US Treasury Considers Digital ID in DeFi to Curb Illicit Finance

US Treasury Considers Digital ID in DeFi to Curb Illicit Finance

The US Department of the Treasury is seeking public feedback on how digital identity tools and other emerging technologies could be used to fight illicit finance in crypto markets, with one option being embedding identity checks into decentralized finance (DeFi) smart contracts. The consultation, published this week, stems from the newly enacted Guiding and Establishing…

Adam Back’s $2.1B BTC Treasury Play Plans to Overtake MARA in BTC Holdings

Adam Back’s $2.1B BTC Treasury Play Plans to Overtake MARA in BTC Holdings

Bitcoin Standard Treasury Co. (BSTR), a bitcoin treasury vehicle led by cryptography pioneer Adam Back, sees itself as a company with a mission to accelerate real-world bitcoin adoption. But it might be setting out on another milestone: becoming one of the biggest corporate bitcoin holders. The company, which is preparing to go public on Nasdaq…

Ethereum Awakens $1.5M Wallet After 10 Years of Inactivity

Ethereum Awakens $1.5M Wallet After 10 Years of Inactivity

One of the first investors in Ethereum has redeployed a stored wallet of about 1million.  According to the blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, investors initially bought 104 ETH in the 2014 coin offering. The wallet has not been used in over nine years, but recently it sent 334.7 ETH to a new address, which is a…

Pepeto or Little Pepe? - 2 Crypto Presales Going Head To Head in 2025

Pepeto or Little Pepe? – 2 Crypto Presales Going Head To Head in 2025

Pepeto stands out for pairing a clear narrative with features traders can use. At $0.000000147, it offers a low entry as the current presale stage nears its conclusion before moving on to Stage 10. A live demo of the exchange supports confidence in the build. Alongside the pitch, Pepeto brings a cross-chain bridge, a zero-fee…

Novogratz Worries About Economy If Bitcoin Reaches $1M In 2026

Novogratz Worries About Economy If Bitcoin Reaches $1M In 2026

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz says a million-dollar Bitcoin next year wouldn’t be a victory but rather a sign that the US economy is in serious trouble. “People who cheer for the million-dollar Bitcoin price next year, I was like, Guys, it only gets there if we’re in such a shitty place domestically,” Novogratz told…

BlackRock’s Rick Rieder on Why Current Investment Environment Is Best Ever

BlackRock’s Rick Rieder on Why Current Investment Environment Is Best Ever

Rick Rieder, BlackRock’s chief investment officer of global fixed income, said earlier this week the current backdrop represents the “best investment environment ever,” citing unusually favorable dynamics in both equity and bond markets. Speaking on CNBC, Rieder described “extraordinary” technical conditions in equities, with trillions of dollars still parked in money market funds and robust…

Trump-Putin Faces Bipartisan Backlash Amid of Sanctions

Trump-Putin Faces Bipartisan Backlash Amid of Sanctions

President Donald Trump is back in America after a three-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska and is facing a fierce backlash from both political parties.  No commitments or punitive measures were reached after the meeting, held between the two leaders and witnessed the first face-to-face engagement since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine…