Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield’s lawsuit against Coinbase argues that XRP and other digital assets are unregistered securities. Rayield sued US-based, publicly traded crypto exchange Coinbase for allegedly violating Oregon’s securities law. In an April 18 announcement, the Oregon Department of Justice said the suit was part of an effort to fill what it described
US-based publicly traded crypto exchange Coinbase confirmed that it is considering applying for a US federal bank charter. In a statement sent to Cointelegraph, Coinbase said it is considering pursuing a US federal bank charter, according to a company spokesperson. “This is something Coinbase is actively considering but has not made any formal decisions yet,”
As gold reached new highs above $3,500, Peter Schiff — a prominent gold advocate and Bitcoin critic — argued that the precious metal is money, fueling backlash from the crypto community. “Gold is not just any commodity, it’s money,” Schiff wrote in an X post on April 22 after gold prices briefly broke above $3,500.
The European Central Bank (ECB) raised an alarm over potential fallout from aggressive US support for the crypto industry, warning that a surge in dollar-backed stablecoins could destabilize Europe’s financial system. According to a policy paper seen by Politico, the ECB has asked for a revision of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) regulatory framework
The surge was driven by an RWA NFT marketplace called Courtyard, which tokenizes physical collectible cards. Polygon-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs) took the top spot in digital collectible sales after surging 20% in the last seven days. On April 22, NFT data tracker CryptoSlam showed that Polygon NFTs overtook Ethereum, reaching a $22.3 million volume in
Bitcoin decouples from stocks and gains safe-haven appeal amid the US-China trade war and rising US recession odds, says Nansen CEO. 1424 Total views 2 Total shares Bitcoin is decoupling from the US stock market and starting to trade more like precious metals, in another signal of Bitcoin’s growing role as a safe-haven asset against
Bitcoin (BTC) traders see a BTC price reversal beginning as classic resistance stops bulls in their tracks. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView 200-day moving average keeps BTC price pinned Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows BTC/USD cooling after hitting new April highs of $88,874. Having found strength at the start of the week,
US District Judge Barbara Rothstein said she granted the motion because the two lawsuits were very similar and it would promote efficiency and avoid duplicative litigation. 4143 Total views 1 Total shares A US judge has granted Binance’s motion to transfer a case involving allegations it facilitated money laundering to the Southern District of Florida
Daily inflows into US-listed Bitcoin exchange-traded funds reached $381.3 million on April 21, their biggest single-day inflows since January. 2365 Total views 1 Total shares US-based Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) had their largest day of net inflows since late January, as crypto markets remained buoyant over the Easter weekend. The 11 Bitcoin (BTC)-tracking funds saw
A planned settlement between the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and crypto exchange KuCoin will likely be delayed after a policy shift at the CFTC to deprioritize cases against crypto companies under the Trump administration. CFTC attorney John Murphy submitted a letter on April 21 to District Judge Valerie Caproni, asking for more time to