The approval odds for an XRP ETF approval rose to 85%, leading analysts to predict new all-time highs for the altcoin in 2025. Key takeaways: XRP ETF approval odds rise to 85% following a SEC leadership change. Analysts predict XRP could rise to new all-time highs again in 2025. Read moreContinue Reading

Blockchain firm Ripple made a multibillion-dollar bid to acquire the USDC issuer, but the offer was rejected, according to Bloomberg. Blockchain payments firm Ripple has reportedly bid up to $5 billion in an effort to acquire stablecoin issuer Circle, but the offer was rejected. According to an April 30 Bloomberg report, Ripple put in a...Continue Reading

Robinhood managed to beat Wall Street estimates even as its first-quarter crypto revenues fell 30% over the quarter, contributing to an overall revenue drop. Trading platform Robinhood has still managed to beat Wall Street estimates as its first-quarter revenues fell and its crypto trading volume cooled from a record high in Q4. Robinhood’s Q1 results...Continue Reading

CoinGecko tracked 7 million tokens since 2021 and found that over half had failed, with 1.8 million tokens alone dying in the first quarter of 2025. About one in four crypto tokens launched since 2021 have failed in the first quarter of this year amid a crypto market downturn and token creation becoming easier than...Continue Reading

A group of nearly 30 crypto advocate groups has asked the SEC to provide legal clarity on crypto staking, arguing that it’s not an investment activity. Nearly 30 crypto advocate groups led by the lobby group the Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) have asked the Securities and Exchange Commission for clear regulatory guidance on crypto...Continue Reading

The Binance co-founder said the decision to invest in the social media platform X was primarily driven by a principled stand on free speech. Binance co-founder and former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao took the stage at Token2049 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he told the audience that his investment in social media platform...Continue Reading

The case stems from the US Internal Revenue Service’s attempt to obtain Coinbase users’ transaction data in 2016. US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed an amicus brief in the country’s Supreme Court in support of a taxpayer fighting the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) gaining access to his data from a digital asset platform. In an...Continue Reading

The stablecoin issuer is already the US Dollar’s “largest exporter,” its CEO reportedly said. Tether plans to launch a stablecoin product in the United States as soon as this year, the stablecoin issuer’s CEO, Paul Ardoino, said in an April 30 CNBC interview. Tether’s flagship stablecoin, USDT (USDT), is already the US dollar’s top “exporter,”...Continue Reading

According to Fireblocks policy chief Dea Markova, more countries are pushing for alternatives to US dollar stablecoins: “It’s all about sovereignty.” Governments outside the US, including Singapore, are increasingly interested in stablecoins not tied to the US dollar, despite their currently limited liquidity, Fireblocks director of policy Dea Markova told Cointelegraph at Token2049. In an...Continue Reading