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Blockchain Association CEO will move to Solana advocacy group
1.4.2025
Kristin Smith, CEO of the US-based Blockchain Association, will be leaving the cryptocurrency advocacy group for the recently launched Solana Policy Institute.In an April 1 notice, the Blockchain Association (BA) said Smith would be stepping down from her role as CEO on May 16. According to...
Coinbase CEO calls for change in stablecoin laws to enable ‘onchain interest’
1.4.2025
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is calling for legislative changes in the US to allow stablecoin holders to earn “onchain interest” on their holdings.In a March 31 post on X, Armstrong argued that crypto companies should be treated similarly to banks and be “allowed to,...
Coinbase CEO calls for change in stablecoin laws to enable ‘onchain interest’
1.4.2025
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is calling for legislative changes in the US to allow stablecoin holders to earn “onchain interest” on their holdings.In a March 31 post on X, Armstrong argued that crypto companies should be treated similarly to banks and be “allowed to,...
23andMe Is a Wake-Up Call on Data Sovereignty
31.3.2025
Whether the Sei Foundation buys 23andMe, or not, the genetic data company’s bankruptcy shows the perils of centralized data collection and how blockchains can protect the public, says Phil Mataras, founder and CEO of decentralized cloud network AR.IO
GTA 6's Second Trailer Will Likely Arrive Closer To Launch, Says Take-Two CEO
31.3.2025
483 days ago, Rockstar Games released the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6. And assuming GTA 6 doesn’t get delayed, the CEO of Rockstar parent company Take-Two seems to have indicated that fans might have to wait a few more months yet before another GTA 6 trailer arrives. Read more
Innovation Amid Yield Compression: DeFi Lending Markets in Q1 2025
31.3.2025
While yields across major lending platforms have compressed significantly, innovation at the market's edges demonstrates DeFi's continued maturation and growth, says Ryan Rodenbaugh, CEO of Wallfacer Labs, the team behind vaults.fyi
‘Contrary to popular belief,’ regulation isn’t slowing tokenization — Prometheum CEO
31.3.2025
The market for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) is growing by the day, but contrary to belief, the biggest hurdle to broader adoption isn’t regulation, but a lack of dedicated secondary markets for buying and selling tokenized securities, according to Prometheum founder and co-CEO Aaron...
Blackrock CEO Says US Debt Crisis Could Propel Bitcoin as Reserve Currency Challenger
31.3.2025
Blackrock CEO Larry Fink cautions that the United States risks forfeiting its global economic leadership to digital assets such as bitcoin if it fails to confront its mounting debt. He advocates for modernization through tokenization and decentralized finance (DeFi), emphasizing the potential...
Mercuryo CEO: Crypto’s Arrival on the World Stage Won’t Be a ‘Eureka Moment’
30.3.2025
According to Petr Kozyakov, trust in traditional finance, notwithstanding its inefficiencies, creates hesitancy among businesses and regulators regarding stablecoins. Traditional Finance Inertia Hinders Crypto Adoption Despite the early promises of blockchain technology to revolutionize global...
Listing an altcoin traps exchanges on 'forever hamster wheel' — River CEO
30.3.2025
When a cryptocurrency exchange lists its first altcoin, it sets itself up for an endless cycle of launching memecoins, warns a Bitcoin-only institution executive.“The minute an exchange adds one non-Bitcoin token, they are signing up to be on the forever hamster wheel of memecoins,”...
Listing an altcoin traps exchanges on 'forever hamster wheel' — River CEO
30.3.2025
When a cryptocurrency exchange lists its first altcoin, it sets itself up for an endless cycle of launching memecoins, warns a Bitcoin-only institution executive.“The minute an exchange adds one non-Bitcoin token, they are signing up to be on the forever hamster wheel of memecoins,”...
Listing an altcoin traps exchanges on ‘forever hamster wheel’ — River CEO
30.3.2025
When a cryptocurrency exchange lists its first altcoin, it sets itself up for an endless cycle of launching memecoins, warns a Bitcoin-only institution executive.“The minute an exchange adds one non-Bitcoin token, they are signing up to be on the forever hamster wheel of memecoins,”...
President Trump Pardons Arthur Hayes, 2 Other BitMEX Co-Founders
28.3.2025
Arthur Hayes, the former CEO of BitMEX, pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act and was sentenced to two years probation
SEC has officially closed its investigation into Crypto.com, says CEO
28.3.2025
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has officially closed its investigation into Crypto.com, with no action taken against the crypto exchange, according to the firm’s CEO Kris Marszalek.It comes around seven months after the SEC issued a Wells notice to the crypto platform in August...
Ex-FTX CEO moved to transit facility after interview
27.3.2025
Officials with the Federal Bureau of Prisons have moved former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried to a transit facility days after right-wing political commentator Tucker Carlson interviewed him.As of March 27, the Federal Bureau of Prisons website showed Bankman-Fried was being housed...
‘Stablecoin multiverse’ begins: Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino
27.3.2025
Paolo Ardoino, CEO of stablecoin issuer Tether, said the industry has just entered a new era, marked by an influx of stablecoin solutions from both private companies and governments.In a March 27 X thread, Ardoino said the crypto industry just entered the “stablecoin multiverse”...
Unicoin CEO: Why Are We Still Under the SEC's Gun?
26.3.2025
As a dozen crypto companies have been freed from enforcement actions and ongoing investigations, Unicoin remains in enforcement limbo
Bitget CEO slams Hyperliquid’s handling of “suspicious” incident involving JELLY token
26.3.2025
Gracy Chen, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Bitget, criticized Hyperliquid’s handling of a March 26 incident on its perpetual exchange, saying it put the network at risk of becoming “FTX 2.0.”On March 26, Hyperliquid, a blockchain network specializing in trading, said it delisted...
Hashgraph CEO — ‘Tokenization Isn’t a Bubble Waiting to Pop’
26.3.2025
I’ve seen my fair share of ‘hype cycles’ — from the dot-com boom to the initial coin offering (ICO) craze — so I understand why there’s skepticism around tokenization. It’s the latest buzzword, no doubt. But having watched past trends rise and fall firsthand, I can tell you this one’s different....
GameStop to Add Bitcoin to Balance Sheet
25.3.2025
Company CEO Ryan Cohen had teased possible purchases weeks ago, notably sharing a photo of himself and Strategy's Michael Saylor at a Mar-a-Lago event