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Last Tuesday’s House Ways and Means Committee hearing on digital asset tax bills was pretty straightforward. The members of the committee asked largely substantive questions, seemingly aimed at better understanding both how crypto taxes might work as well as what holes exist in current tax policy. There was no sniping at each other, no real pot shots at President Donald Trump and his family and no major arguments. At most, we had a few lawmakers question whether crypto is really an urgent issue amid current economic conditions. In agency news, the CFTC published a proposal for better regulating prediction markets,…

MiCAR Is Replacing the Old System MiCAR has replaced fragmented national crypto registration regimes across the European Economic Area with a single, harmonized authorization framework for crypto-asset service providers, or CASPs. The transition is creating real urgency for businesses that built their operations under country-level VASP registration rules that no longer meet the new standard. Two markets sit at the center of the pressure. Lithuania’s transition period for legacy VASPs ended Dec. 31, 2025. Poland’s domestic implementation path remains unresolved as a July 1, 2026, MiCAR transition deadline approaches. What Bitgo Europe Is Offering Bitgo Europe, authorized by Germany’s Federal…

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin has reignited debate around the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto after saying cryptographer Len Sassaman and early Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney remain the strongest candidates behind Bitcoin’s creation. During a recent interview, Lubin discussed Bitcoin’s future, the growing risks from quantum computing, and what could eventually happen to Satoshi’s untouched Bitcoin wallets. “It’s definitely not Adam,” Lubin said while dismissing theories surrounding Adam Back. “But Len Sassaman and Hal have been, in my opinion, the leading candidates for a very long time.” Dormant Bitcoin Fuels Satoshi Speculation The Finney and Sassaman theories have continued gaining traction largely…

A former Ethereum Foundation contributor has warned that Ethereum’s development ecosystem could face a funding crunch within the next three to nine months. This raises concerns about the network’s ability to continue delivering major upgrades and long-term innovation. Trent VanEpps, who worked at the Ethereum Foundation from 2021 to 2026, said Ethereum may be heading toward a “slow-burning funding crisis.” He explained that this will happen as key funding sources begin to dry up. According to him, the issue goes beyond a temporary budget gap. It points to deeper structural challenges around how Ethereum funds and supports its core contributors.…

Maple, an on-chain asset management company focused on digital asset lending, announced an integration with Tempo, a payments blockchain backed by Stripe and Paradigm. The partnership will make Maple’s syrupUSDC product available to fintech companies building on the Tempo network. Through the integration, fintech platforms on Tempo will gain access to yield opportunities on stablecoin holdings directly within the infrastructure they already use. Companies that want to offer earning products based on stablecoins will be able to connect to syrupUSDC without building their own lending systems or searching for external yield providers. According to the companies, fintechs can provide their…

Shiba Inu is seeing a rapid increase in adoption as the recent market rally continues to fuel renewed interest in the asset, pushing its holder volume up. As momentum continues to build, the Shiba Inu team has shared data from Etherscan revealing a substantial increase in the number of $SHIB holders across the globe. $SHIB adoption grows According to the data shared by the team, Shiba Inu recorded an 87.7% surge in the number of $SHIB holders over the last seven days. 📊 $SHIB HOLDERS — LAST 7 DAYSNet: +5,653Daily:⁰15: +184⁰16: +117⁰17: +62⁰18: +83⁰19: +192⁰20: +178⁰21: +4,958Apr 21: 1,568,643⁰Apr 15:…

House tax lawmakers reviewed eight digital asset tax proposals seeking clearer rules for crypto payments, mining, staking, donations, and compliance. The measures aim to reduce paperwork for digital asset users while establishing clearer tax treatment for key activities across the sector. Key Takeaways: Lawmakers examined eight digital asset tax proposals covering payments, donations, mining, staking, and compliance. Several proposals would reduce reporting requirements for routine digital asset transactions and stablecoin payments. Other measures address staking rewards, charitable deductions, market safe harbors, and voluntary disclosure programs. House Tax Panel Reviews Eight Digital Asset Tax Proposals The House Ways and Means Committee,…

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde is alleged to have played a direct role in the rejection of Binance’s MiCA license application to offer services in the European Union. According to information reported by The Big Whale, Binance’s license application in Greece was initially completed by the country’s capital markets regulator, HCMC, and assessed as compliant with MiCA rules. However, it was later alleged that the process was blocked at the political level. Journalist Gareth Jenkinson, citing a reliable source, claimed that ECB President Christine Lagarde directly instructed Greece to reject Binance’s MiCA license application. Jenkinson stated that Binance…

Bitcoin price slipped back toward the $81,000 region on Monday as weakening U.S. institutional demand and renewed geopolitical uncertainty triggered another wave of profit-taking across the crypto market. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin ($BTC) traded around $80,900 at press time on May 12 after briefly falling toward an intraday low near $80,700. The pullback followed another failed breakout attempt above the key $82,000 resistance zone, where sellers continued aggressively defending upside momentum. One of the biggest bearish signals came from the Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index, which remained deeply negative throughout the past several trading sessions. The metric measures the…

A wallet address linked to investment firm K3 Capital has withdrawn a combined 17,930 $ETH — valued at approximately $30.3 million — from Binance over the past 24 hours. The most recent transaction, executed two hours ago, saw 10,000 $ETH worth $16.92 million moved off the exchange. Timeline of the Large-Scale Withdrawals On-chain data shows the wallet in question first withdrew 7,930 $ETH early yesterday morning. This was followed by today’s larger transfer of 10,000 $ETH. Both transactions originated from Binance hot wallets, according to blockchain tracking sources. The wallet now holds a significant single-asset position, though its ultimate destination…