Ripple Labs-backed XRP gained 5 percent in the past 24 hours to trade above $3.04 on Wednesday, July 16, during the mid-North American trading session. The large-cap altcoin, with a fully diluted valuation of about $304 billion, reached the highest l

Early Bitcoin investor and advocate Roger Ver, also known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” filed a lawsuit against Spain seeking to block his extradition to the United States, where he faces a tax evasion case.The lawsuit, filed at the European Court of Human Rig

The United States government ostensibly holds 28,988 Bitcoin units from the previously presumed reserves of around 200k coins. According to a report from the U.S. Marshals Service, the government has silently offloaded its Bitcoin stash without leav

While countries like the United States explore crypto as a new campaign fundraising tool, ministers in United Kingdom are sounding the alarm, with one calling for a ban on crypto donations over concerns about traceability and foreign interference.On

Today in crypto, Cantor Fitzgerald is reportedly nearing a deal to buy $3.5 billion in Bitcoin from Blockstream, Republicans suffered their first setback in Congress on crypto legislation and Bitcoin-powered darknet marketplace Abacus Market has gone

The US House is set to try to move forward three crypto bills again on Wednesday after canning a re-vote on Tuesday as multiple Republican lawmakers pulled support, wanting to add a ban on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).Republican House Spea

U.S. President Donald Trump said the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins ("GENIUS") Act will pass early Wednesday morning."I am in the Oval Office with 11 of the 12 Congressmen/women necessary to pass the GENIUS Act and,

Fairshake, a US-based political action committee (PAC) backed by contributions from cryptocurrency companies including Coinbase and Ripple Labs, reported holding $141 million in assets to be used to influence upcoming elections.In a statement release

In a major blow for the crypto industry, several bills championed by President Donald Trump failed to pass a crucial procedural vote in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. According to CNBC, the final tally stood at 196-223, with 13 Republican r

Binance co-founder and former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has reposted a tweet alleging that Coinbase was the “anonymous” source behind Bloomberg’s report targeting Trump’s crypto project, World Liberty Financial, and Binance.In a Sunday post on X, crypt

Today in crypto, BlockFi’s bankruptcy administrator and the DOJ have settled a $35 million crypto asset transfer lawsuit, US-based spot Bitcoin ETFs posted another inflow day above $1 billion on Friday. Meanwhile, Binance reportedly helped build the

Following a few quiet months of tariff deadline extension, US President Donald Trump has hit several countries in the past week or so, with the latest being Mexico and all nations within the European Union.Given BTC’s response to the initial such thr

Tether, the world's largest stablecoin issuer, will phase out its stablecoin services on five “legacy” blockchains — Algorand, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Kusama, and Omni — as it streamlines operations and aligns with user demand. Redemptions will be discont

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance reportedly helped create the code behind the stablecoin issued by World Liberty Financial (WLF), one of the crypto businesses tied to US President Donald Trump. According to a Friday Bloomberg report citing three peopl

Opinion by: Pauline Shangett, chief strategy officer at ChangeNOWBitcoin optimism is naturally running high. US President Donald Trump’s trade agreement with the UK has provided a jolt of confidence in global markets, and Bitcoin , as the ultimate bo

The United States views dollar-pegged stablecoins as a tool to help reverse the decline of the dollar’s status as a global reserve currency, according to a new report from digital asset banking group Sygnum. To accelerate that goal, the current admin

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service formally removed a crypto broker rule that had required decentralized exchanges and other protocols to submit customer transaction information for tax purposes. The official repeal

Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives are scheduled to hold a hearing on a crypto tax policy framework as part of Republicans’ push to consider bills on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), stablecoins and market structure.In a Wednesday n

World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform backed by President Donald Trump and his family, is poised to launch its WLFI token, which could hold significant profits for early investors. WLFI Token Launch ApproachesThe company an

Bitcoin rallied to a fresh all-time high on Thursday helped by rising demand from institutional investors as well as friendly policies of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.The world's largest cryptocurrency rose to a fresh record hig