WASHINGTON, D.C. — As he walked out of the White House's crypto summit on Friday, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said his U.S. exchange is planning to hire a thousand people because of the policy progress the industry seems to be making at the beginnin
Crypto exchange and custodian Gemini has confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO), Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The firm, founded by billionaire Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, is working with Goldman Sac
As crypto executives gathered for a White House Summit Friday and officials clarified plans for a Crypto Reserve, there was one big winner: Bitcoin. In a Sunday March 2 social media message, President Trump had outlined a Reserve plan to include ETH,
Bitcoin has struggled to trade above $90,000 since falling below $95,000 on Feb. 24. The crypto asset has been subjected to severe price fluctuations over the past week, with Bitcoin’s realized volatility, reaching its highest level since Q3 2024, a
Litecoin’s bullish momentum has cooled off, with the price sliding back to $97.8 after struggling to sustain its recent uptrend. The pullback comes amid increasing selling pressure, raising concerns about whether this is a temporary correction or the
Garantex, a Russian crypto exchange popular with ransomware gangs and darknet markets, has been taken down in an international law enforcement operation, according to a Friday announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).On Thursday, a coal
As memecoins' popularity takes off — with even President Donald Trump launching one of his own — the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stepped in to make it clear that those assets were not securities as the agency forges ahead on a path very d
Offchain Labs CEO Steven Goldfeder said the U.S. crypto reserves should be just Bitcoin for now, despite calls for other cryptocurrencies to be included, including by President Trump."Maybe this goes against what you think my allegiances were, but I
Bitcoin’s volatility reached new highs and futures prices recoiled after US President Donald Trump’s order to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the United States drew ambivalent reactions from traders, market data shows. Experts said the market’
The January 2024 theft of 283 million XRP (XRP) from Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen’s personal accounts has been linked to a password manager breach, according to a forfeiture complaint filed by US law enforcement revealed by crypto investigator Zach
TL;DRThe Potential RallyThe second-largest meme coin registered substantial gains on a couple of occasions during this bull run. Lately, though, its price has been underperforming and stands far below the peak levels. As of this writing, Shiba Inu (S
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.It's Friday! So Trump signed an executive order late Thursday to establish a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile, bu
With many crypto industry leaders and US government officials expected to gather at the White House in a matter of minutes, some are speculating that the event will explore regulatory clarity.On March 7, US President Donald Trump is expected to addre
US President Donald Trump’s executive order establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve called for a budget-neutral strategy to acquire more coins, which includes adding more BTC through asset forfeitures and possibly converting other reserve assets to
Litecoin (LTC) has shown resilience amid market uncertainty and selling pressure, holding its ground despite the broader downtrend in cryptocurrencies. After retracing from $130 to the $100 mark, LTC has successfully held this crucial support, signal
The United States Department of Justice, with coordinated help from Germany and Finland, seized several domains associated with the sanctioned Russian crypto exchange Garantex.Law enforcement agencies in the three countries managed "to disrupt and ta
Stock indexes edged higher on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said it remains to be seen if the Trump administration's tariff plans will prove to be inflationary, while U.S. 10-year Treasury yields also turned up. Stocks and T
White House crypto czar David Sacks has further elaborated on the US government’s decision to treat Bitcoin as a special reserve asset, calling it a “scarce” digital resource that could benefit the country over the long term. In a March 7 interview w
Crypto business leaders and US government officials are set to meet at the White House Crypto Summit on March 7, a high-profile event that follows President Donald Trump’s executive order to establish a strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserve and national di
A senior White House official has confirmed that US President Donald Trump’s crypto summit on March 7 will not cover taxes but instead focus on rolling back the anti-crypto policies pursued by the former Biden administration. “There’s not going to be