Despite some complexities around the recently proposed crypto market structure bill, a clearer picture is starting to form regarding crypto market oversight, according to ProCap BTC chief investment officer Jeff Park. “The CFTC will own a larger domain over crypto than the SEC,” Park said during an interview with crypto entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano published on…
The crypto community on X has been dominated by prominent figures advocating for the adoption of Zcash as privacy becomes increasingly threatened by governments and regulators. While the Winklevoss twins, Naval Ravikant, and Balaji Srinivasan back the adoption of Zcash (ZEC), its success could spur the Bitcoin ecosystem to push for more privacy features by…
Blockchain security platform Socket has warned of a new malicious crypto wallet extension on Google’s Chrome Web Store that has a unique way of stealing seed phrases to drain user assets. The extension is called “Safery: Ethereum Wallet” and claims itself as a “reliable and secure browser extension designed for easy and efficient management” of…
Key takeaways Bitcoin’s rise past $100,000 in 2025 marked a shift from speculative trading to long-term institutional adoption. Banks and governments began viewing BTC as a strategic reserve asset. The GENIUS Act established a unified US framework for payment stablecoins, mandating 1:1 reserve backing, stricter issuer qualifications and stronger consumer protections. Real-world asset tokenization surpassed…
Japan’s largest stock-exchange operator weighs new restrictions on publicly listed companies that pivot their core business into buying and holding crypto, signaling a potential shift in one of the most active markets for digital-asset treasury (DAT) firms. Citing anonymous sources familiar with internal deliberations, Bloomberg reported that Japan Exchange Group (JPX) is exploring stricter scrutiny…
The phenomenon of financial bubbles is hotly debated among industry operators, and there are several academic papers on the subject, starting with Professor Didier Sornette’s 2014 study of financial bubbles. In fact, the paper defines a “bubble” as a period of unsustainable growth with prices rising faster and faster, i.e., growing more than exponentially. Obviously,…
Sonic Labs, the organization behind the Sonic layer-1 blockchain, announced a major strategic shift as it pivots from emphasizing transaction speed to building long-term business value and token sustainability. After claiming industry-leading performance last year, Sonic Labs said its next chapter will focus on upgrades that deliver measurable financial outcomes, including new Ethereum and Sonic…
The first US-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) to directly hold XRP could hit the market as soon as Thursday, after crypto investment firm Canary Capital filed key documents for its fund. Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said on Tuesday that Canary had filed a Form 8A with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday night,…
Key takeaways 2025 marked a turning point for crypto, as investors prioritized real utility and institutional integration over hype-driven speculation. Bitcoin’s performance was supported by US spot ETFs, keeping it near or above the $100,000 mark for much of the year despite market pullbacks. Ether rebounded after an early-year slump, supported by growing institutional interest…
Bitcoin has been trending on social media over the last few days as US politicians have been working toward an end to the disruptive US government shutdown, culminating in the Senate’s passage of the highly contested funding bill on Monday. It reportedly took around 10 hours for Republicans to get the job done on Monday…
