Agora, a blockchain governance startup, is set to acquire its competitor Boardroom. The company framed the acquisition as a strategic move to enhance governance within the broader Ethereum ecosystem, citing expectations of renewed growth in decentralized governance due to President Trump’s promise
Bitcoin continues to trade at record levels. According to checkonchain data, Wednesday’s $130 billion bitcoin (BTC) volume was one of the highest in its history. Trade volume has soared since President Trump won the U.S. election at the start of November, doubling
The crypto industry is desperate to see crypto action from U.S. President Donald Trump, now a few days into his new presidency, but there hasn’t yet been a confirmation from the White House that an executive order is pending. It’s not entirely
The builders of Solana-based crypto derivatives exchange Ranger Protocol are jumping on the AI train, too, after raising $1.9 million from venture investors. Ranger’s eponymous trading venue pools crypto perps (the most popular investment contract in DeFi for trading tokens like SOL)
Bitcoin (BTC) surged past $106,000 on Thursday morning in the U.S. on reports that U.S. President Donald Trump will talk later today with Nayib Bukele, president of bitcoin-friendly nation state El Salvador. Bitcoin advanced more than 3% to session highs in the
Morgan Stanley (MS) is figuring out how it can act as a transactor in the crypto market, CEO Ted Pick said. The bank, which has some $1.6 trillion of assets under management, will work with the U.S. Treasury and other regulators to
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has officially set its roster for the new digital assets committee, putting Senator Cynthia Lummis at the top, as expected. But it also includes two names that received heavy backing from the crypto political action committee Fairshake
Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX has won approval from the Singapore High Court to restructure after the $230 million hack last year. The High Court has allowed WazirX to convene a scheme meeting with users in a “significant step” towards distributing funds lost
In today’s issue, Alec Beckman from Advantage Blockchain explains stablecoins and their growing use cases for institutions and advisors. Then, CK Zheng from ZX Squared Capital shares tips on preparing for tax season in Ask and Expert. – Sarah Morton You’re reading
With payment firm Stripe’s recent $1.1 billion acquisition of stablecoin platform Bridge.xyz sending shockwaves through the crypto payments sphere, attention is turning to the next generation of stablecoin payment infrastructure providers. Among them is BlindPay, a 2024 Consensus hackathon winner and Y