U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the crypto world on Sunday night with the announcement of a crypto strategic reserve plan that includes XRP, Cardano’s ADA and Solana’s SOL — later adding bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) to the mix. Trump has been discussing the idea of a strategic crypto reserve since his 2024 presidential campaign. … Read more
Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ), a provider of digital infrastructure for high-performance computing (HPC) and bitcoin miner, has announced the appointment of Jim Nygaard as its new chief financial officer, effective Mar. 17.Nygaard, a veteran finance executive, brings extensive experience in M&A, corporate finance, and capital markets from his tenures at XMS Capital Partners and Morgan … Read more
A U.S. crypto strategic reserve appears more likely after President Trump’s announcement over the weekend, Wall Street bank Citi (C) said in a research report on Monday. The President announced that XRP, solana (SOL) and cardano (ADA) would be included in a strategic reserve, and later added bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) to the list … Read more
Crypto exchange Coinbase is seeking to discover how much the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) spent on enforcement action against crypto firms. Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal said in a March 3 statement to X that the request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was submitted to the SEC to find out … Read more
As the smoke clears on its own newly dropped enforcement case, Coinbase is demanding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission cough up a record of its spending on investigations and actions against the wider industry in recent years The biggest U.S. crypto exchange is filing a Freedom of Information Act request — using its contractor … Read more
Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of Strategy (MSTR)Strategy (MSTR) on Monday morning confirmed it did not purchase additional bitcoin (BTC) in the week ended Sunday, keeping its total holdings at 499,096 BTC. Led by Michael Saylor, the company has notably been making sizable bitcoin purchases nearly every week for the past … Read more
Update (March 4, 12:15 am UTC): This article has been updated to add price information on ApeCoin and Yuga Labs’ NFTs. Non-fungible token (NFT) conglomerate Yuga Labs says the US Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into the company. “After 3+ years, the SEC has officially closed its investigation into Yuga Labs,” the … Read more
On March 2, XRP registered a massive rally of 34.15%. The price pump came after US President Donald Trump’s announcement that XRP (XRP) would be included in a US strategic crypto reserve alongside Solana (SOL) and Cardano (ADA). XRP 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView However, the altcoin retraced 50% of its rally on March 3, and … Read more
Tether has appointed Simon McWilliams as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as the leading stablecoin issuer moves toward the completion of a full financial audit. McWilliams, a finance executive with over 20 years of experience, is set to lead Tether’s transparency and regulatory engagement efforts. The appointment, according to the company’s announcement, represents a … Read more
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3109.04, up 14.5% (+393.25) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: ADA (+58.8%) and XRP (+25.5%). Laggards: LTC (-8.5%) and APT (+0.6%). … Read more