Archives par catégorie: Flash News

Illinois Senate passes crypto bill to fight fraud and rug pulls

Illinois Senate passes crypto bill to fight fraud and rug pulls

The Illinois Senate by a vote of 39 to 17 passed a regulatory bill aimed at curbing cryptocurrency fraud and protecting investors from deceptive practices, including rug pulls and misleading fee structures. On April 10, the chamber passed Senate Bill 1797 (SB1797), also known as the Digital Assets and Consumer Protection Act, which Senator Mark […]

Democrats slam DOJ’s ‘grave mistake’ in disbanding crypto crime unit

Democrats slam DOJ’s ‘grave mistake’ in disbanding crypto crime unit

Crypto-critical US Senator Elizabeth Warren has led six Senate Democrats in urging the Department of Justice to reverse its decision to terminate its crypto investigations and prosecutions division. In an April 10 letter to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, the Senators said the decision to disband the department’s National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team was a “grave […]

Bitcoiners’ ‘bullish impulse’ on recession may be premature: 10x Research

Bitcoiners’ ‘bullish impulse’ on recession may be premature: 10x Research

It may be too early for Bitcoiners to start getting bullish over the longer-term impacts of a potential recession on Bitcoin’s price, says 10x Research head of research Markus Thielen. Thielen said in an April 11 markets report that credit spreads continue to widen, indicating that “recessionary concerns may be seeping deeper into the economy.” […]

Feds, SEC charge app maker with fraud, saying ‘AI’ service was Philippine workers

Feds, SEC charge app maker with fraud, saying ‘AI’ service was Philippine workers

US authorities have charged a tech app founder with fraud, alleging that his advertised artificial intelligence-powered e-commerce app actually relied on human workers in the Philippines. Albert Saniger of Barcelona, Spain, founder and former CEO of the company Nate, was charged with one count of securities fraud and wire fraud, the Justice Department said in […]

US crypto miners may rush to buy rigs in tariff pause despite ‘clear disadvantage’

US crypto miners may rush to buy rigs in tariff pause despite ‘clear disadvantage’

US Bitcoin mining firms will try to capitalize on the Trump administration’s recent tariff pause by stocking up on mining rigs, but the baseline 10% tariffs will still leave the industry at a disadvantage, industry executives say. President Donald Trump paused his administration’s hefty reciprocal tariffs until July 8, but kept a minimum 10% tariff […]

Fartcoin rallies 104% in a week — Will Solana (SOL) price catch up?

Fartcoin rallies 104% in a week — Will Solana (SOL) price catch up?

Solana-based memecoin Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) has outperformed the broader crypto market so far in April, rising over 104% versus SOL being down 2% for the week. As of April 10, it was trading for as high as $0.87. FARTCOIN/USD vs. TOTAL crypto market cap 30-day performance. Source: TradingView The cryptocurrency’s outperformance appears despite US President Donald […]

Bitcoin may hit a wall at $84K if bullish conditions don’t pick up: CryptoQuant

Bitcoin may hit a wall at $84K if bullish conditions don’t pick up: CryptoQuant

Bitcoin could hover in the low $80,000s in the near term if it fails to break through its next resistance level, CryptoQuant says, while other analysts predict the cryptocurrency will hit a fresh all-time high within the next two months. CryptoQuant analysts said in an April 10 markets report that if Bitcoin (BTC) “continues to […]

NY attorney general urges Congress to keep pensions crypto-free — ‘No intrinsic value’

NY attorney general urges Congress to keep pensions crypto-free — ‘No intrinsic value’

New York Attorney General Letitia James has sent a letter to US congressional leaders urging “common sense” federal crypto regulations and to keep digital assets out of US pensions. “I am urging Congress to pass legislation that would strengthen federal regulations on the cryptocurrency industry to protect investors, strengthen financial markets, and stop fraud,” James […]

Crypto gaming has mixed Q1 as deals jump, investment totals dip: DappRadar

Crypto gaming has mixed Q1 as deals jump, investment totals dip: DappRadar

Blockchain gaming for the first quarter of 2025 has been a “mixed bag,” seeing a greater number of deals while the amount invested significantly dipped, says blockchain analytics platform DappRadar. Web3 gaming projects raised $91 million in Q1 2025, marking a 71% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2024 and a 68% drop compared to […]

