Trump Nominee Paul Atkins Clears Senate Panel for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair: Report

Paul Atkins, Donald Trump’s nominee for chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), advanced through the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday. According to a Reuters report, the committee approved Atkins in a 13-11 vote, with all Democrats opposing the nomination. Atkins, a former SEC commissioner, is known for his deregulatory stance and ties to the cryptocurrency industry. The nomination now moves to the Senate floor for final confirmation. If confirmed, Atkins will succeed Acting Chair Mark Uyeda, who has led the SEC since January. Atkins has pledged to…

Stabull Labs Announces Public Sale of STABUL Token on ProBit Global Exchange

April 3rd, 2025 – Próspera ZEDE, Honduras Public sale of governance token commences April 16, with a listing to follow in May; near-term upgrades include Base chain integration, wallet expansion, and DeFi aggregator support. Stabull Labs LLC, operator of the stablecoin and real-world asset (RWA) decentralised exchange (DEX), Stabull.Finance, has announced the upcoming public sale of its governance token, STABUL, launching on ProBit Global Exchange on Wednesday, 16th April at 03:00 UTC. Stabull is a DEX optimised for stablecoins and RWA’s, utilising off-chain price oracles to ensure accurate pricing of…

US sanctions 8 crypto wallets tied to Garantex exchange and Yemeni Houthis

The US Treasury Department sanctioned eight cryptocurrency wallet addresses linked to Russian crypto exchange Garantex and the Yemeni political and military organization the Houthis. The United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned eight crypto addresses that data from blockchain forensic firms Chainalysis and TRM Labs had linked to the organizations. Two are deposit addresses at major crypto platforms, while the other six are privately controlled. Visualization of transaction flow related to OFAC sanctions. Source: Chainalysis The addresses in question reportedly moved nearly $1 billion worth of funds linked…

Bitcoin sellers ‘dry up’ as weekly exchange inflows near 2-year low

Bitcoin (BTC) faces a new “consolidation zone” as exchange inflows tag multiyear lows, new analysis says. In a post on X on April 1, Axel Adler Jr., a contributor to onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant, declared that Bitcoin sellers had “dried up.” Average exchange inflows down 64% since November Bitcoin sell-side pressure has eased considerably since its first push above the $100,000 mark in late 2024, data shows.  Analyzing BTC inflows to major crypto exchanges, Adler revealed a sharp drop in the 7-day average total sent for sale. “The average selling…

South Korean crypto exchange users hit 16M in ‘saturation point’

Crypto exchange users in South Korea have crossed over 16 million after receiving a boost following US President Donald Trump’s election win last November.  Data submitted to representative Cha Gyu-geun of the minor opposition Rebuilding Korea Party found over 16 million people had crypto exchange accounts out of a total population of 51.7 million, according to a March 30 report from local news agency Yonhap.  This would be equivalent to over 30% of the population.  All the data was taken from the top five domestic virtual exchanges in South Korea:…

Binance debuts centralized exchange to decentralized exchange trades

Crypto exchange Binance has debuted centralized exchange (CEX) to decentralized exchange trades (DEX), allowing customers to use funds from their Binance wallets to execute DEX trades — eliminating the need for asset bridging or manual transfers. According to the exchange, customers can use Circle’s USDC (USDC) and other supported stablecoins to acquire tokens on the Ethereum, Solana, Base, and BNB Smart Chain networks. The new CEX to DEX feature is also compatible with other tools on the platform, including Binance Alpha, which gives users the ability to discover emerging tokens…

President Donald Trump Pardons the Three Co-Founders of the Crypto Exchange BitMEX: Report

President Donald Trump is reportedly pardoning the three co-founders of the crypto exchange BiTMEX, including prominent crypto investor Arthur Hayes. According to a new report by CNBC, Trump pardoned Hayes, Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed on Thursday, nearly three years after they pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act by willfully failing to establish adequate anti-money laundering protocols. At the time, prosecutors accused the trio of operating BitMEX as if it were a “money laundering platform,” as instead of implementing typical Know Your Customer (KYC) verification standards, which are…

Top Global Crypto Exchange Binance To List New Blockchain Gaming Token via the Launchpool Platform

Binance plans to use its Launchpool platform to launch trading support for the new native asset of a gaming blockchain. Binance Launchpool, which lets users stake coins to farm new assets, says its 66th project will be GUN, the official token of the GUNZ blockchain, which was built by developer Gunzilla Games. The chain currently powers Gunzilla’s Extraction Royale game “Off The Grid” and its infiltration game “Technocore.” Gunzilla says in the project’s whitepaper that the chain was “purpose-built for AAA web3 gaming.” “Originally created to support a community-driven economy…

Is a Bitcoin Rally Coming? Exchange Net Flow Data Suggests So

Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Este artículo también está disponible en español. According to a CryptoQuant Quicktake post published earlier today, Bitcoin (BTC) may be on the verge of a significant price rally. Since February 6, net flow across crypto exchanges…

SEC Drops Crypto.com Probe With No Action in Major Win for Global Exchange Compliance

The SEC has dropped its probe into Crypto.com without charges, as the company blasted past crackdowns and vowed aggressive global expansion backed by sweeping regulatory approval. Crypto.com Prevails in SEC Investigation, Vows Continued Regulatory Leadership Crypto.com announced on March 27 that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formally ended its investigation into the […] Source