by Binance’s founder...
Ethereum price in ‘cursed’ downtrend which could continue well into 2025 — Analyst
18.3.2025
Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), has ventured into oversold territory multiple times against Bitcoin (BTC) in recent months, but the altcoin has yet to show any signs of finding a price bottom. The trading situation is actually quite similar to a previous scenario, and ETH’s market...
Solana CME futures volumes reach $12.1M: Was the launch a dud, or is more to come?
18.3.2025
Solana futures (SOL) on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) went live on March 17, with a trading volume of $12.1 million on day 1, which fell short compared to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum’s (ETH) CME futures debut. CME Crypto futures comparison by Vetle Lunde. Source: X.comVetle Lunde, Head...
‘We are worried about a recession,’ but there’s a silver lining — Cathie Wood
18.3.2025
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood believes the White House is underestimating the recession risk facing the US economy stemming from US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies — an oversight that will eventually force the president and Federal Reserve to enact pro-growth policies.Speaking...
Metaplanet buys the dip with 150-BTC purchase
18.3.2025
Metaplanet, a Japanese Bitcoin treasury company, has purchased an additional 150 Bitcoin (BTC), bringing it one step closer to its plan of acquiring 21,000 BTC by 2026. The March 18 purchase cost an aggregate 1.88 billion yen ($12.6 million) or $83,671 per Bitcoin.The purchase brings...
Here’s what happened in crypto today
16.3.2025
Today in crypto, angel investor Jason Calacanis stirred controversy in the Bitcoin community, Telegram founder Pavel Durov left France and relocated to Dubai following approval from a French court. David Sacks and his venture capital firm sold over $200 million in crypto and crypto-related stocks...
Toncoin open interest soars 67% as Pavel Durov departs France
16.3.2025
Toncoin Open Interest (OI) has jumped 67% over the past 24 hours amid reports of Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s departure from France, where he had been required to stay since his arrest seven months ago.On March 15, Toncoin (TON) OI — a metric tracking the total number...
Uber angel investor stirs Bitcoin debate with ‘build a better Bitcoin’ remark
16.3.2025
A technology investor who backed ridesharing app Uber in its early days has sparked backlash from the Bitcoin community after claiming Bitcoin will inevitably be replaced by something better.“Bitcoin has been a wonderful game, but with a couple of giant players cornering the market,...
Kaito AI and founder Yu Hu’s X social media accounts hacked
15.3.2025
Kaito AI, an artificial intelligence-powered platform that aggregates crypto data to provide market analysis for users, and its founder Yu Hu, were the victims of an X social media hack on March 15.In several now-deleted posts, hackers claimed that the Kaito wallets were compromised and advised...