Iran Ceasefire Drives Bitcoin Above $75,000, But Can It Push BTC To $100,000?

Bitcoin has climbed back above $75,000 as easing Middle East tensions helped reduce risk appetite and led to inflows into the crypto industry. A 10-day ceasefire linked to the Israel-Lebanon front and Iran’s declaration that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial shipping all helped cool oil prices and improve sentiment across stocks and […]

Crypto And Financial Industry Giants Reveal What X Money Launch Means

Crypto and financial industry leaders have raised concerns over Elon Musk’s proposed X Money. This includes Senator Elizabeth Warren, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, who warned that the move will threaten financial stability.  Senator Elizabeth Warren Questions Elon Musk’s X Money Senator Warren wrote a letter to Elon Musk in which she raised […]

Ethereum Foundation Program Identifies 100 DPRK-Linked Crypto Workers

An open-source detection tool and an industry-standard identification framework — those were among the outputs of a single researcher working on a six-month stipend. Related Reading: Tether Expands Bitcoin Bet, Holdings Hit $7.2B After $70M Purchase The findings, published by the Ethereum Foundation, came out of a program called ETH Rangers, which was set up […]

Crypto PAC Linked To Tether Secures $11M From Financial Institutions

A marketing firm co-founded by former White House crypto adviser Bo Hines received $3 million from a political action committee run by associates of stablecoin giant Tether — money that flowed from the same PAC now disclosing millions in donations from two major financial institutions. Related Reading: Crypto Breakthrough: Pakistan Ends Banking Ban For Licensed […]

Coinbase CPO Predicts CLARITY Act Full-Senate Vote Next Month

Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer, Faryar Shirzad, said in a Thursday interview with FOX Business that meaningful progress is being made on the long-delayed CLARITY Act, the crypto market-structure bill that has been stuck in Congress for nearly five months.  Potential Markup As Early As This Month During the interview, Shirzad described recent developments as encouraging. […]