A proposal submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Assets Task Force warned that quantum computing could shatter the cryptographic foundations of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the broader digital asset ecosystem unless safeguards are implemented. A written submission to the task force titled the Post-Quantum Financial Infrastructure Framework (PQFIF), was authored by Daniel…
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American Bitcoin, a crypto mining company linked to the Trump family, ended its choppy first day on the Nasdaq up over 16%, adding millions to the US first family’s wealth. The company, backed by US President Donald Trump’s sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr., went public after merging with the existing Bitcoin (BTC) mining company…
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Crypto holdings reported in Australian Self-Managed Super Funds have dropped by approximately 4% year-on-year despite a crypto market rally, according to the Australian Taxation Office. The data, which has been adjusted for consistent valuation, shows that in June 2025, SMSF crypto holdings were at 3.02 billion Australian dollars ($1.97 billion), approximately $100 million Australian dollars…
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XRP tokenholders were a tipping element that helped secure Ripple Labs’ win against the US securities regulator, which ultimately ended last month when both sides agreed to drop appeals. The SEC sued Ripple in 2020, accusing it of selling the XRP (XRP) token as an unregistered security. Judge Analisa Torres ruled in 2023 that only…
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Bitcoin financial services firm River said its business clients are reinvesting an average of 22% of profits into Bitcoin, signaling growing grassroots adoption. Of River’s client base, real estate firms have been the biggest adopters with nearly 15% reinvesting profits into Bitcoin (BTC), while hospitality, finance and software sectors are allocating between 8% and 10%,…
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Bitcoin miners Riot Platforms and CleanSpark boosted their crypto production in August, according to operational updates on Wednesday. Riot Platforms mined 477 BTC in August, up from 322 BTC year-over-year. The output represents a 48% increase compared to August 2024. According to the company, it sold 450 BTC for net proceeds of $51.8 billion during…
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Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), is calling for policymakers to address gaps in stablecoin regulation, particularly for those issued beyond the “robust” Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework in the European Union. In prepared remarks for the ninth annual conference of the European Systemic Risk Board on Wednesday, Lagarde said EU lawmakers…
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The US Federal Reserve Board has scheduled a conference to discuss topics related to payments, including stablecoins and tokenization. In a Wednesday notice, the Fed said the Oct. 21 conference would address “emerging stablecoin use cases and business models” as well as “tokenization of financial products and services” as part of efforts to innovate US…
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The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, passed the first reading of a bill to legalize and tax cryptocurrency on Wednesday, according to lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak. If signed into law, the bill would significantly shape the digital asset economy in the country, which ranks among the world’s top in crypto adoption. According to Zhelezniak’s announcement on a…
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The Nasdaq stock exchange halted trading of American Bitcoin (ABTC) shares five times Wednesday as volatility spiked on the stock’s relisting debut. Shares of ABTC, a Bitcoin (BTC) mining company co-founded by Eric Trump and Donald Trump, Jr., climbed by nearly 85%, hitting a high of $14 per share during intraday trading, following American Bitcoin’s…
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