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U.S. CFTC's Johnson Says She'll Also Exit, Leaving an Empty House for Incoming Chair
21.5.2025
The last of the sitting commissioners for the U.S. regulator that may get top oversight duties over crypto is leaving along with all of her colleagues
Fresh Pokémon Card Madness Has GameStop Limiting Collectors To One Box Each
20.5.2025
The Pokémon card scene is getting out of control again. Things appeared to die down for a bit following a pandemic-fueled collecting frenzy, but new sets in 2025 are selling out and prices on the secondhand market are skyrocketing. And it’s coming to a head at GameStop, the unlikely new epicenter...
True Markets Raises $11M in Series A, Launches Mobile-First DeFi Trading App on Solana
20.5.2025
The funding round was co-led by Accomplice and RRE Ventures, with participation from Reciprocal Ventures, Variant Fund and PayPal Ventures
VARA Fortifies Controls on Crypto Margin Trading in Dubai, Refreshes Rulebook
19.5.2025
VARA has introduced greater leverage controls and collateralization requirements through provisions in its Broker-Deal and Exchange Rulebooks
Police Arrest Man Found With More Than $300K Worth Of Stolen Pokémon Cards
16.5.2025
Every day, I get sad that Pokémon aren’t real, but sometimes we get real-world amalgamations of their world in ours. Team Rocket and all their monster-stealing ways may not be an actual organization, but we’ve got plenty of people committing pocket monster crimes here on Earth. A recent example...
Pokémon TCG's Return Of Team Rocket Is A Triumph
16.5.2025
Oh it’s fun to have good news! The latest set from the Pokémon TCG, Scarlet & Violet Destined Rivals, is a top-notch collection of cards bursting with Team Rocket antics, which sports (in my limited experience, at least) pull rates I don’t believe we’ve seen in this era. Having torn open 55 packs...
CFTC's Pham Said to Plot Exit, Agency May Be Left Without a Party Majority
15.5.2025
As Summer Mersinger exits to run the Blockchain Association and Caroline Pham talks of leaving when the new chairman arrives, the commission may fall to two
CFTC Commissioner Mersinger to Be CEO at Blockchain Association
14.5.2025
The Republican commissioner at the U.S. commodities regulator will be jumping into the industry just as major pieces of crypto legislation are brewing
The Hottest Cards In May's Team Rocket Pokémon TCG Set, Destined Rivals
5.5.2025
While the most recent Pokémon TCG set, Journey Together, may have been something of an anticlimax, the fervor surrounding the game has still ensured it’s close to impossible to buy. Individual cards may be more reasonably priced, but just buying the packs means pouncing on stores the moment they...
Morgan Stanley to Bring Spot Crypto Trading to E*Trade Amid US Crypto Policy Shift
2.5.2025
Morgan Stanley is gearing up to offer direct crypto trading on E*Trade, signaling a seismic shift as Wall Street embraces bitcoin amid a more favorable regulatory environment in the United States. Morgan Stanley Plans E*Trade Crypto Launch Global investment bank Morgan Stanley is preparing...
AI Crypto Agents Are Ushering in a New Era of ‘DeFAI’
30.4.2025
The use of autonomous agents to analyze market trends, balance portfolios and even manage liquidity across decentralized exchanges is a revolution you can’t afford to ignore, says the HBAR Foundation’s Gregg Bell
Author of Crypto Bills Now Being Rehashed Predicts 'Wicked Hot Summer' in Congress
30.4.2025
Patrick McHenry, the ex-lawmaker who championed last year's crypto legislation, also said he expects a role to be found for Tether in the U.S. stablecoin field
Man Beaten And Robbed For $5k Pokémon Card
29.4.2025
As the value of Pokémon TCG cards hits its highest point in the game’s 30-year history, new cards are increasingly difficult to get hold of, and some classic cards have become worth vastly more by weight than gold. This inevitably attracts criminal acts, but few as violent and frightening as that...
I Haven't Played Pokémon TCG Pocket In Months But Celestial Guardians' Alolan Raichu Might Finally Bring Me Back
24.4.2025
I could not even tell you the last time I touched Pokémon TCG Pocket. I went from opening the mobile card-hunting game every day to hardly ever thinking about it. However, the upcoming new set Celestial Guardians might change that. The Pokémon Sun and Moon-based expansion includes an Alolan Raichu...
Theo Raises $20M to Bring Wall Street-Grade Trading Tools to Crypto
24.4.2025
Theo offers a platform for retail users to deposit assets into vaults utilizing advanced strategies
Crypto Trading Supercharged Digital Bank Revolut's Profit to Over 1B Pounds in 2024
24.4.2025
The London-based fintech group's wealth revenue increased 298% from 127,139 pounds to just over £500 million in the full year 2024
The Highest-Priced Cards In Pokémon TCG's Journey Together
22.4.2025
Journey Together might be a reasonably interesting set for the tabletop card game, re-introducing Trainer Pokémon to the game for the first time in 25 years, but it’s a massive anticlimax for collectors. Which turns out to be just the thing the hobby desperately needed; there are no $1000+ cards...
U.S. Derivatives Watchdog Weighs 24/7 Action With Crypto Oversight on Horizon
22.4.2025
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has opened a public-comment period for around-the-clock derivatives activity, as seen in the digital assets space
Charles Schwab CEO’s Crypto Countdown: ‘12 Months’ Until Takeoff
20.4.2025
The Charles Schwab Corporation announced plans to launch direct spot cryptocurrency trading within the next year, capitalizing on regulatory shifts and client demand, while navigating macroeconomic turbulence marked by Fed rate uncertainty and tariff-related market volatility. Tick-Tock! Schwab’s...
Trade War: China’s ‘Nuclear Option’ Is a Double-Edged Sword, Pakistani Official Warns
15.4.2025
The ongoing U.S.-China trade war has sparked fears that Beijing might escalate its retaliation by dumping $700 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds. While this could pressure the U.S. to scrap tariffs, a Pakistani government official warns it’s a double-edged sword that could harm China’s reserves...