The value of US President Donald Trump’s official memecoin has declined by 89% since its peak in January. United States President Donald Trump’s official memecoin is set to unlock $321 million worth of vested tokens on April 18. Token vesting tracker Tokenomist data shows that 40 million Trump tokens will be released in a cliff...Continue Reading

The bill seeks to legalize cryptocurrency payments using Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash, but may mandate an an additional state “service fee” for these transactions. A New York lawmaker has introduced legislation that would allow state agencies to accept cryptocurrency payments, signaling growing political momentum for digital asset integration in public services. Assembly Bill...Continue Reading

The parliamentarian proposed a “budget-neutral” Bitcoin reserve to the finance minister, inspired by US President Donald Trump’s March 7 executive order. A member of Sweden’s parliament proposed adding Bitcoin to the country’s foreign exchange reserves, suggesting increased openness to cryptocurrency adoption in Europe following recent moves by the United States. Swedish MP Rickard Nordin issued...Continue Reading

A white hat MEV operator front-ran a malicious transaction involving $2.6 million in crypto assets from the Morpho Blue protocol. A known maximal extractable value (MEV) white hat actor intercepted about $2.6 million in crypto assets stolen from Morpho Labs’ decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol.  On April 10, Morpho Labs implemented a front-end update on its...Continue Reading

In the first quarter of 2025, digital assets accounted for $34 million in base fees or less than 1% of BlackRock’s long-term revenue. BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with $11.6 trillion in assets under management, reported $84 billion in total net inflows in the first quarter of 2025, marking a 3% annualized growth in...Continue Reading

Bitcoin is attempting to form a double bottom pattern, as shown by the Bollinger Bands %b derivative, but confirmation isn’t in yet, John Bollinger said. Bitcoin (BTC) is exhibiting familiar “bottom” behavior at current prices, according to one of its best-known leading indicators.  In an X post on April 10, John Bollinger, creator of the...Continue Reading

The SEC and Ripple have paused XRP lawsuit appeals amid ongoing settlement talks and speculation that incoming SEC chair Paul Atkins may drop the case. The US Securities and Exchange Commission and blockchain payments firm Ripple agreed to pause their appeals in the ongoing XRP legal battle, signaling a potential move toward a final settlement....Continue Reading

The bill aims to set regulatory standards for crypto firms operating in the state and curb “deceptive practices” associated with recent memecoin scams. The Illinois Senate by a vote of 39 to 17 passed a regulatory bill aimed at curbing cryptocurrency fraud and protecting investors from deceptive practices, including rug pulls and misleading fee structures....Continue Reading

A filing in the Connecticut Appellate Court shows that the two parties must finish documenting the settlement and carry out the terms before withdrawing Osprey’s appeal. Asset managers Osprey Funds and Grayscale Investments agreed to settle a lawsuit over alleged violations of Connecticut law in the advertising and promotion of Grayscale’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). ...Continue Reading

Senate Democrats have derided the Justice Department’s decision to nix its crypto unit, claiming the agency is giving a free pass to sanctions evasion and scams. Crypto-critical US Senator Elizabeth Warren has led six Senate Democrats in urging the Department of Justice to reverse its decision to terminate its crypto investigations and prosecutions division. In...Continue Reading