The US Securities and Exchange Commission has dismissed its lawsuit with crypto exchange Coinbase on Feb. 27, filings show, ending the case permanently. The SEC agreed to voluntarily dismiss all litigation tied to Coinbase and Coinbase Global with prejudice, which included withdrawing from its initial June 2023 lawsuit and its request for an interlocutory appeal…
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Recent efforts to “debank” crypto firms in the US revealed a “staggering” level of corruption among government officials, and the problem is not yet resolved, one banking executive said in a Feb. 27 interview during Bitcoin Investor Week. “The magnitude of skullduggery that is happening in Washington D.C. is really incredible… and it’s not over…
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The Finance Ministry of Pakistan is considering forming a “National Crypto Council” to explore the legalization of cryptocurrencies in the country, according to a report from local publication Dawn. The change in position came after Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb had a meeting on digital assets with a foreign delegation that included US President Donald Trump’s…
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Texas Senate Bill 21 (SB-21), establishing a Bitcoin and cryptocurrency strategic reserve, passed the Texas Senate Banking Committee on Feb. 27 in a 9–0 vote and now advances to the Senate floor for further deliberation. The bill gives the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts the authority to acquire, sell and trade any investment “that a…
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Bitcoin’s (BTC) daily chart registered a bearish three-blind mice pattern over the past three days, taking BTC’s value outside the long-term established range between $110,000 and $90,000. Bitcoin 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin tested the fair value gap, but BTC has struggled to establish bullish momentum from the $82,000 range…
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US President Donald Trump’s first month in office has been highly volatile for risk assets, but his administration will likely be a net positive for Bitcoin in the long run, according to Standard Chartered. In a Feb. 27 interview with CNBC, Standard Chartered’s head of digital assets research, Geoffrey Kendrick, said he expects Bitcoin’s (BTC)…
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The United States has a huge opportunity to embrace blockchain technology, Web3 and crypto through legislation under a changing political landscape, Representative Bryan Steil said during a Feb. 26 interview. “My broader philosophical goal here is [as a policymaker]: How do we make sure that the United States is in a position to out-compete the…
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Bitcoin (BTC) drifted back to $85,000 at the Feb. 27 Wall Street open as markets digested confirmation of new US trade tariffs. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView BTC price sells off as Trump says tariffs will go ahead Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD pulling back from a relief bounce to $87,000…
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Crypto crime has entered a professionalized era dominated by AI-driven scams, stablecoin laundering and efficient cyber syndicates, the 2025 “Crypto Crime Report” by Chainalysis reveals, with the past year witnessing a staggering $51 billion in illicit transaction volume — shattering previous records and assumptions. Initial estimates suggested a decline in crypto crime for 2024. Deeper…
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Opinion by: Stuart Gardner, CEO of Spacecoin The cat-and-mouse game between net neutrality and the Federal Communications Commission, the US communications regulator, continues after a federal appeals court in the country once again struck down rules to protect consumers’ unrestricted access to the internet. This precarious position of net neutrality in one of the largest…
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