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A group of state attorneys general and the DeFi Education Fund sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and its five commissioners alleging the agency was overstepping its bounds in bringing enforcement actions against crypto exchanges. The lawsuit, filed Thursday afternoon in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, asks a federal

The Securities and Exchange Commission may have to slowly drag itself out of the legal mire with the crypto industry, even with an industry-friendly commission. Dropping existing cases would need a commission vote, lawyers say, and Republicans won't enjoy an SEC majority for a while. Coinbase's top lawyer says it's still counting on rapid action

Michael Saylor believes the U.S. government should and will build a strategic reserve of bitcoin. If a bill by Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) becomes law, it would be the "greatest deal of the 21st century," he said. The idea of strategic stockpiling isn't new, Saylor pointed out — the government has made many of such

It's hardly a blip on the charts after the major run higher following the election of Donald Trump, but crypto markets did turn somewhat lower late in the U.S. trading day Thursday after a speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. "The economy is not sending any signals that we need to be in a

Sol Strategies (HODL.TO), a crypto investment firm led by Leah Wald, the former boss and co-founder of Valkyrie Investments, bought four validators for nearly $18 million in cash and shares. The Toronto-based firm, formerly known as Cypherpunk Holdings, will buy the validators from Cogent Crypto, a high-performance validator operating within the Solana ecosystem, according to

It’s been a banner year for the stablecoin market – 11 straight months of inflows and an all-time market cap of $171 billion. Everyone’s jumping in, even the industries stablecoins threaten to disrupt. Visa recently launched a platform to help banks issue stablecoins and use them across its network, with Spanish bank BBVA as one of

"The government will launch a pilot to deliver a Digital Gilt Instrument, using distributed ledger technology (DLT)," the government said in a statement. Labour took over the government in July but has since said little about its crypto plans. The party is now using this speech to reassure companies it is pro-innovation. 01:45 Bitcoin Tops

Tether, the crypto firm behind the third-largest cryptocurrency (USDT), said on Thursday it has launched its asset tokenization service after CEO Paolo Ardoino teased the project for months. The platform, called Hadron, was designed to simplify the process of converting a wide range of real-world assets including bonds, commodities, stocks, other stablecoins and loyalty points

Web3’s failed decade In the past week, the markets have seen a huge turnaround. Now is the time for founders and builders to look to the future to the next stage of Web3. 01:45 Bitcoin Tops $93K Lifetime High As U.S. Demand Surges 01:29 DOGE Ascends Over 100% in Past Week, Traders Set $1 Price

In today’s issue, Paul Veradittakit from Pantera Capital reviews bitcoin’s price and the optimism around regulations since the U.S. election. Then, Eric Tomaszewski from Verde Capital Management answers questions about how these changes could impact advisors in Ask an Expert. 01:45 Bitcoin Tops $93K Lifetime High As U.S. Demand Surges 01:29 DOGE Ascends Over 100%