Author: Crypto Insider

Cryptocurrency and equities markets entered a “new phase of the trade war, amid ongoing tariff escalations between the United States and China. Global trade war concerns intensified on April 15 after the White House published a fact sheet announcing that Chinese imports would be hit with tariffs of up to 245%. The penalties include a “125% reciprocal tariff,…

A Russian finance ministry official has reportedly said the country should be developing its own stablecoin after a recent freeze on wallets linked to the sanctioned Russian exchange Garantex by US authorities and stablecoin issuer Tether. Deputy director of Russia’s Finance Ministry’s financial policy department, Osman Kabaloev, said the Kremlin should be exploring the possibility…

Publicly listed Bitcoin miners sold over 40% of the collective coins mined in March, representing the largest monthly BTC liquidation for mining firms since October 2024 and reversing the post-halving trend of accumulating Bitcoin for a corporate treasury strategy, according to TheMinerMag, which screened data from 15 publicly traded mining companies. The increased liquidations come…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced industry insiders from Kraken, Exodus, Anchorage Digital, and others would be participating in its crypto task force’s roundtable discussion on custody. In an April 16 notice, the SEC said commissioners Hester Peirce and Caroline Crenshaw, acting chair Mark Uyeda and crypto task force Chief of Staff Richard Gabbert will…

Synthetic stablecoin developer Ethena Labs is winding down its German operations less than a month after regulators identified “deficiencies” in its dollar-pegged USDe stablecoin, signaling heightened scrutiny around crypto assets in Europe’s largest economy. Ethena Labs reached an agreement with Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, also known as BaFin, to cease all operations of its…

Major Web3 ecosystems organize gatherings around the world to ensure that market dips or macroeconomic crises do not hinder the development and the “BUIDL” philosophy of the blockchain community. Two back-to-back events in Hong Kong — the BNB Chain Super Meetup and the exclusive Most Valuable Builder (MVB) Season 9 Offsite — brought together some…