French Hill poised to chair House Financial Services Committee in 2025
The Arkansas Representative is expected to take over leadership at the House committee crucial to digital asset policy following the departure of Patrick McHenry. Go to Source
Month: December 2024
Eigen Foundation commits 1% of EIGEN supply to ETH Protocol Guild
According to data from CoinMarketCap, there are approximately 210 million EIGEN tokens in circulation, with a total supply of 1.68 billion. Go to Source
Vancouver City Council Passes Motion to Become ‘Bitcoin-Friendly City’
A policy that could allow the use of bitcoin in city financing has been enacted by the Vancouver City Council. Vancouver Votes to Get Ahead on Bitcoin Vancouver, the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada, has passed a policy that could result in the use of bitcoin in city finances. The council of the Canadian city … Read more
Mystery of crypto sleuth’s death, Japanese exchange lists on Nasdaq: Asia Express
Indian public firm and MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin blueprint, Japanese exchange’s SPAC merger for Nasdaq listing: Asia Express Go to Source
Interest groups call on US Senate to confirm Caroline Crenshaw to SEC
A letter sent to the Senate signed by more than 40 organizations suggested that Donald Trump might not abide by tradition and nominate Democrats to the SEC at all. Go to Source
Starboard Value takes stake in Riot Platforms, eyes AI shift
The activist investor is said to be pushing Riot to optimize the use of its facilities the same way many of its colleagues already have. Go to Source
BlackRock says 1-2% a ‘reasonable’ Bitcoin portfolio allocation
The recommendation applies to investors who wish to hold Bitcoin, the asset manager said. Go to Source
Former Grayscale Boss Joins Asset Tokenization Firm Securitize
Michael Sonnenshein former CEO of digital asset manager Grayscale Investments, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Securitize. Grayscale Executive Michael Sonnenshein Pivots to Asset Tokenization Ten-year Grayscale veteran Michael Sonnenshein who led the digital investment giant from 2021 to 2024 has now joined asset tokenization leader Securitize as its chief operating officer (COO), … Read more
Emerging markets lead crypto adoption, according to Consenys survey
According to a survey from blockchain firm Consensys, half of the population of Nigeria, South Africa, Vietnam, the Philippines and India already own a crypto wallet. Go to Source
Texas lawmaker proposes bill to establish strategic Bitcoin reserve
The draft legislation suggested that Texas residents could fund the Bitcoin reserve through voluntary donations. Go to Source
