Spot ETH ETFs approved, crypto bill passes US House, and more: Hodler’s Digest, May 19-25

Despite DeFi’s meteoric growth, only half a dozen projects represent more than 90% of the capital locked in the sector. The total value of capital locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols has increased 271% in less than two months to surpass $7 billion for the first time, according to DeFi Pulse.If the current rate of…

Bitcoin (BTC) cruised into a new weekly close on Oct. 15 as “ultra boring” trading conditions still offered hope of a $27,000 breakthrough.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView"Ultra boring" BTC price may yet surprise at weekly closeData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked a typically sideways weekend, with BTC price volatility absent prior to the

This week, Ether (ETH) price reached a new 2021 high against Bitcoin (BTC), bringing its year-to-date returns slightly above 350% and according to technical analysis, the rally could extend even further.On Dec. 1, bids for the ETH/BTC pair hit 0.0835 BTC on Coinbase for the first time this year. The upside move came as a…

Though there was seemingly no evidence connecting them to his crypto policies, Gary Gensler has been subject to violent threats from individuals since at least 2022.

Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s decentralized finance newsletter.As the DeFi space continues its technical resurgence, essential news on funding, innovation and DAOs continues to drive adoption in what remains a nascent industry.For the full version of this newsletter including longer, more descriptive analysis of the top stories this week, subscribe below: Alchemy raises $200M…

A group of national trade associations representing the local Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) announced their intention to establish an association to provide a global representative for firms in the industry in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on June 29.Per the release, the aforementioned Japanese trade association signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in…

41 MINUTES AGO How adventurous is your crypto experience? Got an interesting story to share? You are welcome here. Reply Sooner or later, we all have to deal with negative events in our lives, and crypto is not an exception. Everyone has made a bad trade, lost private keys to their wallet or hodled too…

Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekWorld Economic Forum debuts framework for central bank digital currencyIt was a…