Tag: Crypto

Lawmakers Push New Crypto Rules, But Is the CLARITY Act Too Vague?

A new bill that aims to clean up crypto regulation in the U.S. is charging through Congress. The CLARITY Act just cleared two key House committees with bipartisan support, setting the stage for a possible full vote. It’s designed to finally answer the question that’s been plaguing the industry...
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Peter Thiel’s Crypto Exchange Bullish Files for U.S. IPO

Bullish, the Peter Thiel-backed crypto exchange, has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the United States. The move signals that the company is ready to take another swing at going public after its first attempt, via SPAC, fizzled out during the crypto market’s downturn in 2021. The...
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XRP Ledger Adds BlackRock-Backed Treasuries In Ripple Deal

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) moved from theory to production-grade finance today as Ondo Finance switched on its tokenized US Treasury fund, Ondo Short-Term US Government Treasuries (OUSG), directly on the network. The launch lets Qualified Purchasers mint or redeem OUSG around the clock by settling with Ripple’s enterprise-grade stablecoin...
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Ethereum Continues To Outperform BTC In Q2 – Is A Bullish Run Brewing?

With a remarkable performance this year, Ethereum, the second-largest digital asset, appears to be leading the charge, surpassing the king of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, in recent market trends. ETH’s upward trend may just be the beginning as the altcoin breaks past key resistance levels that hampered previous upside attempts. Will...
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GameStop Raising Another $1.75B for Potential Bitcoin Purchases

GameStop (GME), the embattled video game retailer turned meme stock, announced Wednesday a $1.75 billion convertible senior note offering. Proceeds will be used at least in part for “making investments in a manner consistent with GameStop’s Investment Policy,” per a company press release. Said investment policy is to add...
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Nasdaq Files to List 21Shares SUI ETF, Kicking Off SEC Review

Nasdaq has submitted a 19b-4 filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking approval to list the 21Shares SUI ETF. The filing, which is now published in the SEC’s public register, initiates the formal beginning of the regulatory review process and follows 21Shares’ S-1 registration statement, which...
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