GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME) shares are trading lower in Wednesday’s after-hours session after the company announced a proposed private offering. What Happened: After market close on Wednesday, GameStop said it intends to offer $1.3 billion worth of its 0.00% convertible senior notes due 2030 in a private offering to institutional...

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), one of the leading Democrats supporting crypto legislation, warned the industry against pushing for a “watered-down” version of the long-awaited stablecoin legislation currently moving through the Senate, arguing that stringent regulations are necessary to foster innovation and protect investors from bank runs like the...

Gracy Chen, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Bitget, criticized Hyperliquid’s handling of a March 26 incident on its perpetual exchange, saying it put the network at risk of becoming “FTX 2.0.” On March 26, Hyperliquid, a blockchain network specializing in trading, said it delisted perpetual futures contracts for the JELLY...

President Donald Trump’s support for stablecoins may be less about blockchain innovation and more about financial engineering, according to Mateusz Kara, CEO of European crypto payments giant Ari10. The launch of USD1, a new dollar-pegged stablecoin backed by U.S. President…...

Wyoming state is making steps towards launching a stablecoin later this year, which could be the first fiat-backed and fully reserved token issued by a public entity in the U.S., state officials said at the DC Blockchain Summit on Wednesday. The Wyoming Stable Token (WYST) is currently being tested...

Just 24 hours after adding its name to the roster of companies pursuing a bitcoin (BTC) treasury strategy, GameStop (GME) — led by its CEO Ryan Cohen — is also adding its name to those firms issuing convertible debt to raise funds for BTC acquisition. The $1.3 billion of...

Stablecoin issuers should be restricted from providing yield-bearing opportunities to protect the legacy banking system, which issues home mortgages and small business loans, US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said at a summit in Washington, DC. Speaking at the 2025 DC Blockchain Summit on March 26, the Democratic senator from New...

Ethereum has been weighed down by persistent downward momentum, and even a near-term rally may not be enough to shift the broader trend immediately. As it stands, the ETH price is now at an important technical moment, with crypto analyst Tony “The Bull” Severino warning of a possible close...

Fidelity Investments – one of the largest asset managers in the United States – is nearing the launch of its own US dollar-pegged stablecoin. This move comes at a time when the regulatory landscape for cryptocurrencies in the US has grown more favorable, particularly under the Trump administration’s friendly...

Paul Atkins was picked by Donald Trump in December 2024 as the replacement for Gary Gensler as U.S. SEC chair. Due to bureaucracy-related delays, Atkins has yet to begin work. However, a recently published financial disclosure ahead of his confirmation…...