The US Senate has confirmed US President Donald Trump pick Paul Atkins as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission in a 51-45 vote, with lawmakers largely voting along party lines. His appointment comes several months after Trump named Atkins to lead the commission late last year. Atkins previously served as an SEC commissioner between 2002 and 2008. He will…
Digital asset manager 21Shares has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a spot Dogecoin exchange-traded fund, following similar filings from rivals Bitwise and Grayscale. The 21Shares Dogecoin ETF would seek to track the price of the memecoin Dogecoin (DOGE), according to the firm’s April 9 Form S-1 registration statement. The Dogecoin Foundation’s corporate arm, House of…
The digital asset sphere experienced a vigorous upswing Wednesday, its total valuation swelling over 9% as bitcoin surpassed the $83,000 benchmark during afternoon trading. While the leading cryptocurrency rose 8.4%, select altcoins dramatically outpaced this trajectory. Market Whiplash: Crypto Market Gains 9% in a Day After a Week of Steep Declines Dominating the day’s crypto […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/from-red-to-rocket-fuel-crypto-market-valuation-climbs-post-turbulence/
Paul Atkins, President Trump’s pick to lead the SEC, was officially confirmed by a full Senate vote Wednesday evening, with lawmakers mostly voting along party lines. 52 Republicans voted to confirm Atkins, a pro-crypto SEC veteran who has made reforming the agency’s digital assets policy a top priority. 44 Democrats opposed the nomination. Atkins will succeed former SEC Chair Gary…
The CFTC has unleashed a major overhaul of crypto enforcement, slamming the brakes on punitive regulation and shifting power back to innovators. CFTC Aligns Crypto Enforcement With DOJ—Low-Level Violations No Longer Chased Acting Chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Caroline D. Pham issued a sweeping directive on Monday in Washington D.C., reshaping […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/cftc-orders-crypto-prosecution-slowdown-following-dojs-explosive-policy-overhaul/
The World Food Program USA is now accepting donations in more than 80 cryptocurrencies. That includes the likes of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDC, but also allows for donations in ApeCoin, BONK, and Dogecoin. The partnership is part of WFP USA’s wider ambitions to raise $25 million through the Emergency Hunger Relief Fund—and plug gaps in initiatives “that provide lifelong assistance…
Openzeppelin has announced the release of alpha Open Source versions of its Relayers and Monitor tools. With over 40 million transactions executed through Relayers and 45 million alerts triggered via Monitor, these tools have been widely adopted by thousands of blockchain developers across more than 70 networks, including Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible chains. By […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/openzeppelin-open-sources-relayers-and-monitor-tools-expanding-support-to-solana-and-stellar/
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved options trading on Ethereum exchange-traded funds. Filings on Wednesday show that the regulator approved trading options for BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust, along with the Bitwise Ethereum ETF and Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust and Ethereum Mini Trust. The Ethereum ETFs allow investors to gain exposure to digital assets without the need to buy and…
New Show Release – “The Bitcoin Policy Hour” April 9, 2025 – Nashville, TN – Bitcoin Magazine, in collaboration with the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI), has officially launched a new weekly show titled The Bitcoin Policy Hour, a timely and incisive series focused on political economy, macroeconomic policy, and the evolving global financial order. The weekly show features BPI Executive…
Crypto industry advisers were keen to push ahead with legislation at a meeting with lawmakers Wednesday but shied away from one topic: President Donald Trump’s meme coin launch and digital asset ventures. All agreed that regulating the fast-moving space was necessary but when pressed at a U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Trump’s potential conflicts of interest, speakers were quick…
