Month: April 2025

Two Bitcoin Bills Introduced | Alabama

Alabama is taking a bold step into the world of Bitcoin by introducing not one, but two bitcoin reserve bills, House Bill 482 (HB482) and Senate Bill 283 (SB283). These bills will let the state put up to 10% of…

Crypto

US Regulators Crack Down on UAE-Based CLS Global with a $428,000 Penalty Over 80,000 Wash Trades

After the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) led a sting operation, the US government fined UAE-based market-making firm CLS Global $428,000 on April 2, 2025, for engaging in a wash trading scheme that artificially inflated the trading volume of digital…

NFT

Off the Grid Adds Bored Ape Yacht Club Avatars

Off the Grid, blockchain-based battle royale developed by Gunzilla Games, has introduced Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC)–themed content as part of a new in-game update. The content includes character skins, weapons, and emotes styled after the popular Ethereum NFT collection…

HMD OffGrid Satellite Communicator Review: Fits in Your Pocket

The activation process is quick—you turn it on, charge it, and download the HMD OffGrid app on your phone. Once connected, the app walks you through the settings. I charged it for about an hour to get it to 100…

Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin Grows Close To $300 Million

Ripple USD (RLUSD) has quietly achieved a market cap of around $300 million. The new Ripple Stablecoin’s market cap has increased five times in less than a month as the company has safe key exchange listings.  Around $300 million worth…

Arthur Hayes Predicts Money Printing Boom, Bullish for Bitcoin

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes believes the economic chaos triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs will inevitably lead to a monetary easing cycle, which, in his view, will act as rocket fuel for Bitcoin (BTC). With digital asset markets…

Trump fires head of National Security Agency and Cyber Command

The Trump administration has fired Timothy Haugh, the head of the National Security Agency and Cyber Command, several news publications reported overnight into Friday.  Haugh, a career military official, led the National Security Agency, the U.S.’ main wiretapping and intelligence…

Are Tariffs Parts of Trump’s Master Plan to Accumulate Bitcoin? MARA Advisor Believes So

While the markets have reacted poorly to the Trump Administration’s enactment of a new series of tariffs, some analysts have considered the idea of all of this being part of a master plan to secure bitcoin at lower prices for…

Bitget secures full licensing in El Salvador for crypto services

Bitget has secured a key license in El Salvador, joining other crypto firms exploring the country’s growing appeal as a regulated hub for digital assets. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has received a digital asset service provider license from El Salvador‘s National…

Trader Says Ethereum Competitor at a ‘Generational’ Entry Point, Outlines Path Forward for Bitcoin and FLOKI

A closely followed crypto strategist believes that one Ethereum (ETH) competitor may have reached a local bottom amid a broad market sell-off. Pseudonymous analyst Inmortal tells his 231,100 followers on the social media platform X that Solana (SOL) may be…