Vancouver Staff Say Bitcoin Cannot Be Held in City Reserves

Vancouver, Canada, city staff said Bitcoin cannot be held in municipal reserves and recommended that the city council drop a proposal to create a Bitcoin reserve. City staff, led by Colin Knight, general manager of the Finance and Supply Chain Management Department, “conclusively determined” that Bitcoin (BTC) is not an “allowable investment” under the Vancouver Charter, according to a motions update report dated Monday. Staff recommended merging the motion with other related initiatives to reprioritize resources, with a final decision pending a council vote at a meeting slated for Tuesday.…

Dubai Regulator Warns KuCoin Over Unlicensed Crypto Services

Dubai’s digital asset regulator has instructed entities behind crypto exchange KuCoin to halt unlicensed virtual asset activities in the emirate, warning investors that the platform is not authorized to serve Dubai residents. ​In a Thursday investor and marketplace alert, the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) said that Phoenixfin Pte Ltd, MEK Global Limited, Peken Global Limited and Kucoin Exchange EU GmbH, all commercially advertising as KuCoin, may be providing virtual asset activities to Dubai residents, “without the necessary regulatory approvals and misrepresenting its licensing status.”  VARA said the group had…

Will Bitcoin price drop below $70K as $2.2B BTC options expiry looms?

Bitcoin price fell to near $70,000 on Friday following a sharp rebound the previous day. A looming BTC options expiry event is now keeping investors on edge as the market anticipates potential volatility. Summary Bitcoin price has given up a portion of its gains from this week. Over $2.22 billion worth of options set to expire today have spurred concerns around volatility.  Bitcoin technicals remain bullish despite the current drawdown. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price fell 4.5% to an intraday low of $70,177 on Friday morning Asian…

Ethereum ETFs Pull In $169M, Highest Inflows Since January

As the crypto market bounces from the latest shakeout, Ethereum (ETH) and investment products based on the King of Altcoins recorded a remarkable single-day performance, potentially setting the stage for further recovery. Ethereum ETFs Recover Amid Market Bounce Ethereum-based spot Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) recovered from Tuesday’s weak performance and recorded their best single-day in nearly two months, with $169 million in inflows on Wednesday. According to SoSoValue data, the category saw the highest netflow since January 14, when it drew in $175 million. Notably, the mid-January crypto market correction triggered…

Why MrBeast Is Going All In On Ethereum (DEAL CONFIRMED)

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Bank Resistance Puts 2026 Passage Of Crypto Market Structure Bill In Doubt, Reuters

In a report published Thursday, Reuters said the long-anticipated crypto market structure legislation, known as the CLARITY Act, may be at risk of not being signed into law in 2026. The uncertainty comes as opposition from the banking sector intensifies, particularly over key provisions tied to stablecoin regulation. Deadlock In Crypto Legislation Per the report, the legislation has run into a fresh stalemate after banks declined to support a compromise proposal advanced by the White House. That breakdown in negotiations has cast serious doubt on whether Congress can move the…

Vancouver’s Bitcoin ambitions face setback as staff urge council to drop plan

City officials in Vancouver are recommending that councillors abandon a proposal to integrate Bitcoin into municipal financial strategy, dealing a potential blow to a high-profile initiative championed by Mayor Ken Sim. Summary Vancouver city staff recommend council drop Mayor Ken Sim’s proposal to explore making the city “Bitcoin-friendly.” The motion previously sought to examine accepting Bitcoin payments and potentially adding the asset to municipal reserves. Officials cited regulatory limits, financial risks, and operational challenges as reasons to halt further work on the proposal. Vancouver staff throw cold water on the…

Coinbase Aktie (COIN) – Ausblick & Strukturanalyse mit unserer Position | Elliott Wellen Analyse

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Ein Ausblick und Update zu COIN (Coinbase), wir uns die relevanten Schlüsselbereiche an und gleichzeitig die laufende Bewegung sowie die Möglichkeiten für die eigene Position. Das erwartet dich in diesem Video ✅ Chartanalyse zu #coinstock #coinbase ✅ Relevante Struktur-, Support- & Widerstandsbereiche ✅ Bevorzugtes Szenario & valide Alternativen ✅ Risikopunkte, Invalidationen & objektive Einordnung ✅ Neutrales Fazit auf Basis der aktuellen Marktstruktur ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔥 Aktien Trading / Aktien Setups im Market-Desk: SMARTCORE – ANALYTICS ➤ 🎫Community & Inhalte ➤ ❤️ Mitglied werden…

Pudgy Penguins Hit WIth Trademark Suit Over Merch

PEI Licensing, the firm behind the clothing brand Original Penguin, has filed a lawsuit against the nonfungible token project Pudgy Penguins, alleging trademark infringement, dilution and unfair competition. The lawsuit, filed in a Florida federal court on Wednesday, focused on claims around Pudgy Penguins’ apparel, accusing the company of using a “family of penguin trademarks that are confusingly similar” to its own. “This action results from Defendant’s unauthorized use and attempted registration of various PENGUIN word and design trademarks in connection with apparel and related goods and services that are…

Altcoin Season ‘Game Is Over’: Matt Hougan

The euphoric altcoin seasons where almost every cryptocurrency rises across the market are probably not coming back, says Bitwise investment chief Matt Hougan. “I think that game is over. I think we’ll see a non-traditional altcoin season,” Hougan said in an interview on Wednesday. “An altcoin season that rewards assets with real-world traction and real-world application.” “I don’t think we’ll see the sort of rising tide lifts all buckets where you rotate from Bitcoin to ETH to DeFi to NFT pictures of rocks.” Hougan said future altcoin seasons could instead…