Bitcoin reserve bills advance in New Hampshire, Florida

Bitcoin reserve bills advance in New Hampshire, Florida

New Hampshire’s House and Florida’s House insurance and banking committee have respectively advanced bills allowing their states to create Bitcoin reserves. New Hampshire’s House passed its Bitcoin reserve bill, HB302, in a 192-179 vote on April 10 which will now head to the Senate. The state is now the fourth to pass a Bitcoin (BTC) […]

SEC staff gives guidance on how securities laws could apply to crypto

SEC staff gives guidance on how securities laws could apply to crypto

US Securities and Exchange Commission staff have given guidance on how federal securities laws could apply to crypto, saying companies issuing or dealing with tokens that could be securities should give better details about their business. The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance said in a staff statement on April 10 that it was giving its […]

Trump signs resolution killing IRS DeFi broker rule

Trump signs resolution killing IRS DeFi broker rule

US President Donald Trump on April 10 signed a joint Congressional resolution overturning a Biden-era rule that requires decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to report to the country’s tax authority, the Internal Revenue Service. The rule would have required DeFi platforms, such as decentralized exchanges, to file their gross proceeds from crypto sales and include information on those […]

SEC drops suit against Helium for alleged securities violations

SEC drops suit against Helium for alleged securities violations

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has dismissed a lawsuit against Nova Labs, developer of decentralized wireless network Helium, for allegedly issuing unregistered securities, Helium stated in an April 10 blog post.  Filed in January 2025, the lawsuit was among the SEC’s final enforcement actions against a cryptocurrency developer under former Chair Gary Gensler, […]

North Carolina lawmaker introduces Digital Asset Freedom Act

North Carolina lawmaker introduces Digital Asset Freedom Act

North Carolina (NC) representative Neal Jackson introduced the North Carolina Digital Asset Freedom Act on April 10. The bill proposes that qualifying « digital assets » be accepted as a legally recognized form of payment and for taxes. Although the language of the bill does not specifically mention Bitcoin (BTC), there are several provisions laid out that […]

HashKey receives Hong Kong approval to offer crypto staking services

HashKey receives Hong Kong approval to offer crypto staking services

Cryptocurrency exchange HashKey has received approval from Hong Kong regulators to offer staking services, potentially broadening the institutional appeal of proof-of-stake investments such as the spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs). HashKey was granted approval on April 10 after the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) provided regulatory guidance on staking services to Licensed Virtual […]

Tariffs, capital controls could fragment blockchain networks — Execs

Tariffs, capital controls could fragment blockchain networks — Execs

Escalating geopolitical tensions threaten to balkanize blockchain networks and restrict users’ access, crypto executives told Cointelegraph.  On April 9, US President Donald Trump announced a pause in the rollout of tariffs imposed on certain countries — but the prospect of a global trade war still looms, especially because Trump still wants to charge a 125% […]

Bitcoin traders’ sentiment shift points to next step in BTC halving cycle

Bitcoin traders’ sentiment shift points to next step in BTC halving cycle

Bitcoin’s (BTC) four-year cycle, anchored around its halving events, is widely recognized as a key factor in BTC’s year-over-year price growth. Within this larger framework, traders have come to expect distinct phases: accumulation, parabolic rallies, and eventual crashes. Throughout the four-year period, shorter-duration cycles also emerge, often driven by shifts in market sentiment and the […]

Spot Bitcoin ETFs see $772M outflow as investors prepare for tariff-driven inflation

Spot Bitcoin ETFs see $772M outflow as investors prepare for tariff-driven inflation

Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) faced significant pressure amid uncertainty caused by the ongoing global trade war. Between March 28 and April 8, these ETFs experienced net outflows totaling $595 million, according to Farside Investors data. Notably, even after most US import tariffs were temporarily lifted on April 9, the funds still recorded an […]

Atomic, Exodus wallets targeted in new cybersecurity exploit

Atomic, Exodus wallets targeted in new cybersecurity exploit

Users of the Atomic and Exodus wallets are being targeted by threat actors uploading malicious software packages to online coding repositories to steal crypto private keys in the latest cybersecurity threat identified by security professionals.  According to cybersecurity researchers at ReversingLabs, the exploit works by hiding malicious code in seemingly legitimate npm software packages, which […]

Jack Dorsey's Block fined $40M for alleged crypto compliance, AML failures

Jack Dorsey's Block fined $40M for alleged crypto compliance, AML failures

Digital payments company Block Inc. has reached a $40 million settlement with New York regulators over alleged compliance misconducts tied to its Cash App platform, Bloomberg reported on April 10. Block was fined by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) following an investigation into Cash App’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and cryptocurrency compliance operations, […]