US Representative Maxine Waters has formally requested House Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill to schedule an oversight listening to with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins, saying the company should clarify current selections that, she argues, weaken enforcement of securities legal guidelines. Waters Seeks Answers On Dropped SEC Cases According to Waters’…
Crypto pundit SMQKE has shared a doc highlighting why XRP’s utility will drive worth appreciation within the new yr. This follows a debate sparked by one other pundit, Lewis Jackson, who argued that the altcoin’s fee utility doesn’t translate to increased costs. How XRP’s Utility Will Drive Future Price Appreciation In an X post, SMQKE…
Long-time Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff is dealing with intense pushback for making use of contradictory logic to latest worth drops in silver and Bitcoin. After silver fell 14% on December 29, Schiff referred to as it an opportunity to purchase, however he labeled Bitcoin’s 30% retreat from its peak as proof it’s a rip-off. A…
A senior South Korean lawmaker is going through mounting scrutiny after native media reported that he aggressively questioned the nation’s largest cryptocurrency trade whereas his son was securing a task at its most important rival, elevating renewed issues about conflicts of curiosity on the intersection of politics and the crypto trade. Kim Byung-kee, flooring chief…
Metaplanet has pushed its Bitcoin holdings previous the $3 billion mark after finishing one other giant buy, because it deepens right into a hybrid mannequin of the Bitcoin treasury and earnings enterprise. The Tokyo-listed agency disclosed on December 30 that it acquired an extra 4,279 Bitcoin at a complete value of about $451 million, lifting…
Russia’s Ministry of Justice has unveiled felony penalties for unregistered crypto mining, together with fines of as much as 1.5 million rubles and jail sentences of as much as 5 years for large-scale operations. The proposed amendments to the Criminal Code goal miners working outdoors the Federal Tax Service registry established on November 1, 2024,…
Every latest Dogecoin restoration try has met overhead pressure, and this has stored the worth motion capped beneath $0.15. A take a look at the worth chart exhibits the latest worth motion is a part of a broader downtrend that has been taking part in out for the previous three months, and the meme coin…
Ethereum’s price is experiencing a notable uptick in sure key areas following the slight bounce above the $3,000 mark on Monday. Even although ETH has misplaced the pivotal value degree as a consequence of a broader market pullback, a sure group of traders is now beginning to present heightened demand for the main altcoin. Big…
Zcash (ZEC) has been one of many few clear pattern performers this yr. The token is flat previously 24 hours however nonetheless up nearly 30% in seven days, extending its three-month transfer to almost 570%. Now, the Zcash value sits in opposition to a bullish channel resistance that has capped each breakout try since early…
Bitcoin is coming into the ultimate stretch of the yr in a paradoxical place. Institutional adoption has by no means been stronger, but worth motion stays hesitant, weighed down by skinny liquidity, legacy holder distribution, and uneven world flows. As markets look forward to 2026, the query is much less about whether or not Bitcoin’s…