James Hunt is a reporter at The Block and writer of The Daily newsletter, keeping you up to speed on the latest crypto news every weekday. Prior to joining The Block in 2022, James spent four years as ...

Blockchain Association urges lawmakers to vote for Sen. Ted Cruz's measure to repeal controversial tax rule ...

Danny Park is an East Asia reporter at The Block writing on topics including Web3 developments and crypto regulations in the region. He was formerly a reporter at Forkast.News, where he actively ...

Cross-border payment services firm MANSA has secured a $10 million funding round led by Tether. MANSA offers onchain liquidity services using USDT to firms to make cross-border payments more ...

The agency announced the new unit on Thursday, calling it the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit, or CETU. Laura D’Allaird, who has been at the SEC for several years with various roles in ...

The SEC previously acknowledged spot XRP ETF filings from 21Shares, Bitwise, Grayscale, and CoinShares. The agency has also acknowledged a Litecoin ETF filing from Canary Capital. The U.S. Securities ...

As the U.S. Congress works to regulate crypto, state lawmakers are increasingly forging ahead on bills that embrace crypto, from ones creating bitcoin reserves and, more recently, another to keep ...

Trump’s crypto-friendly pick Howard Lutnick was confirmed by the Senate as new Secretary of Commerce. Lutnick has been leading financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, which has been a custodian for ...

The average crypto investor’s portfolio saw gains of $5,482 in 2024, according to cryptocurrency tax software platform CoinLedger. SUPER, HYPE and BTC contributed the largest unrealized gains, with ...

JPMorgan analysts warn that weakening institutional demand for CME bitcoin and ether futures is a bearish signal for crypto markets in the near term. The analysts say a lack of positive catalysts and ...

Bernstein analysts predict a “perfect storm” of political and regulatory support will drive U.S. stablecoin legislation forward this year, integrating stablecoins deeper into traditional finance. They ...

EigenLayer, Polymarket and UMA are collaborating on researching a next-generation oracle system. The new oracle is set to utilize EigenLayer’s infrastructure, including its restaking mechanism and the ...