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Will new US SEC rules bring crypto companies onshore?
22.3.2025
Once, long ago, cryptocurrency companies operated comfortably in the US. In that quaint, bygone era, they would often conduct funding events called “initial coin offerings,” and then use those raised funds to try to do things in the real and blockchain world.Now, they largely do this...
Crypto markets will be pressured by trade wars until April: Analyst
22.3.2025
Global trade war concerns will pressure both cryptocurrency and traditional markets until at least the beginning of April, but the potential resolution may bring the next big market catalyst.Bitcoin’s (BTC) price fell over 17% since US President Donald Trump first announced import tariffs...
Crypto debanking is not over until Jan 2026: Caitlin Long
22.3.2025
The cryptocurrency industry may still be facing debanking-related issues in the United States, despite the recent wave of positive legislation, according to crypto regulatory experts and industry leaders.The collapse of crypto-friendly banks in early 2023 sparked the first allegations of Operation...
Tether seeks Big Four firm for its first full financial audit — Report
22.3.2025
Stablecoin issuer Tether is reportedly engaging with a Big Four accounting firm to audit its assets reserve and verify that its USDT (USDT) stablecoin is backed at a 1:1 ratio.Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino reportedly said the audit process would be more straightforward under pro-crypto US President...
Crypto VC giant targets $1B for new funds, expects oversubscription — Report
22.3.2025
Venture capital firm Haun Ventures is reportedly looking to raise $1 billion for two new crypto-related investment funds within the next three months.If successful, $500 million will be allocated to early-stage crypto investments, while the remaining $500 million will go toward late-stage crypto...
John Reed Stark opposes regulatory reform at SEC crypto roundtable
21.3.2025
John Reed Stark, the former director of the Office of Internet Enforcement at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), pushed back against the idea of regulatory reform at the first SEC crypto roundtable.The former regulator said the Securities Act of 1933 and 1934 should not...
Crypto super PAC network to back GOP House candidates in Florida
21.3.2025
A Super PAC network funded by the crypto industry is poised to back two Republican candidates for the United States House of Representatives in Florida’s April 1 special elections, according to a March 21 report by Politico. The network includes Fairshake, Defend American Jobs and Protect...
Crypto Biz: As crypto booms, recession looms
21.3.2025
America’s pro-crypto policy shift has become a bipartisan commitment as Democrats and Republicans look to secure the US dollar’s influence as a global reserve currency. According to US Representative and California Democrat Ro Khanna, at least 70 of his fellow party members...
Nigeria still open to crypto business despite rocky past: Report
21.3.2025
The government of Nigeria is still open to crypto businesses operating in the country despite the ongoing lawsuit against crypto exchange Binance and the high-profile detention of Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan.Nigerian Information Minister Mohammed Idris told Semafor that many crypto...
Coinbase in talks to buy derivatives exchange Deribit: Report
21.3.2025
Coinbase is in advanced talks to buy Deribit, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, according to a March 21 report by Bloomberg.Acquiring Deribit — the world’s largest venue for trading Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) options — would bolster Coinbase’s existing derivatives...
Ethereum open interest hits new all-time high — Will ETH price follow?
21.3.2025
Ether (ETH) price dropped 6% between March 19 and March 21 after failing to break the $2,050 resistance level. More notably, ETH has fallen 28% since Feb. 21, underperforming the broader crypto market, which declined 14% over the same period.Despite ETH’s price struggles, Ether futures open...
SEC’s XRP reversal marks crypto industry victory ahead of SOL futures ETF launch: Finance Redefined
21.3.2025
Crypto investors rejoiced this week after the US Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed one of the crypto industry’s most controversial lawsuits — one that resulted in an over four-year legal battle with Ripple Labs.In another significant regulatory development, Solana-based...
Price analysis 3/21: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, ADA, DOGE, TON, LINK, LEO
21.3.2025
Bitcoin’s (BTC) recovery continues to face selling at higher levels, indicating that the bears have not given up. Trading resource Material Indicators said in a post on X that “Spoofy the Whale” has been suppressing Bitcoin’s price below $87,500.Although the upside...
Rising XRP spot market volumes hint at next stage of a parabolic price rally — Analyst
21.3.2025
XRP (XRP) price rallied 16% less than 24 hours after news that Ripple’s legal dispute with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could end made headlines on March 19. However, XRP has shed half of its gains over the past two days, losing position below an important level...
Gov’t can realize gains on gold certificates to buy Bitcoin: Bo Hines
21.3.2025
The Trump administration appears poised to grow its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve after the White House’s crypto council head suggested budget-neutral ways for acquiring the digital asset. “There’s been countless ideas” about how the government can acquire more Bitcoin...
Strategy announces 10% preferred stock offering to buy more Bitcoin
21.3.2025
Strategy has announced the pricing of its latest round of perpetual preferred stock, which the company does before announcing more Bitcoin (BTC) acquisitions.According to Strategy, the latest round of preferred stock will be sold at $85 per share, with a 10% coupon, and will bring the company...
Who’s running in Trump’s race to make US a ‘Bitcoin superpower?'
21.3.2025
US President Donald Trump wants to make his country a “Bitcoin superpower,” but the question remains as to who he is competing against. Speaking at Blockwork’s Digital Asset Summit on March 20 to a crowd of crypto industry executives and observers, he said, “Together...
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...