Congressional panels have advanced nominations for regulators who will deal with crypto, but the full Senate hasn’t confirmed them yet. We’re also running out of time for market structure. PS: I’ll be in Washington, D.C. for the Blockchain Association’s annual summit. I’d love to say hi if you’re there. You’re reading State of Crypto, a…
United States federal prosecutors are seeking a possible 12-year prison term for Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon. Prosecutors are seeking that penalty because they believe the TerraUSD disaster was a “colossal fraud.” The United States government told Judge Paul Engelmayer in New York that the crime was massive enough to wreck entire corners of the…
LUNC price outperformed Bitcoin and top altcoins this week, posting over 212% gains. The token surged to $0.000078 heading into the weekend, with 24-hour trading volume exceeding $841 million on Saturday. Crypto market sentiment continued moving from “Fear” to “Extreme Fear” around Saturday afternoon (UTC). The trend was primarily driven by Bitcoin (BTC) dropping back…
Western Union has announced the development of a prepaid card bolstered by stablecoins. The money transfer titan is focusing on… For the full story, head over to TheCurrencyAnalytics.com.
Published: Dec 06, 2025 at 18:56 Coinidol.com: STETH, short for staked Ether, represents a version of Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency, Ether (ETH), that has been tokenized to represent its staked form. This concept is closely related to Ethereum 2.0, which is an upgrade to the existing Ethereum network aiming to improve scalability, security, and sustainability. …
The European Commission’s proposal to expand the powers of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is raising concerns about the centralization of the bloc’s licensing regime, despite signaling deeper institutional ambitions for its capital markets structure. On Thursday, the Commission published a package proposing to “direct supervisory competences” for key pieces of market infrastructure,…
Major French banking group BPCE is set to start offering crypto trading services to retail customers through its Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Épargne apps starting Monday. Customers of four regional banks, including Banque Populaire Île-de-France and Caisse d’Épargne Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, will be able to buy and sell bitcoin BTC$89,751.48, ether ETH$3,051.21, solana SOL$133.05, and USDC…
The newly approved resolutions by the Chamber of Deputies to regulate unauthorized mining have left Bitcoin miners in Paraguay to comply with new state demands. The relocation is expected to enhance regulation as the sector grows, and Paraguay should be a big stakeholder in the international distribution of hash rates. Tighter supervision occurs through government…
Ripple’s $4 billion acquisition of Hidden Road, GTreasury, Rail, and Palisade is part of its grand plan to capture and consolidate the entire institutional workflow, replacing fragmented traditional systems by 2026. Ripple, the world’s largest blockchain-based digital payment company, made a series of huge strategic acquisitions this year, including GTreasury, Rail, Palisade, and Hidden Road….
On December 5, 2025, a significant development unfolded in the world of digital currencies: the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)… For the full story, head over to TheCurrencyAnalytics.com.
