The head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Crypto Task Force, Hester Peirce, said the decade-long process that led to the approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs)…
Ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky was sentenced to 12 years in prison on May 8 for orchestrating a scheme that defrauded customers of the crypto lending platform by misrepresenting investment risks…
Standard Chartered’s head of digital assets research, Geoffrey Kendrick, said Bitcoin (BTC) appears on track to reach new record highs sooner than expected, driven by mounting institutional inflows and a…
The Senate denied the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to consider the GENIUS Act bill, which aims to regulate stablecoins in the US. The decision came with a…
Emirates General Petroleum Corporation (Emarat), the UAE’s federal government-owned fuel retailer, has partnered with Crypto.com to introduce crypto payments at fuel stations, marking a first in the Middle East and…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing a potential exemption order allowing firms to issue and trade securities using distributed ledger technology (DLT). SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce revealed…
OpenAI launched a new initiative to help countries build artificial intelligence systems rooted in democratic values, according to a May 7 statement. The OpenAI for Countries initiative is part of…
Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the $100,000 mark for the first time in over two months, driven by bullish market sentiment, rising institutional adoption, and renewed macroeconomic confidence after President Donald Trump…
The Ethereum Foundation has announced the distribution of over $32 million in grants during the first quarter of 2025. According to the May 8 update, the funding was issued through…
LockBit, one of the most well-known Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) groups, suffered a serious security breach that exposed around 60,000 Bitcoin addresses. On May 8, blockchain security firm SlowMist reported that hackers…