McHenry, who has been wrangling the crypto legislation in the House, argued that the outcome is assured by the massive level of bipartisan backing last week for his Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21) – with more than a third of House Democrats showing up to vote yes, despite pushback from the White House. He said the momentum will carry into the next congressional session in 2025, if it has to, and will lift the market-structure bill and the long-awaited legislation to regulate stablecoin issuers. Source
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U.S. Treasury Isn’t Trying to Ban Crypto Mixers, Top Official Says
FinCEN’s 2023 proposal to require crypto companies to report transactions that involved mixing is about transparency, not banning mixers, said Brian Nelson, U.S. Treasury undersecretary. Source
TRUMP Coin Reaches All-Time High as Trump-Themed Cryptos See Major Gains
The presidential meme coin fervor persists, with the token maga (TRUMP) hitting an all-time high of $15.45 on Wednesday. This surge elevated the value of Donald Trump’s TRUMP coins to $8.06 million on May 29. Additionally, various Trump-related crypto assets are emerging from the woodwork, including one leveraging Bitcoin’s Runes protocol for minting. Trump-Themed Meme […] Source CryptoX Portal
How High Can Bitcoin Go Before A Top? Analyst Chimes In
An analyst has explained how the Bitcoin rally could still have room to run before hitting a top based on the data of this indicator. Bitcoin Macro Oscillator Isn’t At Historical Top Zone Yet In a new post on X, analyst Willy Woo has discussed the recent trend developing in the Bitcoin Macro Oscillator (BMO). This indicator combines four different metrics to provide an oscillating value around the zero mark. The indicators in question are the market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) ratio, Volume-Weighted Average Price (VWAP) ratio, Cumulative Value-Days…
Crypto Is a Core American Issue: Consensys’ Joe Lubin Says
“What we’re trying to achieve is the freedom to innovate,” Lubin said on stage. “We have been doing our best to thread the needle between offering access to applications and needing to be a regulated financial institution. We’re pretty sure we got it right and continue to get it right,” which is why the SEC’s recent, call it interest, in Ethereum is so worrying. Source
NYSE Would Consider Crypto Trading If Regulatory Picture Were Clearer, President Lynn Martin Says at Consensus 2024
“The fact that you’ve seen $58 billion or so come to the ETFs has been a strong sign that the market is looking for regulation in traditional structures,” Martin said. “So, hopefully, the [U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission] saw the inflows and said, ‘Hey, this makes a lot of sense,’ considering bitcoin ETFs have been a tremendous success.” Source
Paypal Expands PYUSD to Solana Blockchain for Better Payment Solutions
Payments giant Paypal has made Paypal USD (PYUSD) available on the Solana blockchain, making the stablecoin “faster and cheaper to use.” Platforms like Crypto.com, Phantom, and Paxos are among the first to offer PYUSD on Solana, alongside Paypal and Venmo wallets. Paypal Makes PYUSD Available on Solana Blockchain Paypal Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: PYPL) announced at […] Source CryptoX Portal
Shiba Inu Open Interest Explodes 85% Amid 15% Price Jump, Why This Is Important
Shiba Inu is currently the talk of the crypto market after mounting a 15% surprise rally. However, beyond the price rally, SHIB is shining in other places, and one of those is the open interest. This metric has seen a significant increase, with potential implications for the SHIB price going forward. Shiba Inu Open Interest Sees 85% Surge The Shiba Inu open interest in up over 85% in the past day as the price has gone on a recovery trend. Open interest tracks the futures or options contract for a…
Web3 Digital Identity Network Galxe Crafts Own Layer-1 Blockchain Gravity
The first version of the network, built on the Arbitrum Nitro tech stack, will start in June to test cross-chain settlements in a publicly transparent manner. The full-fledged Gravity Mainnet with native staking and restaking aims to go live in the second quarter of 2025. The reason for creating Gravity, said the Galaxe team, is that the platform’s user base has significantly grown over the past three years, now counting 20 million users and 100 million monthly transactions. This required a more efficient and scalable solution to manage cross-chain interactions…
Is Crypto on the Cusp of a Bull or Bear Market? Using Consensus 2024 as a Barometer
“Consensus this year compared to last year felt like night and day,” said Wick. “The maturation was evident in the conversations, the speakers, the sponsors and the intentional inclusion of groups that are working to make the industry more diverse,” she added, noting the outreach done this year to include diversity groups like LGBTQ+ advocates at Web Q. “The industry’s best chance at sustaining a bull run is through maturation and increased integrity, and Consensus this year clearly reflects a positive move in that direction,” she concluded. Source