Schiff stated that he was sending a letter to the White House to determine whether there was ongoing insider trading by individuals aware of the tariff pause measure enacted by the Trump Administration. He urged whistleblowers to come forward with any information on this matter. Senator Adam Schiff Opens Investigation Into Insider Trading Allegations Adam […] Source CryptoX Portal
Local media reports that several companies, including Microsoft and EY, have reduced the number of employees working on drex-related solutions. This reduction is due to the central bank’s lack of support for these initiatives during the second phase of the CBDC pilot. Brazilian CBDC Pilot Drex Affected by Company Withdrawals Following Resource Cutbacks Drex, the […] Source CryptoX Portal
Thailand has approved significant amendments to the digital asset and cybercrime laws to combat cybercrime and online scams. Combating Mule Accounts in the Crypto Industry The Thailand Cabinet has approved significant amendments to the Digital Asset Business Law and the Cybercrime Law, aiming to bolster the nation’s defenses against cybercrime and the use of “mule […] Source CryptoX Portal
The Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been named one of the unluckiest Fed chairs as he has to deal with a terrible mess created by Donald Trump’s tariffs policy. Since Powell ignored Trump’s urges to cut interest rates, Trump decided to fire him via the Supreme Court. Let’s dive deeper into the nature of this conflict and figure out if Powell’s resignation would be good for crypto. What led to the conflict? First off, the Powell-Trump conflict is not new. The consistent leaning of Powell’s Fed towards keeping interest…
For years, Wall Street criticized bitcoin (BTC) for its volatility, but the situation has dramatically changed as President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policies diminish the appeal of U.S. assets. Since Trump’s Liberation Day tariff announcement on April 2, the seven-day realized volatility of the S&P 500, Wall Street’s benchmark equity index, has surged from an annualized 50% to 169%, according to data from TradingView. That’s the highest level since the coronavirus crash in 2020. BTC’s seven-day realized volatility has doubled to 83%, yet it remains significantly lower than the S&P…
The FDIC has thrown open the gates to crypto innovation, scrapping key barriers and embracing blockchain with a push for regulatory clarity. FDIC Shifts Crypto Rules, Sets the Stage for Digital Asset Banking Boom Acting Chairman Travis Hill used his address at the American Bankers Association’s Washington Summit on April 8 to lay out the […] Source CryptoX Portal
Jim Rickards, economist and author of the best-selling book “Currency Wars,” explained that tariffs are extremely good for the U.S. to the detriment of other countries. In a recent podcast, Rickards stated that contrary to the idea of tariffs being a sales tax for the American people, it primarily affected the dynamics between the importer/distributor […] Source CryptoX Portal
In its first 2025 market structure hearing, Congress moved to overhaul securities laws, aiming to rein in SEC overreach and unleash a new era of U.S. crypto innovation. Congressional Hearing Sounds Alarm on SEC Overreach and Crypto Exodus U.S. lawmakers gathered in Washington on April 9 as the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and […] Source CryptoX Portal
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is under fire from Senate Democrats following his recent decision to narrow the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) crypto enforcement priorities and disband its crypto enforcement squad. In a Thursday letter to Blanche, six Senate Democrats — Sens. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I), Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) — blasted his decision to cut the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) as “giv[ing] a free pass to cryptocurrency money launderers.” The Senators called Blanche’s directive that DOJ staff…
Nova Labs, the parent company behind the Helium blockchain, has agreed to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) $200,000 to settle civil securities fraud charges the regulator filed against the firm in January, a court filing said Thursday. Without admitting or denying any wrongdoing, Nova Labs agreed to pay the fine to settle accusations that it misled institutional investors during a funding round from late 2021 to early 2022, during which it raised $200 million in fresh capital at a $1 billion valuation. In its complaint, the SEC…