Rep. Warren Davidson introduced legislation that allows bitcoin tax payments without incurring capital gains to beef up the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. What to know: One of the crypto industry’s longtime Republican allies in Congress introduced a bill to allow individuals and businesses to pay taxes in bitcoin without triggering capital […]
The country has added nearly 100 million dollars to the national bitcoin treasury as BTC trades below $90k. What to know: El Salvador is doubling down on its bitcoin strategy during one of the sharpest sell-offs of the year, adding more than 1,000 BTC to its national BTC treasury. The government […]
A high-stakes crypto trader was wiped out on HyperLiquid before immediately piling back into massive leveraged shorts on GMX — echoing past blow-ups from reckless market punters. What to know: A degen gambler who previously deposited hundreds of thousands of dollars to crypto casinos Stake and Roobet was liquidated on […]
Despite calmer prices after October’s brutal leverage wipeout, bitcoin and ether market depth remains structurally thin, creating a more fragile trading environment. What to know: Crypto markets might look calmer after October’s leverage wipeout, but under the surface, liquidity remains absent. Data from CoinDesk Research shows that order-book depth across major centralized […]
The federally regulated lender said 60% of users prefer trading crypto with a licensed institution over exchanges, citing compliance as a trust driver. What to know: SoFi has become the first nationally chartered consumer bank in the U.S. to launch in-app cryptocurrency trading, adding bitcoin, ethereum, and solana access to […]
Blockchains won’t replace the traditional rails but will be integrated and work in tandem, the bank said in the report. What to know: Stablecoins and other forms of tokenized cash could grow to $3.6 trillion by 2030, according to a fresh report released by financial services giant BNY. The financial […]
Nearly 60% of weekly trades in December 2024 were flagged as likely wash trading, with coordinated networks of 43,000 wallets detected. What to know: Polymarket, one of the largest blockchain-based prediction markets, may have had its trading activity significantly inflated by a practice known as wash trading, according to new […]
For the first time, users can access live market odds on future events directly in Google Search and Google Finance, elevating blockchain-powered forecasts into public view. What to know: Google will be bringing prediction market odds from Polymarket and Kalshi directly in Google Search and on its revamped Google Finance […]
District Judge Denise Cote sentenced Keonne Rodriguez to the statutory maximum. Fellow developer William Lonergan Hill will be sentenced later this month. NEW YORK — Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday for his role in creating a bitcoin mixing service that prosecutors say […]
Data shows long-term holders have driven an unprecedented wave of distribution across 2024 and 2025. What to know: For every buyer there’s a seller, and in 2025 those sellers have been especially active. Bitcoin has mostly traded sideways, fluctuating within roughly a 20% range around $100,000 since the start of […]