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Brandon Lutnick, chair of investment banking firm Cantor Fitzgerald, is reportedly partnering with SoftBank, Tether and Bitfinex to create a $3 billion crypto acquisition company. Lutnick and the consortium hope to create a publicly listed crypto acquisition company to capitalize on the market under crypto-friendly US President Donald Trump, and replicate Michael Saylor’s company Strategy, … Read more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has said it doesn’t intend to refile its securities fraud complaint against Hex founder Richard Schueler, who goes by Richard Heart. “Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission provides this notice that it does not intend to file an amended complaint in this matter,” the regulator’s lawyer, Matthew Gulde, stated in an … Read more
Tesla has held onto its Bitcoin during the first quarter of 2025 as CEO Elon Musk promised shareholders that he would scale back his time working as the Trump administration’s cost-cutting czar. Musk’s comment appears to have been the main catalyst behind Tesla’s (TSLA) 5.4% price jump in after-hours trading on April 22 to $250.80 … Read more
Financial Times reports Cantor Fitzgerald, Softbank and Tether are putting the finishing touches on a $3 billion bitcoin acquisition vehicle aimed at harnessing the cryptocurrency’s renewed vitality under the Trump administration. FT Sources Detail Trio’s Push to Corner Bitcoin Spearheaded by Brandon Lutnick—son of U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick—the project seeks to echo Strategy’s (formerly … Read more
Bitcoin has broken above $93,000 for the first time in seven weeks, extending its post-Easter rally as recent macro events have analysts expecting more upside. Bitcoin (BTC) has climbed 5.62% over the past 24 hours and surpassed $93,000 on April 22 for the first time since March 3, continuing a 12% price rally its seen … Read more
Malaysia is accelerating its push into blockchain, holding discussions with Binance’s founder as it aims to become Southeast Asia’s leading hub for tokenization and digital finance. Binance Founder Joins Forces With Malaysia to Supercharge Blockchain Agenda Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced a strategic engagement with Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) on … Read more
US President Donald Trump’s media conglomerate, Trump Media and Technology Group, has signed an agreement with crypto exchange Crypto.com to launch exchange-traded funds “with a Made in America focus.” Trump Media, which operates the social media site Truth Social, said on April 22 that it signed a binding agreement with Crypto.com and asset manager Yorkville … Read more
The Federal Court of Australia has sided with fintech firm Block Earner in an appeal against a ruling that found it was required to hold a financial services license for its now-discontinued crypto-related products. Block Earner’s crypto-linked fixed-yield earning product is not a financial product, or a managed investment scheme, and is not a derivative … Read more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission and federal prosecutors have charged a man they allege created a crypto scheme that swindled 90,000 people out of $200 million in the hopes of earning returns from Bitcoin and forex trading. The SEC said on April 22 that it had charged Ramil Palafox, a dual citizen of the … Read more
A former SEC chair has warned that while bitcoin may endure as a form of digital gold, the majority of other crypto tokens are likely to collapse. Bitcoin Has Staying Power, Most Crypto Tokens Don’t, Says Former SEC Head Gary Gensler, former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) who exited the agency … Read more