US Senate advances a CBDC ban with an 84-to-6 vote, embedded in a housing bill – a clause prohibits Fed-issued digital currency until 2030.
FBI: Crypto fraud surges to USD 9.3 billion in 2024. Older investors hit hardest – Bitcoin & Co. at the center of modern cybercrime.
US Senate passes GENIUS Act to regulate stablecoins. Law establishes first nationwide framework for digital assets.
Ethereum Pectra upgrade and recovering macro environment drives a 49% rally, pushing ETH to a 325B USD market cap, surpassing Coca Cola.
BX Digital, which received the first FINMA license for a DLT trading system in mid-March, announces the first five trading participants.
The number of companies based in the “Crypto Valley” increased by another 14% last year, according to an industry report.
Trump and single US states launch Bitcoin reserves – a milestone for crypto as a strategic asset in financial policy.
Bitcoin rises to $74,416 and outperforms gold, equities, and silver since the start of the war, with $1.3 billion in ETF inflows in March.
BlackRock launches ETHB, the first Ethereum staking ETF in the US, offering around 3% yield and staking up to 95% of its ETH holdings.
Pi Network promises crypto mining via smartphone: 70 million users and scam allegations – an analysis of the controversial project.
