Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin rose to its highest price in more than a week after top American crypto exchange Coinbase said that the Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to dismiss its charges against the firm. The price of Bitcoin jumped to $99,504 on Friday morning, shortly after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said on X (formerly Twitter) that the […]

Russia has been grappling with a surge in crimes connected to crypto, according to the country’s Supreme Court. At a recent meeting attended by President Vladimir Putin, Irina Podnosova, Chairperson of the Russian Supreme Court, said that digital assets are playing an increasingly central role in criminal activities across the nation. “With the spread of

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reached an agreement to dismiss its lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase, pending approval by the regulator, according to the firm’s CEO Brian Armstrong. In a tweet, Armstrong said that the agreement was “hugely vindicating,” accusing the regulator of having used “mafia tactics” while pursuing its lawsuit against

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has argued that the collapse of Solana meme coin LIBRA is a teachable moment, taking it as “an example of why education is so important.” In a tweet, Buterin said that, “The recent news should be taken not as a reason to give up,” emphasizing the importance of education in the

Jailed FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is aligning himself with the political right after his downfall, in an apparent bid for a presidential pardon. Bankman-Fried voiced frustrations with both the Biden administration and the judicial system that convicted him, in an interview with the New York Sun. The FTX co-founder’s rhetoric has taken a sharp turn

The filing for Grayscale’s proposed XRP exchange-traded fund has officially hit the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Federal Register, bringing it one step closer to becoming a reality.   The publication, which entered on Thursday, has triggered a 21-day comment period, with the regulator expected to approve, deny, or further review Grayscale’s filing by October 18.

What do you get when you combine EZBC and EZET? According to the launch of Franklin Templeton’s Crypto Index ETF, the result is EZPZ. Representing the ticker name of Franklin Templeton’s newest crypto product listed on the Cboe BZX exchange on Thursday, EZPZ offers investors both Bitcoin and Ethereum exposure. The product tracks price movements

Ethereum gaming franchise Illuvium has undergone a company restructuring, resulting in layoffs along with some core contributors opting to take pay cuts or receive their wages in the gaming IP’s own token. The downsizing comes after Illuvium released a trio of interconnected games last year—Overworld, Arena, and Zero—that covered varying genres. Despite its ambitious vision,

Despite favorable odds for approval, the debut of exchange-traded funds based on the price of Solana in the U.S. is far from certain pending regulatory review, ongoing enforcement actions, and public comment on the multiple filings.  A lot can change for Solana hopefuls before they potentially start trading. “Right now, the only thing that’s happened

Story Protocol’s IP token is up 149% over the last 24 hours to a current price of $6.72, per data from CoinGecko, extending its weekly gains to more than 261% as it climbed inside the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap for the first time.  The token, which is now up more than 500% from