On the heels of Chair Gary Gensler’s resignation, SEC Commissioner Jaime Lizárraga has also decided to step down from his role at the agency. A second official from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced an upcoming departure, further reshaping the agency’s future direction. According to a Nov. 22 announcement, SEC Commissioner...Continue Reading

The Association ultimately seeks a swift end to the “regulation by enforcement” era of cryptocurrency oversight in the US.  Washington, DC-based advocacy group Blockchain Association submitted a letter to Donald Trump on Nov. 22 beseeching the President-elect to prioritize radical cryptocurrency and blockchain regulatory reform during his first 100 days in office.  The brief letter...Continue Reading

Bitcoin price inches closer to $100,000 where market participants have built $300 million in sell walls. Will BTC clear the $100K hurdle?  Bitcoin (BTC) price is nipping at the heel of the $100,000, but repeat rejections near the level continue to occur.  Let’s briefly investigate why, along with traders expecations of what Bitcoin price may...Continue Reading

Pension funds often feature smaller alternative asset allocations and deep liquidity to mitigate risk, Allie Itami told Cointelegraph. State pension plans have an easier time allocating a portion of their assets to cryptocurrencies compared to private pension plans that must adhere to fiduciary regulations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), attorney...Continue Reading

The Bitcoin price started falling 30 minutes before the options expiry, but market watchers don’t expect significant downside. Bitcoin remains on track to the $100,000 mark despite investor concerns about Friday’s near $2.7 billion options expiry, which threatened a correction below $85,000. Over $2.67 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) options contracts expired on Nov. 22...Continue Reading

Gnosis founder Martin Köppelmann says Ethereum needs to move away from “centralized” L2s like Base and adopt native rollups. Gnosis founder Martin Köppelmannn says implementing a web of 128 “native rollups” can save the Ethereum network from being captured by corporate interests and vanishing into obscurity. Native rollups are layer-2 networks built to Ethereum’s native...Continue Reading

BTC price behavior is either hinting at a deeper pullback or an RSI-fueled surge beyond $100,000, Bitcoin market observers conclude. Bitcoin (BTC) faced a serious challenge hitting $100,000 on Nov. 22 as $300 million in sell-side liquidity blocked the way. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price downside...Continue Reading

According to Deribit, the exchange will include USDe in its cross-collateral pool as of early January 2025, pending regulatory approval. Deribit, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges, plans to integrate Ethena’s synthetic dollar USDe (USDe) as rewarding margin collateral. As part of the integration, Deribit will enable users to earn rewards for holding...Continue Reading

DeSci advocates say “traditional science” has fallen prey to regulatory capture and been maligned by corporate greed and now a blockchain-based update is in order.  Decentralized science (DeSci) — a new field that updates scientific research with blockchain and crypto — may hold the key to revolutionizing the future of science by bootstrapping new blockchain-based...Continue Reading

Crypto users celebrated as SEC Chair Gensler announced his resignation, but Trump’s nominee will face confirmation hearings in the US Senate. On Nov. 22, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gery Gensler announced that he will step down from his position on Jan. 20. He is widely regarded as one of the most...Continue Reading