Defense attorneys reportedly requested a mistrial as jurors said they weren’t close to reaching a verdict in the case involving a $25 million Ethereum exploit.
Some Republicans’ initial plans to have crypto market structure out of committee by November have been sidetracked by the government shutdown.
The government is reportedly considering converting part of its sovereign wealth and gold holdings into digital assets, signaling the rise of crypto as a state-level asset class.
Stablecoins are shifting from crypto-native experiments to instruments embedded in existing banking and payment infrastructure.
Japan’s financial regulator has launched a “Payment Innovation Project” backing a joint initiative by major banks and corporations to issue yen-based stablecoins.
After adopting the AI Act last year, the European Union is considering easing certain provisions amid mounting pressure from the US and Big Tech.
Dollar-backed stablecoins reinforce U.S. currency dominance while democratizing finance in developing nations, countering China’s debt-trap diplomacy.
Coinbase’s Shan Aggarwal and Scott Meadows spoke to Cointelegraph at the Blockchain Futurist Conference on the future of the industry in the US.
The US Treasury Department accepted comments related to the implementation of the stablecoin bill until Tuesday as part of the law’s planned rollout.
Current fiscal and monetary policies will cause hard asset prices to rise, but both are signs of late-stage economic decay, Dalio said.