The regulatory climate in the US is shifting, and although many consider it for the better, the changes are already taking effect. Tally, a governance tooling platform that’s used by more than 500 decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), including Uniswap, Ethereum Name Service (ENS), and Arbitrum, announced that it will...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have issued a joint interpretation outlining how crypto assets are treated under federal securities laws. Most notably, the statement emphasised that most crypto assets are not themselves securities.…...

Mastercard has announced an acquisition of stablecoins infrastructure firm BVNK, which was previously in talks with Coinbase over a $2 billion deal. Mastercard Will Be Acquiring BVNK For Up To $1.8 Billion As announced in a press release, Mastercard has reached a definitive agreement to acquire BVNK for up...

For years now, the entire cryptocurrency industry has operated under a fog of regulatory uncertainty. Investors and developers alike were wondering which crypto asset the U.S. government might suddenly decide to classify as an unregistered security. Take Ripple’s XRP, for instance – one of the most obvious examples. The...

XRP is trading around $1.50, just above a key options cluster at $1.40 on Deribit....

Anthony Scaramucci, the founder and managing partner of SkyBridge Capital, labeled Strategy Inc.‘s (NASDAQ: MSTR) preferred stock issuance an “iPhone moment” that would trigger widespread Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) adoption. Setting The ‘Clock On Global Adoption’ In an X post, Scaramucci said that Strategy’s high-yield instrument, Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (NASDAQ: STRC), has...

US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins has proposed a “safe harbor” framework aimed at easing regulatory pressure on crypto firms while keeping them within the federal oversight structure. Speaking at the DC Blockchain Summit in Washington, Atkins said,…...

The SEC issued an interpretation on Tuesday clarifying how federal securities laws apply to certain crypto assets and transactions involving cryptocurrencies. This is a “major step in the Commission’s efforts to provide greater clarity regarding the treatment of crypto assets,” it stated. The guidance also “complements Congressional endeavors to...

On-chain data shows the total number of non-empty XRP addresses has set a new all-time high alongside a 5-week high in network activity. XRP Total Amount Of Holders Is Sitting At A Fresh Record As pointed out by on-chain analytics firm Santiment in a new post on X, XRP...

Editor’s Note: The headline in this story has been updated for accuracy. Dogecoin’s (CRYPTO: DOGE) official X account celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on Tuesday with a fun post featuring its Shiba Inu mascot decked out in green. Canines In Festive Mood The X post showed an adorable Shiba Inu...