WSJ Reports Lagarde Stepped In Over Binance’s EU MiCA License
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde reportedly intervened in Binance’s attempt to obtain a MiCA license in Greece, according to…
U.S. Links Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Toll Booth to Bitcoin Exchange
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned BitBank, a cryptocurrency exchange based in Tehran, alleging that the platform transferred hundreds of…
Zcash Eyes 3x Faster Private Payments With November Network Upgrade
Zcash developers are aiming for Nov. 5 to activate NU7, a network upgrade that would cut the time between blocks…
Bitcoin Pushes Past $80,000 as U.S. Market Open Sparks Fresh Gains
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates overnight, joining other major central banks that have recently tightened policy. The move…
XRP Defends $1.29 Support as Futures Positions Cool
XRP is hovering around $1.30 after rising roughly 1%, even as leverage in its derivatives market continues to decline. Open…
Grayscale Says 25-Basis-Point Hike Likely to Have Little Effect on Bitcoin
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00%, but Grayscale Research expects the move…
Crypto Prices Climb as Federal Reserve Raises Rates for First Time Since 2023
Bitcoin advanced 0.88% over 24 hours to $76,621 as traders responded to the Federal Reserve’s projections indicating that only one…
Fed Rate Hike Revives 2022 Concerns for Bitcoin
Bitcoin is showing several similarities to the period surrounding the Federal Reserve’s first rate hike in March 2022, raising the…
Bitcoin and Gold Slip as U.S. Diesel Prices Reach New Record
U.S. diesel prices have reached a record high, raising concerns that higher fuel costs could eventually feed into consumer inflation…
Zcash Rallies 23% as Crypto Market Climbs Following Fed’s Rate Increase
Zcash rose 23% over 24 hours as Bitcoin and other leading cryptocurrencies posted gains following the Federal Reserve’s latest interest-rate…
Goldman Sachs Changes Course, Predicts Fed Hike Coming in October
Goldman Sachs has revised its Federal Reserve forecast and now sees a 25-basis-point rate increase coming in October, citing the…
Revolut Faces $3M Monero Ransom Demand Over Stolen Customer Data
Revolut is facing a $3 million ransom demand in Monero (XMR) from a group claiming to have obtained customer data…
Clarity Act Setback Raises Concerns Over U.S. Crypto Regulation
The United States could face increased competition from overseas crypto markets after the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act,…
SEC Rolls Out New Framework for Tokenized Securities Trading Venues
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has opened a five-year regulatory window for platforms seeking to list and trade tokenized…
Ethereum’s Glamsterdam Upgrade Completes Key Test Ahead of Capacity Expansion
Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade has passed another round of testing, with the latest rehearsal successfully confirming blocks under its new block-building…