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Binance founder advises Kyrgyzstan to adopt Bitcoin and BNB for national crypto reserve

Binance founder advises Kyrgyzstan to adopt Bitcoin and BNB for national crypto reserve

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has recommended that Kyrgyzstan consider Bitcoin and BNB as the first assets in building its National Crypto Reserve. His May 5 suggestion followed an invitation to join the country’s National Crypto Council, marking a notable step in the nation’s engagement with digital assets. Zhao visited Kyrgyzstan at the invitation of President […]

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U.S. stablecoin regulation could be delayed as pro-crypto Democrats pull support

U.S. stablecoin regulation could be delayed as pro-crypto Democrats pull support

A group of nine Democratic Senators announced that they will withdraw their support for the landmark U.S. stablecoin legislation unless changes are made to the bill. In a joint statement issued on May 3, the Senators noted that there are several issues with the current version of the stablecoin bill known as the Guiding and

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Vitalik Buterin wants to make Ethereum ‘as simple as Bitcoin’ by 2030

Vitalik Buterin wants to make Ethereum ‘as simple as Bitcoin’ by 2030

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes that the blockchain’s long-term resilience and scalability hinge on making it simple, like Bitcoin. In a blog post on May 3, he described how “Ethereum 5 years from now can become close to as simple as Bitcoin.” Buterin wrote: “One of the best things about Bitcoin is how beautifully simple

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Kraken’s former Chief Legal Officer Marco Santori joins Pantera Capital to ‘expand firm’s crypto portfolio’

Kraken’s former Chief Legal Officer Marco Santori joins Pantera Capital to ‘expand firm’s crypto portfolio’

Marco Santori, former chief legal officer of Kraken, has joined Pantera Capital as a general partner with a ”focus on expanding the firm’s crypto portfolio,” according to a blog post on Monday. Santori stepped down from Kraken in January after leading the firm’s legal team since 2020. Kraken is known for having one of the

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Binance founder meets with Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial team amid global push

Binance founder meets with Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial team amid global push

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the crypto project backed by the Donald Trump family, is accelerating its international expansion plans amid meetings with industry expert Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former CEO of Binance. On April 27, WLFI founders Zach Witkoff, Zak Folkman, and Chase Hero held a high-profile meeting with Zhao in Abu Dhabi. According

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Trump’s top memecoin holders’ dinner is an “impeachable offense,” says Sen. Ossoff

Trump’s top memecoin holders’ dinner is an “impeachable offense,” says Sen. Ossoff

Democratic U.S. senator for Georgia Jon Ossoff said President Donald Trump’s invitation to top meme coin holders constitutes an “impeachable offense.” Answering a question from a town hall meeting attendee on Friday, Ossoff said: “He is granting audiences to people who purchase the memecoin that directly enriches him.” Ossoff was referring to the gala dinner

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Trump memecoin team highlights 0 price for Dinner with the President, then it tripled

Trump memecoin team highlights $420 price for Dinner with the President, then it tripled

The Donald Trump memecoin project has clarified the rules of its newly launched competition, which gives holders a chance to attend a private dinner with the US president. On April 23, the team behind the TRUMP token announced that the top 220 holders would receive invites to an exclusive dinner set for May 22. They

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SEC cracks down on new 8M crypto fraud as it drops case against Hex’s Richard Heart

SEC cracks down on new $198M crypto fraud as it drops case against Hex’s Richard Heart

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fresh charges against a crypto scam operator, even as it closed one of its most controversial cases. This marks the SEC’s first major enforcement update under the newly appointed SEC Chair Paul Atkins.  The juxtaposition of cases, aggressive prosecution in one and total dismissal in another,

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Vitalik Buterin explores sunsetting the EVM in favor of a simpler Ethereum execution model

Vitalik Buterin explores sunsetting the EVM in favor of a simpler Ethereum execution model

Vitalik Buterin has proposed a long-term overhaul to Ethereum’s execution environment to replace the Ethereum Virtual Machine with RISC-V, a standardized and extensible instruction set architecture. The proposal, shared in the Ethereum Magicians forum on April 20, outlines a multi-phase shift to improve proving efficiency and simplify the execution layer, without changing core abstractions like

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Binance is advising nations on Bitcoin reserves as global interest grows

Binance is advising nations on Bitcoin reserves as global interest grows

Binance is reportedly guiding several governments on establishing strategic Bitcoin reserves and developing clear crypto regulations. In an April 17 interview on Financial Times, Binance CEO Richard Teng disclosed that multiple countries have approached the exchange for its expertise in navigating crypto-related initiatives. According to him: “We have actually received quite a number of approaches

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