Lummis, Key U.S. Senator on Crypto Bill, Negotiating Dicey Points With White House

A Republican U.S. senator who has been at the center of talks over the crypto market structure bill that’s the industry’s top policy priority, Senator Cynthia Lummis, said that the White House has resisted ethics language she hashed out with Democrats. That’s left the Wyoming lawmaker as a go-between trying to satisfy Democratic colleagues in …
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Boutique Firm Nicholas Files for Fund Skipping U.S. Trading Hours

Weary U.S.-based bitcoin BTC$90,494.54 bulls might think it’s their imagination that they seem to wake up every morning to BTC doing pretty well only for prices to head lower during the U.S. trading session. They are, in fact, not imagining things. Data from crypto analytics platform Velo.xyz shows that over the past year, bitcoin is …
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Bitwise’s BITW Wins SEC Approval, Expanding U.S. Crypto Index ETP Market

Bitwise’s crypto fund has just become the second crypto index to begin trading, letting individual traders and institutions access to multiple cryptocurrencies in a single investment vehicle. . The Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (BITW), a $1.25 billion vehicle tracking the 10 largest digital assets, received the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s approval to …
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Change of Pattern Sees Gains Early in U.S. Day

What started as a slow U.S. morning on crypto markets has taken a quick turn, with bitcoin BTC$94,261.14 re-taking the $94,000 level. Hovering just above $90,000 earlier in the day, the largest crypto surged back to $94,000 minutes after 16:00 UTC, gaining more than $3,000 in less than an hour and up 4% over the …
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Tassat Wins U.S. Patent for ‘Yield-in-Transit’ Onchain Settlement Tech

Blockchain payments provider Tassat Group has received a U.S. patent for its onchain “yield-in-transit” (YIT) technology, which enables interest to accrue continuously through the moment ownership changes during settlement, the company said in a press release Tuesday. The New York-based firm said the patented approach covers intraday accrual and distribution of on-chain interest in high-velocity, …
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Traders Eyes Breakout Above $2.11 as U.S. ETFs Cross $1B Milestone

Token breaks above key support while volume surges 251% during psychological level defense at $2.00. News Background U.S. spot XRP ETFs continue pulling in uninterrupted inflows, with cumulative demand now exceeding $1 billion since launch — the fastest early adoption pace for any altcoin ETF. Institutional participation remains strong even as retail sentiment remains muted, …
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U.S. Regulator Pushes Back on Banks Fighting Crypto’s Pursuit of Trust Charters

The traditional banking industry has sought to slow down the surge of institutions seeking charters as trust banks that will serve digital assets customers, and Jonathan Gould, the chief of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said such a hesitancy would “risk reversing innovations.” “The OCC is hearing from existing national banks, on …
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U.S. Spot XRP ETFs Inflow Momentum Extends to 15th Day

U.S. spot XRP$2.0963 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are on course to top a net $1 billion in inflows in coming days, according to Mati Greenspan, the founder of Quantum Economics. Introduced on Nov. 14, the ETFs have experienced a 15-day inflow streak that has seen them accumulate a net $897.35 million, according to SoSo data. Funds …
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