Australia’s corporate regulator has released updated guidance on digital assets, which blockchain executives have welcomed, while airing concerns on the speedy issuance of licenses. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission updated its Info Sheet 225 on Wednesday, announcing that companies offering crypto services classified as financial products will need to become a member of the…
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A new Bitcoin improvement proposal for a soft fork, created by core developer Luke Dashjr, has sparked outrage on X over a section that some claim is threatening legal consequences for those who reject the fork. The proposal, published on Friday, is the latest salvo in the recent Bitcoin Core vs Knots debate, which revolves…
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The US Secretary of Energy has urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to write new rules that will make it faster for large electricity consumers, such as AI data centers and Bitcoin mining operations, to directly connect to the power grid. In a letter released on Thursday, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright asked the…
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A “Satoshi-era” Bitcoin wallet with $442 million worth of BTC has become the latest sleeping Bitcoin giant to wake, shifting some of its funds for the first time in 14 years. The unknown owner of the wallet made most of its stash mining 4,000 Bitcoin (BTC) between April and June 2009, only a few months…
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Debt among Bitcoin miners has increased from $2.1 billion to $12.7 billion in just 12 months as they race to meet demands for artificial intelligence and Bitcoin production, according to investment giant VanEck. Without continued investment in the latest machines, a miner’s share of the global hashrate deteriorates, resulting in a reduced share of the…
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Over 40% of Australian Gen Z and Millennials say they regret not investing in cryptocurrency a decade ago, with a new survey from Australian crypto broker Swyftx suggesting they see it as one of the biggest missed opportunities of the last 10 years. The study, conducted by YouGov and released on Thursday, surveyed 3,009 people,…
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Improving crypto regulatory clarity has triggered a 125% surge in global retail crypto transactions for two years in a row, according to TRM Labs. Worldwide retail crypto transactions rose by more than 125% between January and September 2025, echoing similar growth seen in 2024, according to the blockchain intelligence firm in its Crypto Adoption and…
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Crypto exchange Coinbase has urged the US government to use blockchain analytics, artificial intelligence and other modern technology to curb financial crime in the space, in response to the Treasury Department’s request for comment on how to deter illicit activity in crypto. In the letter penned by chief legal officer Paul Grewal, dated Oct. 17…
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Bitcoin treasury companies like Strategy can turn fresh capital into Bitcoin almost instantaneously, Michael Saylor says, as the executive chairman posted a fresh teaser about buying more tokens on Sunday. The investment cycle is a thousand times faster than technology, real estate, oil and gas or “anything else you’ve ever seen before in your life,”…
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Ghana’s central bank aims to have crypto regulations in place by the end of the year, with the West African country advancing a bill to parliament just a week after Kenya passed its own bill regulating the industry. Johnson Asiama, the governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), said at the International Monetary Fund’s meetings…
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