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As federal agencies prepare for new executive leadership, an obscure ethics rule threatens to hamper the incoming Trump administration’s ability to develop sound digital asset policies. Legal Advisory 22-04, issued by the Office of Government Ethics in 2022, has largely flown under the radar as part of the Biden administration’s restrictive approach to crypto. Still, […]

Pakinomist – Nine years ago a “death call” was made when the price was only $400. This negative forecast, which predicted that Bitcoin was on the verge of collapse, has been proven spectacularly wrong as Bitcoin continues to thrive and reach new heights. Nine years ago, on January 19, 2016, the Washington Post published an

Boerse Stuttgart Digital, a unit of exchange operator Boerse Stuttgart, said it was granted a crypto asset service provider license (CASP) by German regulator BaFin, allowing it to provide services across the EU under the bloc’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulations. The company operates a brokerage and an exchange and intends to use the

Digital Currency Group (DCG) and Soichoro “Michael” Moro, the former CEO of its now-defunct Genesis subsidiary, have agreed to pay a combined $38.5 million in civil penalties to settle charges of securities fraud with US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) . The crypto venture capital firm will bear the brunt of the financial penalty and

Bitcoin (BTC) hit its strongest price in US dollars in 2025 on Friday and hit a new high against the British pound as excitement for a new era of crypto-friendly US government mounts ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration next week. BTC topped $105,000 during the US session, rising 5.2% over the past 24 hours and

Crypto exchange Crypto.com has received in-principle approval for an EU Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) license from Malta’s Financial Services Authority, moving it closer to being able to fully operate across the trading bloc. The in-principle license means the exchange is expected to receive its full CASP license soon, a Crypto.com spokesperson said on Friday.

Ethereum’s developers have finally provided a timeline for the chain’s next major upgrade, Pectra, which promises to introduce a number of speed and efficiency improvements to the second largest blockchain. At a developer meeting held virtually on Thursday, Ethereum’s core team set the upgrade’s target release date for March 2025. Pectra combines eight major upgrades

Barcelona, ​​Spain, January 17, 2025, Pakinomist As an EU-licensed service provider, Vottun’s latest push for blockchain innovation through a ‘Code-to-Earn’ model is aimed at onboarding the next million developers to Web3 Backed by, among others, Draper, Macclin Capital and Nebula Ventures, Vottun expects to significantly increase the number of developers from 3,000 to 20,000 with

CoinDesk’s coverage heated up this week as crypto prepared for a new presidency and a new regulatory-friendly era. Some highlights: Senior analyst James Van Straten reported on a wave of companies buying bitcoin for their balance sheets, following a model pioneered by MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor. Market reporter Krisztian Sandor followed the rise in Solana’s SOL,

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 17 January 2025, Pakinomist Bybit, the world’s second largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has announced the launch of Bybit Card QR Pay, an innovative payment feature exclusively available to Bybit Card users in Brazil. This ground-breaking solution aims to transform the payment experience and offer faster and more seamless transactions