President Joe Biden said that entities owned by Chinese nationals ‘could take actions that threaten the national security of the United States. US President Joe Biden has signed an order barring a cryptocurrency mining company with ties to China from continuing to use land near a Wyoming nuclear missile defense base. Issued by the White […]
Trump secures a bigger tax cut: Effects on the crypto industry
Not long after expressing his support for the cryptocurrency industry and accusing his opponent in the US presidential race, Joe Biden, of animosity towards the sector, President Donald Trump has signaled major tax cuts if elected. Trump also referenced President Biden’s latest proposal, which would introduce new and increased capital gains taxes potentially impacting crypto […]
U.S. lawmakers vote to reverse a law barring banks from holding cryptocurrencies in custody
Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have voted to approve a reversal of an SEC rule on digital asset custody accounting, framed in the regulator’s Special Accounting Bulletin No. 121. The rule virtually prevents commercial banks from offering their customers services related to cryptocurrency and digital asset custody due to the strict regulatory requirements […]
Bitcoin processed a billion in total transactions
Bitcoin, the oldest blockchain on the market, has achieved a record by surpassing one billion transactions. According to Clark Moody’s data dashboard, the Bitcoin (BTC) network has processed nearly 1,000,427,568 transactions in its 15 years of operation. This is an average rate of 6 transactions per second, based on data from the last 30 days, and […]
Tether reports its best quarterly profit ever
Tether reported a record quarterly profit of USD $4.52 billion for the first quarter of 2024, largely attributable to its investments in Bitcoin and gold. Tether, the stablecoin issuer, generated its highest revenue in history during the first quarter of 2024, while the cryptocurrency market experienced a significant upward trend. In a recently published financial […]
Australian Securities Exchange may approve Bitcoin ETFs
According to Bloomberg, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) may approve a group of spot bitcoin ETFs by the end of 2024. The report notes that several issuers, including VanEck and local firms BetaShares and DIGITALX, have already submitted their ETF applications earlier this year. DigitalX filed its documents in February, concurrently with VanEck re-filing its […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to reject spot Ether ETFs next month.
While there is evidence suggesting the SEC is likely to postpone the approval of spot Ether ETFs, Hong Kong is set to begin trading its own spot Ether ETFs next week. A recent report indicates that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to deny Ether spot ETFs in May Reuters reported on […]
PayPal’s Blockchain Research Group, in collaboration with non-profit
This week, PayPal’s Blockchain Research Group, in collaboration with the non-profit organization EnergyWeb, unveiled a new initiative to incentivize Bitcoin miners to employ clean energy in their operations. The project offers a financial reward to network participants who commit to and certify an environmentally friendly approach. Bitcoin mining is a procedure in which participants, known […]
New York Stock Exchange wants to mimic Bitcoin
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the world’s largest securities trading organization by market capitalization, is considering changing its trading hours to resemble those of cryptocurrencies, providing investors the option to trade stocks 24/7. According to a Financial Times story published on Monday, Intercontinental Exchange, the company that owns the New York Stock Exchange, reportedly conducted […]
Tether Announces Expansion Beyond Stablecoins
With the new divisions, Tether wants to achieve its mission to expand and be able to offer a variety of new infrastructure, services and investment solutions. The stablecoin with the largest market capitalization is restructuring to introduce new departments beyond stablecoin development. Tether has launched a new framework introducing four new divisions: Tether Data, Tether […]