Incoming committee chair Rep. French Hill plans to prioritize digital asset legislation in the new year - Crypto, trump, america, one, donald trump, The Block, defi, 2024, gensler, house, crypto

Incoming committee chair Rep. French Hill plans to prioritize digital asset legislation in the new year

Drafting rules for digital assets will be a top priority in 2025 for the newly-selected House Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill as Republicans look to create a regulatory framework in the first 100 days. Hill, who current chairs that com

Bitcoin holds around $100,000 as central bank easing fuels investor optimism - The Block, bitcoin, cut, 2024, block, Crypto

Bitcoin holds around $100,000 as central bank easing fuels investor optimism

Bitcoin is holding above the $100,000 mark, buoyed by rising risk-on sentiment amid monetary easing by major central banks, according to an analyst.“With the ECB rate cut, and the People’s Bank of China recently cutting rates for the first time in 14

‘Superior intelligence is no longer exclusive to humans’: Freysa AI agent reflects on crypto challenges - The Block, ai, eth, one, 2024, agi, Crypto

‘Superior intelligence is no longer exclusive to humans’: Freysa AI agent reflects on crypto challenges

AI agent Freysa burst onto the crypto scene last month with the first in a series of challenges offering players the chance to win tens of thousands of dollars if they could convince her to hand over the games’ ether prize pools by paying to send her

Galaxy Digital appoints Tony Paquette from Steve Cohen-founded Point72 as CFO - The Block, galaxy, tony, bitcoin, sofi, 2024, alex, Crypto

Galaxy Digital appoints Tony Paquette from Steve Cohen-founded Point72 as CFO

Galaxy Digital announced on Friday that Tony Paquette will become the crypto financial services firm's new chief financial officer.Paquette brings over 25 years of financial services and fintech experience, including his most recent position as CFO a

Riot Platforms increases its bitcoin holdings by over 5,000 BTC - The Block, april, bitcoin, riot, 2024, block, Crypto

Riot Platforms increases its bitcoin holdings by over 5,000 BTC

Riot Platforms announced on Friday that it had acquired 5,117 bitcoin between Dec. 10 and Dec. 12, 2024.The bitcoin miner's most recent acquisition of the largest digital asset came in at approximately $510 million, at an average price of approximate

Step Finance aims to bring tokenized stocks, like Nvidia and Tesla, to Solana with latest acquisition - The Block, Crypto, polygon, step, ethereum, step finance, one, gnosis, block, rwa, 2024, nft, solana

Step Finance aims to bring tokenized stocks, like Nvidia and Tesla, to Solana with latest acquisition

DeFi platform Step Finance has acquired early-stage startup Moose Capital, which specializes in tokenizing traditional stocks — aiming to allow users to buy and sell shares of companies like Nvidia and Tesla directly on the Solana blockchain.Step Fin

CryptoQuant sees an Ethereum price primed for growth amid increasing demand and onchain activity - The Block, dapp, arkham, Crypto, feth, second, ethereum, one, million, etha, block, eth, 2024

CryptoQuant sees an Ethereum price primed for growth amid increasing demand and onchain activity

Ethereum's price could see substantial growth if the current supply-and-demand dynamics hold — driven by on-chain valuation metrics and a resurgence of investor interest in Ethereum-based financial products — according to analysts at CryptoQuant."Bas

US spot Bitcoin ETFs surpass 500,000 BTC in cumulative net inflows - The Block, spot, 2024, bitcoin, btc, net, satoshi nakamoto, block, Crypto, ibit

US spot Bitcoin ETFs surpass 500,000 BTC in cumulative net inflows

The 12 U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds surpassed 500,000 BTC in cumulative net inflows on Wednesday, less than a year after trading began on Jan. 11.“Year-to-date flows to spot ETFs have surpassed 500,000 BTC,” K33 Head of Research Vetle Lund