Toronto-based crypto holding company Sol Strategies recently bought a significant amount of Solana and announced the departure of its chief investment officer.Between Jan. 19 and Jan. 31, Sol Strategies purchased an additional 40,300 SOL for about $9
Bullish Global, which is a subsidiary of Block.one and counts billionaire Peter Thiel as an investor, is considering an initial public offering Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing anonymous sources. The company could launch its IPO as soon as this yea
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is taking steps to scale down its special unit for crypto enforcement actions, The New York Times reported, citing five sources familiar with the matter.The agency is currently reducing the size of the unit
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is questioning Crypto.com, a Singapore-based crypto exchange, and the prediction market Kalshi over whether their derivatives-based Super Bowl sports events contracts are compliant, reports Bloomberg.On
After experiencing historic liquidation levels over the past two days, crypto markets rebounded Monday afternoon after tariff threats between the United States and Mexico were put on pause for the next month."I just spoke with President Claudia Shein
Canadian national Andean Medjedovic was charged with wire fraud, computer hacking, attempted extortion and money laundering related to the alleged theft of $65 million worth of cryptocurrency across two decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. Medjedo
Cryptocurrency-related stocks in Asia lost ground on Monday amid a broader market slump spurred by Trump’s tariffs spooking markets.Shares of Japan’s Metaplanet on the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed down 9.44% at 4,460 yen on Monday. The Japanese invest
Russia’s Ministry of Energy announced today that it plans to establish a single registry for crypto mining equipment, making registration mandatory for all crypto mining operations, according to a report from state-owned news agency TASS.If implement
Publicly traded Bitfarms said Friday it is exploring ways to enter the artificial intelligence and high-performance computing space, as bitcoin miners continue to explore alternatives following last April's bitcoin halving.Bitfarms has engaged two ex
Bitwise officially filed an S-1 registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday for a spot Dogecoin exchange-traded fund, the Bitwise Dogecoin ETF.The crypto asset manager on Jan. 22 submitted a registration filing in Delawar
Elon Musk's vision to provide X users with digital wallets is beginning to take shape, as the social media platform's CEO, Linda Yaccarino, announced a partnership with Visa on Tuesday."Another milestone for the Everything App: Visa is our first part
A significant SOL options block trade crossed the tape on Deribit via the OTC network Paradigm late Monday, suggesting expectations for a price rally to $400 by the end of February.The trade, structured as a bull call spread, involved a long position
Ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th President of the United States later today, Polymarket’s decentralized prediction platform shows fluctuating expectations regarding cryptocurrency-related executive orders. The platform reveals that th
Bitcoin’s price broke above $100,000 on Friday morning in Asia as investors anticipate slowing inflation and potential positive crypto policies from U.S. President-elect Donald TrumpAccording to The Block’s bitcoin price page, the cryptocurrency rose
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump intends to issue an executive order to set cryptocurrency as a national policy priority, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.The sources said that the executive order is expected to establish
Cntrl Wallet, a self-custody digital wallet provider previously known as XDEFI, is moving to get acquired to help scale the firm. "After nearly 5 years of building Cntrl Wallet, we’ve made the decision to explore opportunities for the company through
Thailand’s cybercrime authorities plan to propose banning decentralized prediction marketplace Polymarket, as it may be deemed an online gambling website, which is considered illegal in the country.The nation’s cyber crime investigation bureau held a
Nasdaq-listed healthcare tech firm Semler Scientific purchased 237 additional bitcoin for $23.3 million over the course of four weeks, as the company remains bullish on the world's largest cryptocurrency.Semler disclosed on Monday that between Dec. 1
The launch of Sony’s Layer 2 blockchain, Soneium, has sparked controversy due to its alleged action of blacklisting a few memecoins for infringing on intellectual property rights.This action, reported to have occurred on the network's launch day, app
Tether said it's "about to complete all formalities" required to relocate to El Salvador following the successful acquisition of a Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP) license."El Salvador is rapidly establishing itself as a global hub for digital a