Bitcoin Slips Back to $60K as Bears Smell Blood Bitcoin has slipped back to the critical $60,000 support level, caught in a crossfire of rising oil prices, economic stress out of Japan, and renewed selling from Strategy. The drop comes after weeks of fragile recovery, reminding traders that macro shocks still outweigh bullish narratives. What…
Diamond Fortress Sues Over Token Deal Gone Sour Delaware’s Superior Court just green-lit a fraud suit against a crypto project’s founders and their corporate shell, ruling that plaintiffs can pursue both contract and tort claims after allegedly being strung along with false promises of token ownership and project control. The decision matters because it signals…
Inside Zcash’s new node that targets Visa-scale privacy at 50,000 transactions per second No source material was provided beyond the headline, so there isn’t enough verified information to write a news story without inventing facts. If you share the raw content (even bullet points, a press release excerpt, a blog link, or quotes), I can…
Bank of England Chief Pushes Back on Farage CBDC Pressure Governor Andrew Bailey insists the Bank of England’s digital pound plans remain untouched by political lobbying, even after a closed-door meeting with Nigel Farage that touched on cryptocurrency regulation. The denial comes as UK officials weigh how — or whether — to introduce a central…
Grayscale Beats SEC, Court Slams Bitcoin ETF Rejection The D.C. Circuit just handed Grayscale a decisive win, vacating the SEC’s denial of its spot Bitcoin ETF and ordering the agency to reconsider its decision. The ruling exposes the Commission’s reasoning as inconsistent and arbitrary, sending a clear signal that regulators cannot treat similar products differently…
CFTC Wins Again as Court Backs Its Reach Over Crypto The Seventh Circuit just handed the CFTC another clean victory in its long fight to police crypto markets, ruling that it can sue James Donelson for running an unregistered trading operation that the agency claims was a fraud. The decision tightens the noose around anyone…
COINBASE WINS MAJOR ROUND AGAINST SEC ENFORCEMENT PUSH The Third Circuit just ordered the SEC to explain itself before it can drag Coinbase into court. The ruling blocks the agency from enforcing its latest crackdown on crypto exchanges until it justifies why this particular target, this particular timing, and this particular theory of liability deserve…
Bank of England Governor Rejects Farage Influence on CBDC Stance Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has pushed back hard on claims that a private meeting with Nigel Farage swayed the central bank’s approach to a potential digital pound. Bailey insists policy decisions remain independent even after the two discussed cryptocurrency and stablecoins during their…
Stablecoins Quietly Take Over $1.1 Trillion in TradFi Trading Binance Research just dropped numbers showing that stablecoin-settled perpetual trading of tokenized traditional assets has already crossed $1.1 trillion in volume. This isn’t just another DeFi stat — it marks the moment when real-world finance started routing through crypto rails at scale. Stablecoins are no longer…
Bitcoin Tests $63K as Long-Term Holders Keep Selling at a Loss Bitcoin traded around $63,000 as blockchain data pointed to continued selling pressure from long-term holders, some of whom have been realizing losses on their positions. The move highlights a shift in behavior among investors typically seen as the market’s most patient participants. Long-term holders…
Bitcoin Treasury SPAC Deal Seeks New Terms as Market Shifts Adam Back’s Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company is renegotiating its planned merger with Cantor Equity Partners I, signaling that the original deal no longer matches current market realities. The companies are exploring amended terms that reflect lower valuations and tighter capital conditions in 2025. The original…
India’s Crypto Tax Crackdown Tightens as Filings Lag Behind Trading India’s tax authorities have uncovered a glaring gap: fewer than one in four of the 645,000 people who traded crypto last year actually declared those trades on their tax returns. The finding signals that enforcement is about to sharpen, not loosen. The Central Board of…
Stablecoins Quietly Power $1.1 Trillion in TradFi Trades Binance Research just dropped numbers showing that stablecoin-settled perpetual trading in tokenized traditional assets has crossed $1.1 trillion in volume. That single figure tells you where the real action is happening: not in headlines about new tokens, but in the quiet plumbing that lets Wall Street trade…
UK Fraud Review Calls for Judge Training on Crypto Laundering, AI Scams A UK fraud review has recommended that judges receive targeted training on cryptocurrency-enabled money laundering and scams that use artificial intelligence, highlighting growing concern that the justice system needs stronger technical literacy to keep pace with modern financial crime. The recommendation focuses on…
Bank of England Chief Pushes Back on Farage Crypto Pressure Governor Andrew Bailey has moved to shut down speculation that a private meeting with Nigel Farage influenced the Bank of England’s stance on digital currencies. The clarification comes as UK regulators weigh whether to greenlight a central bank digital currency and how tightly to regulate…
India Cracks Down on Silent Crypto Traders India’s tax authorities have uncovered a glaring gap between trading activity and tax compliance, with fewer than 25% of the 645,000 identified crypto users filing returns on their transactions. The mismatch signals that most traders are either ignoring or unaware of their obligations, raising the stakes for enforcement…
EU Eyes MiCA Overhaul as US Stablecoin Law Looms European regulators are quietly preparing to reopen the Markets in Crypto-Assets rulebook, just months after it took effect. The move comes as Washington advances its own stablecoin legislation and tokenized deposit rules, creating a potential regulatory gap that EU officials fear could push issuance and liquidity…
Kimi K3 Just Triggered DeepSeek Flashbacks for the Stock Market The prompt did not include any source details beyond the headline and an empty description, so there is not enough verified information to write a factual news story about what happened. To produce a clean, neutral article without inventing facts, please provide the raw content…
Stablecoin Settlement Volume Hits $1.1 Trillion in TradFi Perps Binance Research just dropped fresh numbers showing that stablecoin-settled traditional finance perpetual contracts have already cleared more than $1.1 trillion in volume. The finding signals that crypto rails are quietly becoming the back-end plumbing for mainstream derivatives trading. The report highlights how stablecoins are moving far…
EU Eyes MiCA Overhaul to Match US Stablecoin Rules Brussels is preparing to revisit the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework—MiCA—after the United States moved ahead with its own stablecoin legislation. The proposed updates, already being called “MiCA 2.0,” aim to close gaps that could leave European issuers at a disadvantage when non-EU stablecoins gain legal clarity…
