Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin discussed the future of the smart contract network at the Digital Asset Summit and said layer-2 (L2) scaling networks would continue to be central to the Ethereum ecosystem.In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph’s

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance has clarified its views on proof-of-work mining, arguing that such activities do not constitute “the offer and sale of securities” as outlined in the Securities Act of 1933,

Bitcoin (BTC) volatility climbed to 3.6% on March 19 — the highest point since August 2024, according to data from CoinGlass. The volatility reflects heightened market uncertainty amid structural unknowns in the US economy, according to Uldis Tearudk

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) — the US’s primary clearinghouse for securities transactions — has committed to promoting Ethereum’s ERC-3643 standard for permissioned securities tokens, according to a March 20 announcement. DTCC i

Tether, the $143 billion stablecoin giant, was the world’s seventh-largest buyer of United States Treasurys, surpassing some of the world’s largest countries.Tether, the issuer of USDt , the world’s largest stablecoin, was the world’s seventh-largest

Today in crypto, Coinbase has become the largest node operator on the Ethereum network. Solana Labs founder says he is “ashamed” of downplaying a controversial advertisement on Solana that mocked gender identity. Meanwhile, crypto lawyer John Deaton

Ripple is celebrating the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision not to pursue a court case against the firm, but it provides little legal certainty for the crypto industry. The US financial regulator has apparently dropped

The crypto industry is set to debut the first Solana futures exchange-traded fund (ETF), a significant development that may pave the way for the first Solana spot ETF, as the “next logical step” for crypto-based trading products, according to industr

Amid the growing adoption of cryptocurrency reserves in countries like the United States, legal activists in Russia are pushing to create a potential crypto fund.Evgeny Masharov, a member of the Russian Civic Chamber, has proposed creating a governme

Update March 20, 10:50 am UTC: This article has been updated to add a Wu Blockchain report on Bithumb listings, claiming that multiple crypto projects paid intermediary fees to have their tokens listed. South Korean prosecutors raided crypto exchange

The cryptocurrency market is up today, with the total market capitalization rising by approximately 3.2% in the last 24 hours to reach $2.8 trillion on March 20. The gains were led by Bitcoin and Ether , which have risen around 3% and 4%, respective

Cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes has warned of a new form of crypto-stealing malware hidden inside a “cracked” version of TradingView Premium, software that provides charting tools for financial markets. The scammers are lurking on crypto subreddits,

Bitcoin is unlikely to revisit the $77,000 price level anytime soon after the Fed signaled a slowdown in quantitative tightening (QT), says BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes.On March 10, Bitcoin dipped near the $77,000 level for the first time since No

Pakistan is developing a legal framework for cryptocurrency in an effort to attract international investors to the Central Asian nation.“Pakistan is done sitting on the sidelines; we want to have regulatory clarity; we need to have a legal framework

Bitcoin spiked to two-week highs on March 20 amid rumors that the US government was preparing a “major update” to its crypto policy.Fed’s Powell injects relief into stocks, cryptoData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed reaching n

The Dubai government has started the pilot phase of a project that will convert real estate assets into digital tokens on the blockchain. The Dubai Land Department (DLD), a government entity responsible for registering, organizing and promoting Dubai

Bitcoin price has jumped by 4% in the last 24 hours to reach over $86,000 on March 20. At its intraday high, the cryptocurrency was trading for $87,470, signaling modest profit-taking among traders.Top catalysts that have driven Bitcoin prices highe

Shuttered crypto exchange Garantex is reportedly back under a new name after laundering millions in ruble-backed stablecoins and sending them to a freshly created exchange, according to a Swiss blockchain analytics company. Global Ledger claims the o

Crypto exchange Kraken is reportedly closing in on a $1.5 billion acquisition of trading platform NinjaTrader, a move that would expand Kraken’s customer base and enable it to offer crypto futures and derivatives in the US.The deal could be confirmed

A crypto trader warns that going heavy on leverage before the monthly United States interest rate decision is a surefire way to lose money in crypto trading. After the Federal Reserve’s statement confirmed the US central bank intends to leave interes