Senate Leaders Urged to Keep Dev Protections in CLARITY Act

US Democratic Senator Ron Wyden has urged Senate leaders to ensure that crypto developer protections stay in the crypto market structure legislation that lawmakers are looking to pass ahead of the midterms. Wyden told Senate Minority Leader John Thune and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer to preserve a section of the CLARITY Act known as…

Bitcoin Drops Gains As Bulls Cut Risk Ahead of Fed Minutes Release

Bitcoin (BTC) trades slightly above $62,000 and is down nearly 2% over the past 24 hours amid a risk-off mood across global markets. The pressure is not coming from crypto exclusively and is more so attributed to a sharp selloff in semiconductor and AI stocks.  Renewed profit-taking from Samsung sent Asian markets reeling overnight, and…

Berachain Starts ‘PoL Next’ Hard Fork for Single-Token Economy

Berachain is preparing a hard fork that will replace its dual-token incentive model with one centered on its main BERA token. Set for Wednesday at 4 pm UTC, the hard fork will end Bera Governance Token (BGT) emissions and shift the network’s incentive system to Wrapped BERA (WBERA), the Berachain Foundation announced in a Tuesday…

With MSTR concerns assuaged, look to traditional signals around BTC

In bitcoin BTC$61,873.01’s 4-year cycles, there has always been a distinct driver of selling pressure. In 2018, we saw the promise of crypto running ahead of its skis; the market drove up valuations of crypto projects far beyond their nascent stages of development that led to selling once participants understood the reality. In 2022, leveraged…

BoE Chief Denies Farage Influenced CBDC Policy: Report

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has reportedly denied that lobbying efforts by Nigel Farage influenced the central bank’s approach to a potential central bank digital currency (CBDC), saying policy decisions were made independently. According to a Wednesday report by The Guardian, which obtained a letter written by Bailey, the governor said the BoE is…

Bitcoin Falls To Key Support As New Headwinds Emerge

Key takeaways: War, rising oil prices and Strategy’s Bitcoin sales put extra pressure on BTC’s $60,000 support. Strategy’s Bitcoin sales and fears that a global regulatory crackdown on crypto is being reignited are adding to fragile crypto market conditions. Bitcoin traded down 3.5% on Wednesday as new developments in the US-Iran war pushed oil prices…

Tokenized Stock Transfers Top $8.4B as Market Reaches $2.16B

Tokenized stock transfers more than doubled over the past month to $8.41 billion, according to RWA.xyz data, as activity in onchain equity markets continued to accelerate. The sector’s distributed value also climbed 43% over the same period to $2.16 billion, while the number of holders increased 17% to more than 409,000, according to the data…

Officials Set to Revise MiCA to Cover Non-EU Stablecoin Issuers: Report

European Union officials are reportedly planning to revise the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework amid the implementation of a US law on stablecoins. According to a Wednesday report from Euronews, EU officials planned to revisit proposed changes to MiCA to broaden the framework’s scope, specifically regarding non-EU companies issuing stablecoins.  The revised rules, which authorities…

After a four-year U.S. ban, Polymarket mounts a major comeback campaign

Polymarket, which began its return to the U.S. after a four-year ban with the acquisition of QCEX a year ago and the introduction of a mobile trading app in December, has started a campaign to persuade policymakers, regulators and potential users that it is trustworthy, Associated Press reported on Wednesday. According to AP, Polymarket is…

Bitcoin Battles Downside as Iran Ceasefire Failure Sends Oil Past $75

Bitcoin (BTC) stayed below $62,000 after Wednesday’s Wall Street open as US president Donald Trump closing a key world oil route. Key points: Bitcoin drops to $61,500 as Trump says that the ceasefire with Iran is “over.” Both sides reportedly threaten to close the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices soaring. Bitcoin traders anticipate new…