U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission officials discussed modernising decades-old securities frameworks during the agency’s “Material Matters” podcast as digital assets remain a central part of the regulator’s broader policy agenda.
Bitcoin dropped below the key $80,000 level during Asian trading hours as stronger-than-expected US inflation data and geopolitical tensions surrounding Taiwan pressured risk assets globally.
MARA Holdings shares fell after the Bitcoin miner disclosed a $1.26 billion first-quarter net loss and confirmed it sold nearly $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin during the period.
Bitcoin failed to break above its 200-day moving average near $82,430, with analysts at CryptoQuant warning the rejection could signal growing downside risks for the broader crypto market.
Donald Trump is reportedly considering a large package of roughly 250 presidential pardons tied to America’s 250th Independence Day celebrations, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal.
Hyperliquid fell roughly 4% to around $38 after failing twice to break above the key $45 resistance level despite renewed attention following the launch of the first US-based Hyperliquid ETF product.
Just 4% of surveyed Americans said a political candidate’s stance on cryptocurrency policy would significantly influence how they vote, according to a poll released by POLITICO and conducted by polling firm Public First.
Vietnam could launch the first official activity within its regulated crypto asset market as early as the third quarter of 2026, according to Deputy Finance Minister Nguyen Duc Chi.
Metaplanet reported first-quarter operating income of 2.27 billion yen ($14.38 million) as revenue from Bitcoin options and derivatives more than tripled from a year earlier.
Nigel Farage is reportedly facing a parliamentary standards inquiry over whether he failed to declare a £5 million ($6.7 million) gift received from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne before entering the UK Parliament in 2024.
Paybis received both a MiCA crypto-asset service provider licence and a PSD2 payment institution licence from Latvijas Banka as the company expands regulated crypto infrastructure services across the European Union.
Fidelity International launched a tokenised liquidity fund on blockchain infrastructure linked to Chainlink and Sygnum Bank as institutional tokenised finance activity continued expanding.
