One of 2 Remaining Democrats at U.S. CFTC Will Exit When New Chair Arrives
As the crypto industry awaits a surge in digital assets authority at the U.S. derivatives agency, Democrat Christy Goldsmith Romero plans to call it quits.
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Crypto-Friendly Former Congressman Patrick McHenry Joins A16z as a Senior Advisor
McHenry announced his new role in a Wednesday X post, writing that he was “eager to help innovators navigate the policy landscape so they can build.”
Gold-Back Cryptos Outperform as Precious Metal ETF Inflows Near Three-Year High
The price of gold is up nearly 11% so far in 2025 and 43% over the past 12 months.
Delta Blockchain Founder Kavita Gupta Unveils Cross Chain Interoperability Startup
Inclusive Layer aims to abstract away technical friction and create liquidity aggregation between the Ethereum, Solana, Base, Polygon and Arbitrum blockchains.
Ondo Finance to Bring RWAs to Mastercard Network
Mastercard’s MTN incorporates API-enabled blockchain tools to allow banks to streamline domestic and cross-border transactions
Avalanche Visa Card Goes Live Aiming to Further the Mass Adoption of Crypto
Users can spend their Avalanche tokens (AVAX), wrapped AVAX as well as the USDT and USDC stablecoins at any store in person or online that takes Visa.
XRP in Focus as Ripple Releases Institutional Roadmap for XRP Ledger
Fundamental investors tracking XRP have more reason to cheer as a planned set of features aims to make the XRP Ledger, the network underpinning that token, even more appealing for institutional usage. XRP prices are up 2.2% in the past 24 hours …
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire Wants Dollar-Backed Stablecoins to Register in U.S.: Bloomberg
“It shouldn’t be a free pass, right?” Jeremy Allaire, a co-founder of stablecoin issuer Circle said.
Bitcoin’s Lofty Max Pain Suggests Higher Spot Prices as $5B Options Expiry Approaches
Over $5 billion of notional value is set to expire this Friday on Deribit at 08:00 UTC.
Story Protocol’s IP Rockets 40% as Traders Bet on IP Tokenization
Despite markets taking a brutal hit on Tuesday, two altcoins—Story’s IP and Hyperliquid’s HYPE—are stealing the spotlight.