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A critical bill that could allow Arizona to hold cryptocurrencies, including $XRP, has recently made significant progress. In a landmark development, Arizona Senate Bill 1649 (SB1649) has cleared the House Rules Committee and is now headed to a full House floor vote. This progress follows an earlier milestone when the bill, introduced by Mark Finchem, passed the Senate Finance Committee with a 4–2–1 vote. Key Points Lawmakers in Arizona are advancing a bill that would allow the state to hold cryptocurrencies, including $XRP, in a strategic reserve. The legislation has cleared the House Rules Committee with support from eight lawmakers…

Fresh on-chain data shows significant movement of billions of Shiba Inu ($SHIB) tokens across centralized exchanges, drawing increased attention from market observers. Blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence reported that 4.8 billion $SHIB flowed into exchanges in the past 24 hours, worth roughly $27,000 at current prices. The transfers occurred on the first days of April, a month that historically delivers mixed but occasionally positive performance for the memecoin. Notably, several entities, including Revolut, Binance, and Bithumb, contributed to the net flow of nearly 5 billion $SHIB tokens into exchanges. Key Points More than 4 billion Shiba Inu tokens moved into…

Wall Street bank Citi says proposed limits on stablecoin rewards in the latest draft of U.S. market structure legislation would be a setback for Circle (CRCL) but not a fundamental threat to the investment case. “We view this development potentially (but not necessarily) as a scaling setback, but not a thesis killer,” wrote analysts led by Peter Christiansen in the Tuesday report. The draft bill allows narrowly defined rewards programs as long as they don’t resemble bank deposit interest, the analysts said. A broader ban on third-party rewards would not directly affect Circle’s net revenue, as the firm already passes…

BitGo has launched a new institutional service that lets clients mint, redeem, and manage stablecoins from within a single platform. The rollout begins with support for $USD1 and SoFiUSD, extending BitGo’s push deeper into stablecoin infrastructure. BitGo is moving further into the stablecoin plumbing business, this time with a product aimed squarely at institutions that want issuance and redemption built into the same workflow as custody and asset operations. The company said its new service will allow institutional clients to mint, redeem, and manage stablecoins and other digital assets directly through its platform. The initial launch includes support for $USD1,…

The rise of non USD stablecoins marks a powerful shift in the global crypto landscape. Investors now explore alternatives beyond dollar-backed assets. New data reveals strong growth in supply and user adoption. This trend signals changing preferences across global markets. A recent study by Dune and Visa highlights this transformation. The supply of non USD stablecoins reached nearly 1.2 billion dollars in February. This figure reflects a sharp 70 percent increase since January 2023. At the same time, the number of unique holders surged dramatically. The report shows a massive 2900 percent jump in users, reaching 1.2 million holders. This…

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has formally begun implementing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, releasing its first notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and opening a 60-day public comment period. The 87-page proposal outlines how the Treasury will determine whether state-level stablecoin regulatory regimes are “substantially similar” to the federal framework—a key threshold allowing smaller issuers to remain under state supervision. Under the GENIUS Act, stablecoin issuers with less than $10 billion in outstanding supply can opt for state-level regulation, provided those regimes meet or exceed federal standards. The proposed rule establishes broad principles…

Phong Le, president and CEO of Strategy, who oversees both the enterprise analytics business and the corporate Bitcoin treasury operations, sold 3,299 shares of the company’s Class A common stock this week, according to a recent SEC filing. The shares were sold at an average price of $138, generating more than $456,000 in proceeds. Le also disclosed the acquisition of 7,320 MSTR shares through the exercise of restricted stock units. Strategy ended Wednesday up 2% at $139. The stock slipped 2% at market opening on Thursday and has fallen 8% so far this year, per Yahoo Finance. The Virginia-based software…

The prediction markets boom is drawing in some of the biggest names on Wall Street, and it is catching the eye of federal enforcers. America’s top commodities regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), through a speech by its director of enforcement, put the industry on notice on Tuesday that insider trading laws apply in prediction markets, directly rebuking a growing assumption in the sector. The warning comes as JPMorgan Chase hinted that it was weighing a potential entry into the space, with crypto venture firm Paradigm reportedly building a dedicated trading terminal for prediction market professionals. Why is the…

Wallet in Telegram, the crypto asset management tool built into the Telegram messaging platform has teamed up with decentralized exchange Lighter to bring perpetual futures to over 150 million users, the team announced Thursday. Integrated directly into Crypto Wallet, users can now open leveraged long and short positions on 50-plus crypto and real-world assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Toncoin, oil, gold, stocks, and ETFs, with up to 50× leverage. Retail users have long faced barriers to perpetual trading due to complex interfaces and the need to transfer funds to specialized exchanges. According to Andrew Rogozov, founder and CEO of The Open…

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has slashed its $20.33 billion $STRK at-the-market (ATM) offering on March 22 after selling just 5% of its 269.8 million share goal. The bitcoin (BTC) treasury company has slashed the number of authorized $STRK shares by 85% from 269.8 million to 40.3 million, and has sold only 14.02 million. Switching focus, the company simultaneously quadrupled authorized shares of its quasi-pegged preferred, STRC, as well as a massive increase of its MSTR common stock ATM. The market barely noticed. Strategy’s own X account announced the filing by trumpeting new $21 billion STRC and $21 billion MSTR authorizations. It…