Analysis: Cryptocurrencies

SEC may scrap Biden-era crypto asset custody proposal, acting chief says

Wall Street's top regulator is considering changing or scrapping regulations proposed under the prior administration that would require investment advisors keeping custody of cryptocurrencies and...

Telegram's Durov: I am back in Dubai

Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder and CEO of Telegram, said on Monday that he had returned to Dubai. Durov was arrested at an airport near Paris last August and subsequently placed...

Bitcoin, cookies and the White House: behind the scenes at Washington's crypto summit - Crypto recap

A historic summit for crypto. Trump opened the doors of the White House to some 30 major industry figures last Friday, marking a clean break with the Biden era. Discussions on Bitcoin, stablecoins and...

Trump family held deal talks with Binance's US arm, WSJ reports

Representatives of President Donald Trump's family have held talks to take a financial stake in the U.S. arm of crypto exchange Binance, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people...

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin's bear market hits newcomers hardest

They bought in haste - will they repent at leisure? A stampede of new investors hoovered up bitcoin at lofty prices as crypto fever ran high after Donald Trump swept to victory in the...

Fear grips the bitcoin market—a bearish signal or a buying opportunity?

Escalating trade wars and market fears are shaking investor confidence. Will bitcoin slide into an early bear market, or will it muster the strength for another rally this cycle?

African payments system PAPSS plans to launch FX market platform this year

A pan-African payments infrastructure provider designed to facilitate trade on the continent is piloting an African currency market platform to boost commerce across borders in the region, its chief...

EU worries US embrace of crypto assets could impact Europe financial stability

Euro zone finance ministers are worried that the change of policy under the new U.S. administration to embrace cryptocurrencies could affect euro zone monetary sovereignty and financial stability, top...

Wall St turns to jobs picture 

Morning Bid U.S. What matters in U.S. and global markets today In my Friday newsletters, I'll now offer you an overview of the day's market-moving news, a...

US Treasury chief says plan to be put in place on acquiring crypto

Plans will be discussed about how to acquire cryptocurrency for a U.S. strategic reserve that will include bitcoin, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Friday before industry leaders meet...

Trump signs order to establish strategic bitcoin reserve

WASHINGTON -U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to establish a strategic reserve of cryptocurrencies by using tokens already owned by the government, disappointing some in the...

Trump's Crypto Reserve: Strategic Move or Speculative Play?

Trump’s plan for a U.S. crypto reserve, including altcoins, has sparked controversy. As industry leaders meet at the White House on March 7, the administration may rethink its approach.

Top cops at US market regulators vow core enforcement to continue

Top enforcement officials at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Wednesday said the agencies will continue to police for market misconduct,...

Trump and the Crypto Strategic Reserve: A turning point or just a PR stunt?

On Sunday morning, three words posted on Truth Social set the market ablaze: Crypto Strategic Reserve. Is Trump really changing the game for cryptos, or is he simply playing with speculation? Between...

Kraken says SEC to dismiss lawsuit

Kraken said on Monday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission agreed in principle to dismiss its civil lawsuit against the cryptocurrency exchange. In a statement on its blog,...

Bitcoin up 6.06% at $89,359

Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market value, was up by around 6.06% at $89,359 at 1620 GMT on Sunday. Ether, the second largest cryptocurrency, was up 1.36% at $2,253 at...

Trump says cryptocurrency 'strategic reserve' includes XRP, SOL and ADA

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his recent executive order on digital assets directed his team to create a Crypto Strategic Reserve that includes XRP, SOL, and ADA. ...

UK sentences individual in first unregistered cryptoasset case

Britain's financial watchdog said on Friday a four-year prison sentence has been issued in the UK's first case involving unregistered cryptoasset activity. London-based Olumide Osunkoya,...

CME Group plans to launch Solana futures on March 17

CME Group said on Friday that it plans to roll out futures contracts on cryptocurrency Solana on March 17, pending regulatory review. The exchange said it expects to debut two contracts,...