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Ethereum is preparing for its Pectra upgrade, which aims to boost the network’s scalability and offer better staking flexibility, by launching a testnet on Monday codenamed Hoodi. This comes after two previous testnets, Holesky and Sepolia, encountered technical issues. If all goes to plan, it could hit mainnet as early as April 25. The second […]

Nebraska bill LB609, which will help protect users of Bitcoin ATMs and other electronic kiosks, was signed into law Wednesday by Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen.  The Controllable Electronic Record Fraud Prevention Act implements regulations to warn individuals of potential fraudulent behavior, and prevent them from being harmed. While the text of the bill itself isn’t

Asset manager VanEck registered a trust company for an Avalanche (AVAX) exchange-traded fund in Delaware on Monday, mirroring moves made prior to its other spot crypto ETF forays. The registration comes as other institutions in the U.S. race to offer new crypto products under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s now more crypto-friendly regime, covering larger

President Donald Trump rocked financial markets this week by flip-flopping on his trade tariff policy, leaving equities traders somewhat confused with what to do. Bitcoin, as a risk asset, couldn’t escape the volatility: the coin has now swung between $94,770 to $82,681 over the last seven days. CoinGecko shows. It’s currently trading hands for $85,925

A Standard Chartered analyst posited that the U.S. government could purchase Bitcoin through several budget-neutral ways while carrying out President Donald Trump’s latest executive order. As detailed by Geoff Kendrick, global head of digital assets research at the UK bank, the strategies would avoid “incremental costs on United States taxpayers” that are prohibited under Trump’s

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has demanded that David Sacks, President Donald Trump’s Crypto Czar, prove he isn’t “directly profiting off of the Trump Administration’s efforts to selectively pump the value of certain crypto assets.” The Massachusetts senator laid out her concerns about a conflict of interest in a 6-page letter she made public Friday morning,

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko joined a chorus of prominent crypto industry leaders who have taken issue with U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to create a national crypto reserve that would be composed of bitcoin and four leading altcoins.  In an X post on Thursday, Yakovenko said that in his “order of preference” there would be

Ricardo Salinas, Mexico’s telecom and retail magnate worth an estimated $5.8 billion, has ramped up his Bitcoin investments to constitute 70% of his liquid portfolio. The billionaire revealed his hefty crypto allocation during a recent Bloomberg interview “In my personal portfolio, the one I manage myself… Yeah, I’m pretty much all-in,” Salinas told Bloomberg. I’ve

Ethereum NFT and tokenization protocol Zora will launch its own token—ZORA—this spring.  The platform, which says it’s “been on a multiyear journey of the best way to bring creativity on-chain through tokenization,” will launch its self-described meme coin on Base, the Ethereum layer-2 network.  “What started as an experiment six years ago has turned into

President Trump’s plan to include altcoins in a strategic crypto reserve has split the crypto community, with some perplexed by the proposed addition of a number of high-profile tokens.  Revealed Sunday on Truth Social, the proposed crypto plan would create a strategic reserve that seeks to include XRP, Solana, Cardano, Bitcoin, and Ethereum.President Donald Trump’s