US Senator Calls for Ban on Elected Officials Issuing Memecoins
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, one of the US lawmakers behind negotiations for a digital asset market structure bill in Congress, has proposed barring elected officials and the president from issuing or…
ESMA Says Many Prediction Market Contracts Fall Under Existing EU Rules
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has warned that many prediction market contracts may already fall under existing restrictions on binary options, saying companies cannot avoid financial regulations simply by…
Donald Trump Says ‘Nothing Wrong’ with $1.4B Crypto Windfall While in Office
US President Donald Trump has responded to criticism of his 2025 financial disclosures, showing that he earned $1.4 billion in income from crypto-related ventures while in office. In a Thursday…
Strategy’s Bitcoin Shift, Open USD Launch, Fidelity Weighs In
For years, Michael Saylor’s Strategy built its brand around a simple mantra: Buy Bitcoin. Never sell. This week, that narrative changed. The company authorized up to $1.25 billion in Bitcoin…
Bitcoin Eyes Independence Day at New July High as 200-week Trend Line Nears
Bitcoin (BTC) saw new July highs on Friday as bulls kept pushing over the US holiday period. Key points: Bitcoin sustains upside momentum as BTC price action nears its 200-week…
EU Enters MiCA Enforcement Phase for Crypto Companies
The European Union’s cryptocurrency industry has entered a new enforcement phase as the transition period under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation came to an end. The end of the…
Upbit Says It Isn’t Participating in Open USD Issuance
South Korean crypto exchange Upbit said it is not participating in the issuance of Open USD, after its operator Dunamu was named among more than 140 businesses involved in the…
ESMA’s First Post-Deadline MiCA Update Adds Standard Chartered
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the first update to its register of crypto companies under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) after the transitional…
Zcash Ironwood Timeline Pressured by Software Migration
Shielded Labs has raised the possibility of delaying Zcash’s Ironwood network upgrade, warning that ecosystem participants like exchanges, mining pools and wallets may not have enough time to prepare their…
Irish Authorities Seize Another 500 Bitcoin in Criminal Proceeds
Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) confirmed the seizure of another 500 Bitcoin, currently worth about 27 million euros ($30.9 million), in collaboration with Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre. That brings the…









