Finance and Business News

Investment giant Vanguard has quietly become the largest institutional shareholder of Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy (MSTR).

Standard Chartered now allows institutional and corporate clients to trade BTC and ETH directly through its UK branch.

Hungary has introduced strict new laws targeting individuals and providers engaging in crypto trading outside approved platforms.

Tornado Cash co-founder, Roman Storm, has issued an urgent appeal for financial support ahead of his high-stakes trial on Monday.

Bitzlato ex-CEO Anatoly Legkodymov has reportedly requested a presidential pardon from Trump after serving 18 months in prison.

The administrator overseeing BlockFi bankruptcy wind-down has settled with the DoJ to dismiss a $35 million crypto asset transfer lawsuit.

Democrats are pushing back against Republican efforts to advance three crypto-related bills scheduled this week.

Hayden Davis, the creator of the LIBRA token, is asking a New York court to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against him.

US Bitcoin mining executives are drawing criticism from shareholders as their pay soar far beyond peers in the energy and tech sectors.

Crypto memecoin creation platform Pump.fun has completed its first acquisition by purchasing wallet-tracking platform Kolscan.

Nicholas Truglia, a convicted scammer, has had his prison sentence extended to 12 years after failing to repay $20 million to his victim.

Australia has recently announced a new trial to test how digital money and tokenization can support wholesale financial markets. 

The crypto ATM operator Bitcoin Depot has informed nearly 27,000 customers about a data breach that occurred over a year ago.

Judge has indicated she will likely exclude references to the 2022 sanctions against Tornado Cash during court proceedings. 

The US Senate Banking Committee is preparing for an important hearing that could shape the country’s regulatory approach to digital assets. 

The SEC has accepted Trump Media’s application for a Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF, beginning the countdown for a decision on the proposed product.

Coinbase’s lobbying arm is urging the U.S. House of Representatives to swiftly pass the CLARITY Act, when lawmakers meet next week.

Cryptocurrency exchange Gate.io has quietly removed a webpage that appeared to announce a massive token sale for Pump.fun.