Trump’s Bitcoin reserve order reshapes institutional crypto investment
08 Mar 2025
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President Donald Trump’s executive order establishing a US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a National Digital Asset Stockpile is expected to be a catalyst for wider Bitcoin adoption, according to investment analysts and crypto industry leaders. On March 6, Trump acknowledged the need to “harness” the power of digital assets while signing the executive order for crypto assets,…

US will use stablecoins to ensure dollar hegemony — Scott Bessent
08 Mar 2025
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United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US government will use stablecoins to ensure that the US dollar remains the world’s global reserve currency during the White House Crypto Summit on March 7. Bessent reiterated the Trump administration’s promise to end the war on crypto and committed to rolling back previous IRS guidance and punitive regulatory…

What is the Ethereum Prague-Electra (Pectra) upgrade?
07 Mar 2025
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Pectra upgrade, explained Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade combines two separate upgrades: the Prague upgrade and the Electra upgrade. The Prague upgrade is focused on changes to the network’s execution layer, with the Electra upgrade impacting the consensus layer. These upgrades, when combined, are collectively referred to as the “Pectra” upgrade. The Pectra upgrade will follow “Dencun,”…

Donald Trump signs executive order for Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
07 Mar 2025
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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that creates a “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” and a “Digital Asset Stockpile,” both of which will initially use cryptocurrency forfeited in government criminal cases. “Just a few minutes ago, President Trump signed an Executive Order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve,” White House AI and crypto czar…

Dubai state-owned bank Emirates NBD debuts crypto trading on Liv X app
07 Mar 2025
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Emirates NBD, a Dubai government-owned bank, is offering new cryptocurrency services through its digital bank subsidiary Liv. Liv bank has enabled its customers to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies on its Liv X app in collaboration with Aquanow, a licensed crypto asset service provider, the companies said in a joint announcement on March 6. Introduced…

El Salvador 2.0? How Kyrgyzstan’s blockchain strategy stands apart
06 Mar 2025
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Kyrgyzstan’s blockchain strategy merges gold stability with crypto innovation. This approach ensures secure payments and transparent cross-border transactions, setting it apart from El Salvador’s faltering Bitcoin experiment. While many countries are exploring cryptocurrencies on varying scales, El Salvador took the leap in 2021 by adopting Bitcoin as legal tender. Despite offering free Bitcoin to citizens as…