Traditional capital markets coming onchain: AMA recap with SoloTex

    As the RWA tokenization industry continues to boom, compliance remains a core concern, alongside the question of which platforms can effectively serve both retail and institutional investors and whether they originate from Web2 or Web3. During a recent Cointelegraph AMA session on X Spaces, Richard Johnson, founder and CEO of Texture Capital, joined Mike McCluskey, CEO…

    Privacy Pools launch on Ethereum, with Vitalik demoing the feature

    A new semi-permissionless privacy tool, Privacy Pools, has launched on Ethereum, allowing users to transact privately while proving their funds aren’t linked to illicit activities. The privacy tool, launched by Ethereum builders 0xbow.io on March 31, earned support from the likes of Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, who not only backed the privacy project but made one of…

    Bitcoin could reduce dominance of US dollar — BlackRock

    The US dollar could lose its status as the world’s reserve currency to Bitcoin or other digital assets if the United States does not get its debt under control, according to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink. Fink wrote in his Annual Chairman’s Letter to Investors that “decentralized finance is an extraordinary innovation” that makes “markets faster, cheaper, and…

    Coinbase CEO calls for change in stablecoin laws to enable ‘onchain interest’

    Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is calling for legislative changes in the US to allow stablecoin holders to earn “onchain interest” on their holdings. In a March 31 post on X, Armstrong argued that crypto companies should be treated similarly to banks and be “allowed to, and incentivized to, share interest with consumers.” He added that allowing onchain…

    South Korean crypto exchange users hit 16M in ‘saturation point’

    Crypto exchange users in South Korea have crossed over 16 million after receiving a boost following US President Donald Trump’s election win last November. Data submitted to representative Cha Gyu-geun of the minor opposition Rebuilding Korea Party found over 16 million people had crypto exchange accounts out of a total population of 51.7 million, according to a March 30…

    Stablecoin rules needed in US before crypto tax reform, experts say

    United States cryptocurrency regulations need more clarity on stablecoins and banking relationships before lawmakers prioritize tax reform, according to industry leaders and legal experts. “In my view, tax isn’t necessarily the priority for upgrading US crypto regulation,” according to Mattan Erder, general counsel at layer-3 decentralized blockchain network Orbs. A “tailored regulatory approach” for areas…