Key Takeaways Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Spain’s second-largest bank, has received regulatory approval to offer cryptocurrency trading services in the country. The Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV) has given the green light for BBVA to introduce Bitcoin and…
Key Takeaways Singapore Exchange (SGX) is set to introduce Bitcoin perpetual futures in the second half of 2025, pending approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Unlike traditional futures, perpetual contracts do not have an expiry date, allowing continuous…
Key Takeaways Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially approved Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC as trading pairs on licensed digital asset exchanges. The decision expands the regulator’s list of eligible crypto and aims to enhance flexibility for crypto-related…
Key Takeaways U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, has called on David Sacks, President Donald Trump’s Special Advisor for AI and Crypto, to disclose financial details and clarify how he…
Key Takeaways Chris Larsen, co-founder of Ripple, lost 283 million XRP, worth approximately $150 million, in a sophisticated hacking incident that took place in January 2024. New information has emerged linking the breach to compromised private keys stored in LastPass,…
Key Takeaways Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded significant outflows of nearly $370 million on March 7 as investors reacted to former U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve. According to data from Farside Investors, institutional investors…
Key Takeaways Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT, has frozen $27 million in assets linked to the Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, which had been sanctioned by the European Union. This move has forced Garantex to suspend operations,…
Key Takeaways A new bill aimed at preventing U.S. public officials from issuing and profiting from cryptocurrencies, including meme coins, is set to be introduced in Congress. Representative Sam Liccardo, a freshman Democrat from California, announced his plan to introduce…
Key Takeaways Aleksei Andriunin, the 26-year-old founder of crypto market-making firm Gotbit, has been extradited from Portugal to the United States to face charges related to market manipulation and wire fraud. Andriunin, a Russian national, was arrested in Portugal on…
Key Takeaways Crypto exchange Bybit has taken a significant step toward securing a full operational license in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after receiving in-principle approval (IPA) from the country’s Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) on February 18, 2025. This…
