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Michael Saylor met with U.S. lawmakers to push for a structured digital asset framework, aiming to position the U.S. as a global crypto leader. Michael Saylor Pushes for US Crypto Leadership in Congressional Talks Michael Saylor, co-founder and Executive Chairman of software intelligence firm Microstrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR), met with the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday to discuss digital assets and the country’s potential to lead the global crypto industry. During the meeting, which included Congressman French Hill, the committee’s chairman, Saylor presented a digital assets framework aimed at establishing a strong regulatory foundation for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.…
CME Group, the world’s largest derivatives marketplace, plans to introduce Solana (SOL) futures on March 17, expanding its suite of cryptocurrency derivatives, it said in a press release on Friday. The new contracts, pending regulatory review, will allow traders to manage SOL price risk with two contract sizes: 25 SOL and 500 SOL. “With the launch of our new SOL futures contracts, we are responding to increasing client demand for a broader set of regulated products,” said Giovanni Vicioso, CME Group’s Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products. The contracts will be cash-settled, using the CME CF Solana-Dollar Reference Rate, which tracks…
Block states that this is a solution to a multibillion-dollar problem waiting to happen. Owners of Bitkey, the company’s hardware wallet, will be able to link a partner address where the funds will be deposited six months after the owner’s death. Block Rolls out Bitcoin Inheritance Feature for Bitkey Users Block, the Bitcoin company co-founded and helmed by Jack Dorsey, has implemented a new feature that solves one of the biggest problems in the crypto space: inheritance. While fiat systems are usually identity-based, allowing for the transfer of assets to next of kin in case of death, bitcoin is different.…
UniLend is excited to announce its strategic partnership with Euler to redefine the landscape of AI multi-agent systems. This groundbreaking collaboration strives to open new autonomous technology doors along with decentralized finance (DeFi). This strategic alliance further aims to empower self-evolving intelligence. UniLend, a protocol in decentralized finance, witnesses this welcome through its official X account. The other ally, Euler, is an AI multi-agent platform. Welcoming @Euler_AI to our ecosystem!🎊🤖Euler is a SVM AI Layer, powering real-time #AI multi-agent systems that enable self-evolving intelligence.🤝 Through collaboration, we will explore and harness powerful synergies to propel cutting-edge innovation in the #AIAgents……
Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, could be heading for its worst February, with prices already down 23% this month. Historically, February has been bullish for ETH, with only one red month in 2018. However, this year seems to be shaping up as an exception, as ETH struggles under intense market pressure and macroeconomic uncertainty. At the time of writing, ETH was down 12% in the last 24 hours to $2387, mirroring a broader market sell-off. Bitcoin fell to $87,611, its lowest level since Nov. 15. Other cryptocurrencies also plummeted, with Ethereum, XRP and Solana down sharply for…
Crypto analyst Ali Martinez has published a Glassnode chart that shows a jaw-dropping decline in the amount of active whale addresses on the XRP network over the past three months. The decline constitutes 50% and since December, the number of active whale addresses on the network has shrunk from 202,250 to 101,160 at the present moment. The peak of active wallets took place on December 2, when then number of active addresses comprised 200,000. $XRP network activity has declined by 50%, dropping from 202,250 active addresses in December to just 101,169 today! pic.twitter.com/UWJDVDtram — Ali (@ali_charts) February 27, 2025 This…
Less than a day after the SEC formally dismissed its lawsuit against Coinbase, the chief of the agency’s new crypto task force appeared to blame the policy developed by the agency’s former chair, Gary Gensler, for the proliferation of fraud in the industry over the last several years. In a statement published Friday, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce argued that by targeting the crypto sector with far-reaching enforcement actions and pointedly declining to create industry-specific rules, the agency actually increased the proliferation of fraud and malfeasance under former President Joe Biden. “The decision by the previous Commission to shift [its regulatory]…
A Binance spokesperson denied rumors that the exchange contributed to the market downturn by selling off its holdings of Solana (SOL) and other tokens via over-the-counter (OTC) transactions. The speculation arose from widespread allegations that major crypto firms, including Binance, were liquidating large amounts of tokens through OTC deals. However, Binance has categorically denied these accusations, emphasizing that the company has no control over independent market makers and their strategies. Addressing concerns over the transfer of a significant amount of SOL tokens by well-known market maker Wintermute, a Binance spokesperson explained that such firms operate according to their own trading…
A significant amount of dormant Bitcoin (BTC) has recently been moved on-chain, raising speculation about potential market impact. According to CryptoQuant analyst Martuun, 8,007 BTC, aged between three and five years, have just become active. When long-inactive Bitcoin moves, it sometimes indicates that holders might be preparing to sell, consolidating holdings, or shifting funds for security reasons, among other reasons. 8,007 BTC aged between 3y – 5y moved on-chain 🤫 pic.twitter.com/BVqGsp7CCz — Maartunn (@JA_Maartun) February 26, 2025 Amid this large movement, Bitcoin’s price remains in the red, struggling to gain upward momentum. After three consecutive days of losses, BTC saw…
Aya Miyaguchi announced today she will transition from Executive Director to President of the Ethereum Foundation (EF), a decision she made a year ago. In her new role, Miyaguchi will focus on supporting EF’s institutional relationships and expanding the organization’s vision and culture more broadly. “Ethereum belongs to everyone precisely because it belongs to no one,” Miyaguchi wrote in her announcement. “Our culture of permissionlessness doesn’t just tolerate disagreement — it grows stronger through it.” Miyaguchi emphasized that EF’s role has never been to control all aspects of Ethereum. “Our responsibility—our accountability—lies in upholding Ethereum’s values,” she stated. “Through both…