The makers of fantasy role-playing game RavenQuest will launch the QUEST token on the gaming-focused Ethereum layer-2 network Immutable zkEVM on Wednesday. Developed by Tavernlight Games, the free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game—or MMORPG—released for PC on March 14. Now the studio is launching RavenQuest’s native token to “fuel” its economy. “QUEST is not waiting for a use case,” the…
Circle Internet Group Inc., a leading stablecoin operator, is aiming to go public with an S-1 filing that outlines major opportunities and challenges in the fast-evolving digital finance sector. Circle’s High-Stakes Leap Into Public Trading Circle, the issuer behind the widely circulated stablecoin USDC, has unveiled plans for an initial public offering (IPO), signaling a […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/stablecoin-issuer-circle-files-for-ipo/
Today, H.B. 4258, which authorizes the state’s comptroller to invest up to $250 million in bitcoin has been referred to the state’s Delivery of Government Efficiency Committee, which is Texas’ version of the United States federal government’s DOGE. The bill was originally introduced to the Texas House of Representatives on March 11, 2025, and was sponsored by two Democratic Congresspeople…
Crypto exchange Backpack has initiated the first phase of the claims process for former FTX users in Europe. According to an April 1 announcement, users will need to create an account on the exchange, submit Know Your Customer information, and connect it to their FTX EU claim account. Backpack has not set a deadline for this phase of the claims…
Major cryptos rose on Tuesday amid an uptick in investor sentiment that tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on his “Liberation Day” Wednesday would be less severe than anticipated, but analysts remain wary about a potential trade war’s impact on markets. Bitcoin’s price was recently trading at about $84,900, a more than 2.5% gain over the past 24 hours,…
Texas Senator Ted Cruz proposed a bill aimed at incentivizing crypto miners to use flared gas for energy generation in the state. In an April 1 notice, Cruz said he had introduced the Facilitate Lower Atmospheric Released Emissions, or FLARE, Act in the US Senate, aiming to make Texas “the number one place for Bitcoin mining.” Bitcoin (BTC) miner MARA…
American Bitcoin Corp., a Trump family-backed crypto mining operation, has plans to raise additional capital, including through an initial public offering (IPO), according to an April 1 report by Bloomberg. On March 31, Hut 8 — a publicly traded Bitcoin (BTC) miner — acquired a majority stake in American Bitcoin (formerly American Data Centers), whose founders include Donald Trump Jr.…
Former maintainer of Monero Ricardo Spagni, known in crypto circles as Fluffypony, has alerted about the collapse of the current Know Your Customer (KYC) strategies at the hands of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. On X, Spagni assessed that still-in-use KYC procedures are on the way out, declaring that within the next 24 months “there will […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/former-monero-maintainer-warns-about-upcoming-wave-of-ai-assisted-kyc-fraud/
Stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group has filed an S-1 registration statement for an initial public offering in the US, an April 1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows. The USD Coin (USDC) issuer is planning to list its Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CRCL,” the filing shows. Circle’s prospectus does…
Video game retailer GameStop said Tuesday that it has completed a $1.5 billion offering of convertible senior notes to investors, with plans to use the proceeds in part to purchase Bitcoin to hold in its corporate treasury. GameStop announced its Bitcoin plans last week, first adding the asset to its list of acceptable treasury assets before announcing that it planned…
