CRYPTO ASSETS

A co-founder of the Ethereum network, and the founder of the company that revealed how the SEC has deemed Ether a security since March last year, said the approval of spot ETH ETFs has become a matter of political interest.

Several spot Ether ETF applicants have submitted updated 19b-4 filings, suggesting that the SEC has finally provided comments on the applications and triggering a wave of optimism in the crypto industry for the funds that, unlike Bitcoin, have had a more difficult road toward approval.

The SEC appears to have made a sudden change of heart as it reportedly informed exchanges that it was leaning toward approving the much-anticipated spot Ether ETFs.

Ether passed $3,700 Monday, having been stirred by talk in the crypto industry regarding supposed progress in getting spot ETH ETFs approved.

Gala Games lost $200 million worth of $GALA tokens to a system breach, adding one more web3 and crypto company to the list of exploited firms this year.

Bitcoin whales are once again on the move, transferring millions worth of their holdings at a time when the cryptocurrency appears to be recovering from a halving-triggered winter.

Morgan Stanley is the latest traditional financial institution to disclose that it holds millions worth of spot Bitcoin ETF after several big-name institutions revealed their massive holdings.

Pink Drainer is retiring after helping hackers and scammers in their wallet-draining exploits that resulted in $75 million in crypto losses.

BlackRock's IBIT retains popularity both in the retail and institutional realms as it was revealed that during the 13F filing season, 414 holders disclosed they purchased the spot Bitcoin ETF.

Pump.fun, a popular memecoin deployer on the Solana blockchain, has been exploited, allegedly by a former employee carried out flash loan attacks that resulted in $1.9 million in losses.

NotWifGary is a new memecoin that will launch on Linea, and was established to represent the Ethereum community's resistance to the SEC's regulatory crackdown.

Another financial institution has disclosed its spot Bitcoin ETF holdings, and it is massive compared to the holdings of previous companies that revealed their treasuries.

Bitcoin, after soaring in March then plummeting as it moved toward the halving in April, hit $66,000 on Wednesday, adding a significant $5,000 from its opening price.

Two brothers were arrested by U.S. authorities following an alleged "novel" scheme that allowed them to swipe off $25 million in Ether in just a matter of seconds.

CARATS developer Diamond Standard has partnered with Simplex by Nuvei to allow for the digital commodity currency's usage across hundreds of payment gateways and crypto platforms with payments on-ramp infrastructure technology.

Wisconsin's pension fund overseer has just disclosed that it bought thousands of BlackRock's IBIT shares, signaling an apparent growing institutional interest in the trending funds.

The BSP recently approved a pilot for a peso-pegged stablecoin as proposed by a prominent local crypto exchange, marking a significant development in the Southeast Asian nation's digital assets sector.

Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse said last week that the U.S. is targeting Tether's USDT stablecoin, and Tether's CEO appears to have responded to the insinuation, triggering what could be the beginning of a clash of two crypto titans.

Dormant digital wallets are awakening after years of inactivity, triggering another wave of buzz among crypto holders at a time when Bitcoin prices are on the low.

Capriole Investments' founder has just issued a warning to Bitcoiners: the stagnant, boring phase of Bitcoin won't be short and sweet, but instead long and discouraging.

Ex-President Donald Trump, who recently signaled he won't oppose the growing crypto sector, may be a boon to Bitcoin and the broader digital assets' industry, a Standard Chartered analyst said.

Unchained Capital's Joe Burnett believes the Bitcoin community will play a major role in the campaign strategies of politicians heading to the elections later this year.

President Joe Biden will veto a resolution passed Wednesday by the House that strikes down the SEC's SAB 121, which requires crypto custody service providers to hold customer's digital assets on their balance sheets.

The SEC has reiterated in another court filing that a massive penalty on Ripple was necessary to ensure that future violations will be deterred.

Core Scientific mined a significant amount of Bitcoin in the first quarter of the year, even as it just emerged from bankruptcy in January.

Donald Trump has once again signaled to the crypto community that he has come around as he hosted NFT owners and even vowed to "stop" the government's regulatory hostility toward digital assets.

Robinhood has just unveiled its Q1 2024 earnings, highlighting how its embattled cryptocurrency unit played a major role in the fintech giant's overall profits during the first quarter.

Gensler, seemingly unmoved by calls for him and the SEC to be held accountable for "misleading" statements regarding Ether's status as a security or a commodity, once again dodged a direct question regarding the world's second-largest cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin had an outstanding first quarter 2024 bull run, but it seems the bull market is on shaky ground, as some crypto users on X have started expressing frustration over the digital asset's price struggling to climb higher since the halving.