U.S. Senate Passes Stablecoin Bill The GENIUS Act

Bitcoin Magazine U.S. Senate Passes Stablecoin Bill The GENIUS Act The U.S. Senate has passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act (S. 394) by a vote of 68-30, establishing the first comprehensive federal framework for fiat-backed stablecoins. The bipartisan legislation was introduced by Senator Bill Hagerty and co-sponsored by Senators…

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Bitcoin Holds Strong Despite Israel-Iran Tensions – Weekly Resistance Begins To Crack

Bitcoin has weathered a wave of volatility in recent days, triggered by the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. As geopolitical tensions rise and global markets grapple with uncertainty, risk assets like BTC have faced increased pressure. Yet despite this turbulent backdrop, Bitcoin has managed to maintain its footing above key support levels, demonstrating notable…

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Coinbase Seeks SEC Approval to Offer Tokenized Stock Trading

Coinbase is seeking approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch tokenized stock trading, a move that could expand its business into the territory of traditional brokerage firms. The crypto exchange’s chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, told Reuters that Coinbase aims to offer digital versions of stocks — known as tokenized equities…

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Can Tether’s Dominance Survive the U.S. Stablecoin Bill?

Tether’s USDT is the world’s leading stablecoin. Its digital emulation of the U.S. dollar — 155 billion of them at last count — is unmatched. But as things stand, Tether almost certainly doesn’t fulfill the compliance demands of U.S. lawmakers as they’re expected to push legislation nearer to law on Tuesday afternoon. Tether may end…

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Why Blockchain Valuation Models Are Still Up for Debate

Valuing blockchain networks today feels like déjà vu for anyone who lived through the early internet era. In the 1990s, analysts, investors, and founders struggled to apply familiar financial models to a radically unfamiliar technology. Companies with little more than a website and a pitch deck were valued in the hundreds of millions, sometimes billions,…

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