Two Republican candidates supported by at least a combined $1.5 million in media spending from a cryptocurrency-backed political action committee (PAC) are making final pleas to voters turning out for special elections in Florida congressional districts.On April 1, voters in Florida's 1st and 6th congressional districts will head to the polls to decide whether to keep Republican representatives or hand over control to Democrats for the first time in roughly 30 years. The Defend American Jobs PAC — an affiliate of Fairshake, which poured more than $131 million in the 2024 US election cycle — has spent a combined $1.5 million on media for Republicans Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine, running against Democrats Gay Valimont and Josh Weil, respectively.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has called for legislation allowing stablecoin holders to earn interest on the digital currency. In a recent article published on X, Armstrong said allowing on-chain interest for stablecoins could have a massive impact on growing stablecoin adoption.
Venture capital funding continued to pour into the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry in March, even as market commentators sensationalized the end of the bull market amid Bitcoin's 30% retracement. VC flows are considered a vital sign for the blockchain industry, with higher deal activity indicative of strong investor appetite and growing innovation in the space.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is revoking an advisory requiring strict review of new virtual asset derivatives – financial instruments that derive their value from an underlying cryptocurrency, allowing investors to speculate on price movements without directly owning the asset.
As the US prepares to implement new tariffs, the crypto market is seeing increased volatility. Recent developments involving China, Japan, and South Korea may further contribute to market uncertainty.
Rep. French Hill offered a rare rebuke of the president's crypto dealings from within his own party, as multiple crypto bills make their way through Congress.
Crypto wallets enable you to send and receive cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum by keeping your private keys, which are the passwords that grant you access to your funds, safe and easily accessible.
As World Liberty Financial raised more than half a billion dollars, President Donald Trump's family took control of the crypto venture and grabbed the lion's share of those funds, aided by governance terms that industry experts say favor insiders.
The leading cryptocurrency fell as low as $81,500 on Monday.
When SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce released her statement on February 21, 2025, titled “There Must Be Some Way Out of Here,” it didn't read like a typical piece of regulatory commentary.