During a hearing on Monday, Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh questioned why the Centre had not yet implemented a regulatory framework, stating that unregulated crypto trading was giving rise to a “parallel under-market” capable of threatening the broader economy.
Published in a detailed blog post on Sunday, Buterin’s proposal outlines a model that would allow node operators to store only the subset of Ethereum data most relevant to them, rather than the full 1.3 terabytes (TB) of data required for operating a full node today.
Although Ukraine does not yet hold an official crypto reserve, it has already amassed significant amounts of digital assets through global donations in response to the ongoing war with Russia.
According to Benchmark Equity Research, the recent stock momentum is underpinned by strong fundamentals and favorable market positioning. The firm raised its price target for COIN to $301, up from $252, just three days after Coinbase officially became part of the S&P 500.
Pi’s founder, Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis, is scheduled to speak at the Consensus 2025 in Toronto, adding to the excitement surrounding the upcoming news. And the timing of the announcement couldn't have been more fortuitous. The token's price had largely been stagnant during April, with no significant price swings.
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According to MyStonks, more than 95 tokenized U.S. equities are available on the platform at launch, including high-volume names such as AAPL, AMZN, DIS, GOOGL, META, MSFT, NFLX, and NVDA. The company claims the platform delivers compliance, security, and auditability through Fidelity’s infrastructure and smart contract governance.
This move comes as mining companies grapple with a shifting market landscape, especially following the April bitcoin halving event, which effectively reduced mining rewards and increased operational pressures across the sector.
The new $222 million fund is backed by just 15 limited partners, primarily composed of high-net-worth individuals and family offices.
The acquisition was funded through proceeds from the company's recent stock offerings. As detailed in the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Strategy raised roughly $1.4 billion by selling around 4.02 million shares of its Class A common stock (MSTR) and an additional 435,069 shares of its 8.00% Series A preferred stock (STRK) during the same period.
Dr Altcoin points to the momentum surrounding the Consensus event and Pi Network’s ongoing development efforts — including DApp launches and regulatory steps — as key drivers for the earlier timeline. However, he cautioned that external factors, such as suspicious activity on platforms like Banxa, could introduce volatility.
Anonymous Labs has some experience in blending entertainment with blockchain technologies. The developer previously launched a meme coin project based on the Simon’s Cat web cartoon on the BNB Chain. The CAT token, while experiencing recent gains aligned with broader market trends, has shown the volatility typical of digital assets.
Since the beginning of 2025, Strategy has added 80,785 BTC to its balance sheet. The buying spree was backed by a massive capital raise of $7.69 billion in the first quarter alone, more than half of which came from common stock sales.
The suggested tax reform, initially introduced by the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), aimed to eliminate a one-year tax exemption on crypto gains and raise the flat tax on private capital income to 30%. The idea was to align taxation on digital assets with that of traditional financial instruments like stocks, which are currently taxed more stringently.
The initial proposal for the ETF was submitted on March 25, 2025, and later amended on April 1 to address regulatory considerations and provide additional details. The amended filing aims to list the ETF under Cboe BZX Rule 14.11(e)(4), which governs commodity-based trust shares.
Pi Network's price struggles follow its mainnet launch in February 2025, which initially saw trading restrictions that limited its listing on major platforms. After being listed on Bitget, OKX, and MEXC, the project experienced a sharp decline in value.
The divergence in regulatory approaches highlights the ongoing debate over how best to oversee digital assets. While the SEC recently rescinded its controversial SAB 121 staff accounting bulletin—which had effectively prevented banks from offering crypto custody without congressional approval—it provided an alternative risk-management framework rather than eliminating oversight entirely.
Founded in 2017 by Sandeep Nailwal, Jaynti Kanani, and Anurag Arjun, the blockchain startup attracted top investors like Mark Cuban, SoftBank, Tiger Global, and Sequoia Capital. However, the euphoria has since waned.
The migration represents a significant shift for Celo, which originally launched as an independent layer-1 blockchain in 2020. By adopting the OP Stack—a framework designed for building layer-2 networks—Celo aims to improve transaction speed and cost efficiency while inheriting Ethereum’s robust security and decentralization.
Dubey highlighted concerns about cryptocurrency, pointing out that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has consistently stated that cryptocurrencies are not legal tender. Despite this stance, the Supreme Court ruled against restrictions on cryptocurrency exchanges, allowing them to continue operations.
With this deal, MoonPay’s financial services will extend to enterprise-grade stablecoin offerings, enabling businesses to accept cross-border stablecoin payments and hold multi-currency treasuries or yield-bearing assets, such as U.S. Treasury bills.
Quranium and Matter-ID are exploring how decentralized authentication and cryptographically secure identity verification can enhance blockchain security while preserving user privacy.
The RBI has long maintained a cautious stance on crypto, issuing repeated warnings about its risks. However, this raises another question: If crypto has been such a pressing concern, why has India been slow to act on it?
Despite the turbulence, venture capital (VC) firms have continued to invest heavily in blockchain and crypto startups, particularly in areas such as decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs), Web3 gaming, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, and derivatives markets.
