The interest in the Clarity Act was fueled by the comments of Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, who stated that the bill had made substantial progress. This raised the chances of the bill being passed to 90%, according to estimates. The Clarity Act seeks to create a clearer definition of digital
This morning, the market opened with a 1.46% slip. The broader sentiment still lingers in extreme fear, with most of the crypto assets charted in red, and some in green. Both the largest tokens, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), are trading on the downside. Meanwhile, Solana (SOL), one of the
Base, a Coinbase-incubated Ethereum layer-2 blockchain, was launched as an OP Stack chain, then incorporated a diverse range of software in collaboration with various partners, including Optimism, Flashbots, and Paradigm. According to the Base announcement, they introduced a single unified stack called base/base for accelerating upgrades and additional security, and
Barry Sternlicht, who was the founder and CEO of Starwood Capital, says his company is ready to tokenize real-world assets, but U.S. regulations are blocking it. His company manages more than $125 billion in assets. He shared his plans on RWA and made comments on the current U.S. rules on
David Solomon, Goldman Sachs CEO, attended the World Liberty Forum, where he said that he was watching bitcoin closely. His statement comes at a time when BTChas dropped below $67k and is likely to make little movements in the next 3 months. However, a couple of bullish sentiments from notable
Hyperliquid has stepped into Washington’s policy arena with the launch of a new advocacy arm focused on decentralized finance. The Hyperliquid Policy Center officially opened in Washington, DC, aiming to shape US regulation at what its leaders describe as a critical moment for crypto legislation. The organization appointed Jake Chervinsky
Crypto investments are still an integral part of Harvard University, as filings reveal that the university has bought Ethereum. The Ivy League school purchased around $87 million in BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA), as per the filing with the SEC released on February 13. The buying came along with the
Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has said the cryptocurrency market is in a “crypto winter,” acknowledging the sustained downturn after earlier statements that such a phase would not return. In a Tuesday interview on Fox Business, Saylor described the current market drawdown as a significant correction, marking what he called
BlackRock Inc. has begun acquiring Ethereum ahead of the planned launch of its iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (expected ticker: ETHB), according to an amended S-1 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A BlackRock affiliate seeded the trust with 4,000 shares at $25 each — equivalent to $100,000
El Salvador, Brazil, and Argentina are the major Latin American countries that are taking a different approach to cryptocurrency regulations and digital finance. Their recent decisions show how their governments are using crypto in experimental ways. El Salvador and Brazil consider cryptocurrency. El Salvador has launched a $100 million investment
