Japan’s financial regulator is weighing potential rule changes that could pave the way for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with local media reporting that 2028 is being discussed as an early target.According to a report by Nikkei, citing people familiar with…

The Financial Conduct Authority has begun seeking final feedback on a set of proposals aiming to apply traditional finance standards to the UK crypto sector.The UK’s financial watchdog is entering the final stages of its consultation process for a host…

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao has ruled out returning to the crypto exchange, despite a pardon from US President Donald Trump opening the door for it to be possible.  Zhao told CNBC’s Squawk Box on Sunday that it’s his understanding that the…

The Ethereum treasury company ETHZilla has purchased two jet engines after selling off some of its crypto stash and increasing its focus on asset tokenization.ETHZilla said in a regulatory filing on Friday that it purchased two aircraft engines through a…

Gold prices have topped $5,000 amid rising geopolitical and global trade tensions, while Bitcoin has fallen toward $86,000 as the divergence between the two assets widened. Gold surged to a record high of $5,080 on Monday following a 17% gain so…

Entropy founder and CEO Tux Pacific says that, after four years and multiple pivots, the project was unable to find a scalable business model.Crypto start-up Entropy is closing down and handing funds back to investors, citing issues with scaling and…

Around $100 billion was wiped from the crypto market late on Sunday, as uncertainty around another potential partial US government shutdown caused traders to sell off.Senate Democrats threatened to block a funding package if it included money for the Department…

The hashrate of Foundry USA, a digital asset advisory firm with the world’s largest Bitcoin (BTC) mining pool, has curtailed its hashrate by about 60% since Friday in response to the severe winter storm impacting large swaths of the United…

The biggest threat to the Bitcoin network is “ambitious opportunists” who want to push through protocol changes, according to Michael Saylor, the co-founder of Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company Strategy.Saylor’s comments sparked a debate online. Bitcoin maximalist Justin Bechler said the…

Bitcoin (BTC) saw multiday lows into Sunday’s weekly close as bulls faced a week of macro uncertainty.Key points:Bitcoin heads lower as market nerves about upcoming macroeconomic volatility catalysts boil over.Downside risks firmly outweigh the odds of upside, BTC price analysis…

Tezos, a layer-1 proof-of-stake blockchain network, implemented its latest protocol upgrade, Tallinn, on Saturday, which reduced block times on the base layer to 6 seconds. The latest upgrade is the 20th update to the protocol, which reduces block times, slashes…

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has increased its exposure to crypto-linked equities, adding shares of Coinbase, Circle and Bullish as prices slid across the sector.According to ARK’s daily trade disclosures for Friday, the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) purchased 38,854 shares of…

Colombia’s second-largest private pension and severance fund manager, AFP Protección, is preparing to launch an investment fund with exposure to Bitcoin.Juan David Correa, president of Protección SA, confirmed the initiative during an interview with local outlet Valora Analitik. According to…

Nifty Gateway, one of the earliest and most recognizable NFT marketplaces, is set to shut down operations next month, marking another high-profile exit amid the sector’s prolonged downturn.“Today, we are announcing that the Nifty Gateway platform will be closing on…

Polymarket betters are pricing in a 77% chance that the US government will shut down again before the end of January, marking a 67% increase over the past 24 hours.It comes as the CLARITY Act, a significant crypto bill aimed…