Arizona’s Strategic Digital Assets Reserve Bill SB 137, has moved closer to becoming law after clearing the House Committee of the Whole on April 17. The bill now heads for a final House reading and floor vote. If approved, it will be forwarded to Governor Katie Hobbs for official review.
Crypto exchange eXch will stop offering its products and services starting from May 1 this year due to allegations of money laundering. The firm was accused of being involved in laundering the funds stolen from the recent $1.4B Bybit hack. As per its latest notice released on April 17, the
President Sadyr Zhaparov made Kyrgyzstan one step closer to becoming part of the few countries operating central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). He signed on constitutional amendments, which introduced the legal framework for the digital som. This legislation outlines the future CBDC launch framework. Meanwhile, the National Bank of the Kyrgyz
The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the US. It sets interest rates and makes decisions to maintain the stability of the economy. The Fed is supposed to be independent. This means it should not be controlled by the president or politicians. Jerome Powell is currently the Federal Reserve
Hong Kong is making itself as Asia’s digital asset hub. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has greenlit staking services, allowing China Asset Management (ChinaAMC) to launch an Ethereum ETF with staking by May 15. This is a significant move towards institutional crypto investment being made more compliant and accessible.
Alon Cohen, co-founder of Solana-based meme coin launchpad Pump.Fun, has voiced strong criticism over Coinbase’s Layer 2 network Base and its recent auto-minted token experiment. He made it clear that his platform has “no plans to follow suit.” The issue arose when a post from Base’s official X account “Base
United States is accelerating the process of creating a clear regulatory framework under Trump’s Presidency. The Securities and Exchanges Commission is hosting a series of roundtables to discuss on a wide variety of topics focusing on crypto regulation. Its latest announcement revealed the agenda, date, time, and primary focus of
The Ethereum blockchain has been gradually losing its spark for the past few months with reduced on-chain activity. It was once the top blockchain network for all decentralized activities, such as dApps, DeFi, NFTs, etc. But it continues to lose ground to other sophisticated blockchain networks with more use cases.
Bhutan, a country strategically located between China and India, is becoming a leader in sustainable crypto mining. It is leveraging its natural resources for a unique economic future. According to data from Arkram Intelligence, Bhutan has mined over $600 million in Bitcoin (BTC), which was powered by entirely clean hydropower.
The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance just closed the second round of its “Vote to Delist” campaign, and it’s already sending ripples across the crypto market. The campaign, which ran from April 10 to April 16, 2025, gave users the chance to vote on whether certain altcoins should be removed
