Australia passed a law on Wednesday, creating its first comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets that requires crypto exchanges and custody providers to obtain financial services licenses. The Companies Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025 was approved by both Houses on April 1, integrating businesses that hold digital assets on behalf of their clients into […]
Bitcoin surges to $68.7K as Trump boosts Iran de-escalation hopes
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XRP is seeing large amounts of tokens leaving exchanges, reducing the available supply – but the price is not yet responding. The token is hovering near $1.34 after a modest gain, creating a disconnect between tight supply and moderate price action that typically does not last. News context XRP edged higher to $1.34 with volume
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Asian stocks posted their best day in months and S&P 500 futures jumped after the president announced he would address the nation Wednesday evening with an “important update” on Iran. Oil pared its losses as the United Arab Emirates reportedly prepared to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz by force. Bitcoin traded at $67,950 on
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Bitcoin at $67,500 is being sold as a buying opportunity. On-chain data indicates that it is not one yet, but it is on the verge of becoming one. CryptoQuant data shows the realized price of Bitcoin, the average cost of all coins on the network weighted by their last transaction, which is $54,286. The spot
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Hong Kong missed its own March timeline for HKD stablecoin licensing, with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) yet to approve any issuers despite public signals that the rollout would begin last month. At Consensus Hong Kong in February, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said licenses would begin to be issued in March as part
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The quantum computing power needed to break the encryption that secures blockchains continues to decline, at least in theory, raising the question of whether the industry can affordably migrate to quantum-resistant platforms before they become vulnerable. A new paper from Caltech and quantum startup Oratomic suggests that a system with around 26,000 qubits could break
Google just told the crypto industry that the threat is closer than anyone. The industry, for once, is listening. A white paper released Monday evening by Google’s Quantum AI team revealed that breaking the 256-bit elliptic curve cryptography protecting Bitcoin and Ethereum wallets could require fewer than 500,000 physical qubits (a unit of computation in
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The New Hampshire Business Finance Authority is set to issue what appears to be the first bitcoin-backed rated bond of its kind, marking a step toward integrating crypto into traditional public finances. The bonds received a provisional Ba2 rating from Moody’s Ratings, two notches below investment grade. They will be issued through the Business Finance
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OpenFX, a fintech startup aiming to modernize foreign exchange markets, has raised $94 million in new funding as it seeks to expand the use of stablecoins in global payments. The round was led by Accel, Lightspeed Faction, M13, Northzone and Pantera, and values the company at around $500 million, Reuters reported, citing sources familiar with
