Circle, the issuer behind the USDC stablecoin, has firmly denied rumors suggesting it plans to apply for a US banking license. The firm’s Chief Strategy Officer, Dante Disparte, clarified on social media that Circle has no plans to become a bank or any other type of insured depository institution. Disparte emphasized that the firm is…
Overhauling the SEC’s crypto policies was the sole subject of the new agency chair’s first address in office. Overhauling the SEC’s crypto policies was the sole subject of the new agency chair’s first address in office. Law and Order Decrypt
Nasdaq has urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to hold digital assets to the same regulatory standards as securities if they constitute “stocks by any other name,” according to an April 25 comment letter. The exchange said the US financial regulator needs to establish a clearer taxonomy for cryptocurrencies, including categorizing a portion…
VisionPulsed, a popular YouTube chart analyst, believes Dogecoin’s path to the long-awaited one-dollar milestone still runs through a narrow technical corridor that has not yet been cleared. In his latest video, titled “THIS MUST HAPPEN TO CONFIRM DOGECOIN $1 PUMP and AVOID BEAR MARKET CRASH,” the analyst argues that Dogecoin and its bellwether Bitcoin have…
Senator Cynthia Lummis said the Federal Reserve’s recent decision to withdraw certain crypto-related supervisory directives is “just noise, not real progress,” criticizing the move as superficial in a statement shared on April 25 on X. Lummis dismissed the withdrawals as insufficient. She accused the Fed of “assassinating companies within the industry” by previously restricting access…
Ronin Bridge has migrated to Chainlink CCIP as its official cross-chain provider. The Chainlink CCIP now secures over $450 million in bridged assets for Ronin. Ronin developers and users will benefit from faster, more secure token transfers. The Ronin Network has successfully completed the migration of its legacy Ronin Bridge to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol…
Paul Atkins’ first public event as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was a crypto roundtable on Friday, where the new agency chief devoted his inaugural speech to assuring the industry that he’ll continue to remake securities policy to favor digital assets innovation. The agency and industry have been awaiting congressional action to…
Global bank Citi has predicted 2025 could be a possible inflection point for blockchain adoption driven by stablecoins, akin to the breakout year artificial intelligence (AI) had with popular application ChatGPT. “2025 has the potential to be blockchain’s ‘ChatGPT’ moment,” the bank’s analysts said in a report published earlier this week. At the center of…
Bitcoin has spiked to above $95k, hitting a two month high. Cryptocurrencies are up as stocks rise. CryptoQuant says the benchmark cryptocurrency could see a short squeeze. Bitcoin price spiked to above $95k on Friday, hitting a two-month high as cryptocurrencies rallied alongside stocks on fresh sentiment around tariffs. While the BTC price still awaits…
Cryptocurrency firms and centralized exchanges are launching more traditional investment offerings, bridging the divide between traditional financial and digital assets. With investors seeking more flexible product offerings under one platform, the “line is blurring” between traditional finance (TradFi) and the cryptocurrency space, as the two financial paradigms signal a “growing synergy,” according to Gracy Chen,…
