An Unlikely Crypto Champion Emerges at the CFTC Caroline Pham wasn’t supposed to be a permanent fixture at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Appointed as acting chairman during a transitional period, she could have easily kept the seat warm for a more permanent successor. But that’s not what happened. Instead, Pham, a former senior…
Bitcoin network sees significant hashrate decline I was looking at the Bitcoin network data this morning, and something caught my eye. The hashrate—that’s the total computing power securing the network—dropped by about 8% in just 24 hours. That’s not a small fluctuation; it represents roughly 100 exahashes per second going offline. When you see numbers…
CME expands crypto derivatives with XRP and Solana futures CME Group has introduced spot-quoted futures contracts for XRP and Solana, marking another step in the traditional finance giant’s crypto expansion. The new contracts follow the same structure as CME’s existing spot-quoted Bitcoin and Ether futures, which launched back in June. What makes these different from…
Regulatory deadline passes without stablecoin proposal South Korea’s Financial Services Commission missed a December 10 deadline to submit a draft stablecoin bill. The regulator said it needed more time to coordinate positions with other agencies. This delay comes as lawmakers and financial authorities continue to debate fundamental questions about who should be allowed to issue…
Major acquisition in Latin American crypto space Nexo, the digital assets platform managing over $11 billion, has made a significant move into Latin America. They’ve acquired Buenbit, an Argentine cryptocurrency exchange that’s registered with the country’s national securities commission. The deal amount wasn’t disclosed, but it’s being called one of the largest acquisitions in the…
Political Figures Lead Crypto Influence Rankings CoinDesk released its annual Most Influential list this week, and the results show something interesting. For 2025, policymakers—especially American ones—took center stage. U.S. President Donald Trump topped the list as the first individual recognized, which makes sense when you think about it. He’s signed executive orders, pushed Congress on…
Binance API changes point to stock trading expansion Binance has quietly updated its API documentation, and the changes look pretty telling. They’ve added three new endpoints that seem to be laying groundwork for stock trading features. One endpoint specifically mentions “TradFi-Perps agreement contract” in its URL structure, which is the kind of language you’d expect…
Polish government pushes crypto legislation despite presidential veto Poland’s government has reintroduced a cryptocurrency bill that President Karol Nawrocki vetoed just last week. Prime Minister Donald Tusk is now urging the president to sign the legislation, citing what officials describe as national security threats linked to Russia and other former Soviet states. The bill, formally…
Major Banking Partnership Expands Crypto Access in Europe Revolut, the British digital banking platform, has teamed up with Trust Wallet to offer cryptocurrency purchasing services across the European Union. This partnership means Trust Wallet users can now buy digital assets directly through Revolut’s payment infrastructure, which includes Revolut Pay, credit cards, debit cards, and bank…
Blockchain data challenges PEPE’s fair launch narrative New analysis from blockchain data visualization platform Bubblemaps is raising questions about the memecoin PEPE’s original launch story. According to their findings, about 30% of the token’s initial supply was bundled together at launch in April 2023. This contradicts the project’s branding as a “coin for the people”…
