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The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force is set to host a roundtable later this month on the “security status” of digital assets. It comes the same day the agency announced the staffing lineup for the task force, which taps a former big law firm crypto lawyer along with longstanding SEC staff. The…

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly offering eligible employees financial incentives to resign or retire from the agency amid an ongoing wave of staffing changes from the regulator.  The US securities regulator is reportedly offering staff $50,000 to resign or retire by April 4, according to a March 4 Bloomberg report citing…

The US economy could be shrinking at its fastest rate since the COVID-19 lockdown, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow model, which is now forecasting America’s gross domestic product to fall 2.8% in the first quarter. The new forecast differs immensely from just a month ago, which estimated America’s GDP was tracking…

Crypto exchange Coinbase is seeking to discover how much the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) spent on enforcement action against crypto firms.   Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal said in a March 3 statement to X that the request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was submitted to the SEC to find out…

On March 2, XRP registered a massive rally of 34.15%. The price pump came after US President Donald Trump’s announcement that XRP (XRP) would be included in a US strategic crypto reserve alongside Solana (SOL) and Cardano (ADA). XRP 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView However, the altcoin retraced 50% of its rally on March 3, and…

Non-fungible token (NFT) conglomerate Yuga Labs says the US Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into the company. “After 3+ years, the SEC has officially closed its investigation into Yuga Labs,” the company said in a March 3 X post. “This is a huge win for NFTs and all creators pushing our ecosystem…

Late at night on March 2, popular streamer Amouranth, whose real name is Kaitlyn Siragusa, made a series of posts on X saying she was the subject of a home invasion by robbers who “wanted crypto is what they were yelling.” Source: Amouranth In November 2024, Amouranth posted a screenshot from her Coinbase account showing…

Bitcoin’s weekly chart was on track to close below $90,000 for the first time since November 2024, but a late surge pushed prices higher following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a crypto strategic reserve. Bitcoin weekly chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Despite February’s monthly candle closing at $84,299, BTC’s (BTC) weekly close formed a doji candle,…

The first quarter of 2025 has been highly volatile for crypto. Investor sentiment has swung from one extreme to the other as Bitcoin (BTC) rallied to all-time highs, endured a major correction, and received a major presidential boost from Donald Trump. Amid all the noise, venture capital firms continued to broaden their exposure to blockchain…

Bitcoin (BTC) sold off at the Mar. 3 Wall Street open as US trade tariffs kept risk-asset traders on their toes. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin braces for Trump “investment announcement” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD dropping below $90,000, shedding up to 5% on the day. Initial excitement over the…