Coinbase presses to axe rule banning SEC staff from holding crypto

Coinbase has urged the US Office of Government Ethics to remove a rule banning Securities and Exchange Commission staff from holding crypto. SEC staff need to use crypto to better understand how it works and the best way to regulate it, Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal argued in open letters sent to OGE acting director Jamieson Greer and newly sworn-in SEC Chair Paul Atkins, which he shared to X on April 25. “To regulate technology, you need to understand it. To understand technology, you need to use it,” Grewal…

Shiba Inu Price Closes 3rd Consecutive Green Week, Why This Analyst Predicts 1,479% Surge To ATHs

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Trump-backed World Liberty Financial partners with Pakistan Crypto Council

The Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial has signed a Letter of Intent with the Pakistan Crypto Council to accelerate crypto adoption in the South Asian country and one of the industry’s fastest-growing markets. Under the partnership, World Liberty will help the Council launch regulatory sandboxes to test blockchain-based products, expand stablecoin applications for remittances and trade, explore real-world asset tokenization, and assist with the growth of decentralized finance protocols, local news outlet Business Recorder reported on April 27. World Liberty founders Zach Witkoff, Zak Folkman and Chase Herro signed the…

XRP Price Shows Strength — Breakout Above Key Levels Possible?

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Three XRP ETFs Will Go Live on April 30 in the U.S.

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Bitget takes legal action on alleged VOXEL futures price manipulation

Crypto exchange Bitget says it is sending letters from its lawyers to account holders it alleges were involved in manipulating the price of perpetual futures contracts tied to the VOXEL token. Eight account holders that the exchange accuses of being involved in the April 20 incident and who allegedly pocketed $20 million between them will receive a letter from the exchange’s lawyers in “quick succession,” Xie Jiayin, Bitget’s head of Chinese operations, said in an April 27 X post. “These eight accounts are the main instigators of the VOXEL incident…

Bitcoin acts like ‘store of value that it is’ amid Trump policy chaos: NYDIG

Bitcoin is starting to act as a store of value during times of “US-risk-off” sentiment, marking a potential shift in its relationship with traditional assets, according to the New York Digital Investment Group. Bitcoin (BTC) felt “noticeably different” over the trading week ended April 25, NYDIG’s global head of research Greg Cipolaro said in an April 25 market note.  “We’ve been observing subtle shifts in its behavior over the past few weeks,” he added. “The decoupling from traditional risk assets is still very early and fragile, but for those watching…

Ethereum Price Retreats — Temporary Breather or Trend Shift?

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