The UK authorities moved on Wednesday to dam political donations made in crypto and to restrict how a lot Britons dwelling abroad can provide to political events, Prime Minister Keir Starmer introduced. The measures comply with an impartial assessment into international monetary affect in British politics and purpose to shut avenues the federal government says…
A US government shutdown and the weak jobs report have pushed digital asset funding merchandise to their strongest weekly inflows on record. According to the most recent CoinShares report, crypto-related funding merchandise attracted $5.95 billion in inflows final week, pushing whole belongings below administration (AUM) to an all-time peak of $245 billion. The rally didn’t…
As the cryptocurrency market enters the brand new yr, optimism round XRP is rising, significantly following Standard Chartered’s constructive outlook for the altcoin. As NewsBTC reported two weeks in the past, the financial institution initiatives a major surge for the token, forecasting a possible new all-time high of $8. Recently, market analyst Sam Daodu has…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has outlined a new approach to improve the network’s speed and scalability by rethinking how block finality is structured. In an August 1 blog post, Buterin proposed separating Ethereum’s fork choice mechanism from its finality process, which he believes could simplify the protocol and enable faster block confirmations. Ethereum’s consensus currently…
XRP futures became the fastest contract in CME Group history to cross $1 billion in open interest (OI), achieving the milestone in just over three months. CME Group reported its crypto futures suite surpassed $30 billion in notional open interest for the first time, with XRP and Solana futures each crossing the $1 billion threshold….
Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, has expanded its treasury with the purchase of 155 BTC for $18 million. The acquisition, announced on Aug. 11, came at an average price of $116,401 per coin, marking a 25% year-to-date yield on the company’s Bitcoin position in 2025. Notably, this is Strategy’s second-smallest purchase of…