Technology
Legislation
House Republicans release draft bill to establish federal framework for crypto regulation
The draft precedes a joint hearing scheduled to refine bipartisan legislation on crypto oversight.
Adoption
Public companies have already acquired 96% of all Bitcoin to be mined in 2025
Together with ETF issuers and private companies acquisitions, publicly listed firms added 192,925 BTC to their chests in 2025,
Earnings
Strategy achieves $5.8B in yearly Bitcoin gains, raises BTC Yield target to 25%
Strategy also raised the BTC gain projection to $15 billion following a good start to 2025.
Analysis
Two Prime drops Ethereum, labeling it a memecoin amid waning institutional interest
While Bitcoin has shown classic mean-reversion signals since November 2024, ETH has continued to trend lower with limited rebounds.
Analysis
Bitcoin market clears speculative froth as on-chain indicators stabilize
The price range between $95,000 and $100,000 is critical for Bitcoin, as investors might look to exit their positions at breakeven, pushing prices down.
Earnings
Tether boosts US Treasury holdings by $3B amid YoY profit drop
The company reported $1 billion in quarterly profits, down year-on-year amid stable Treasury yields and Bitcoin correction.
Adoption
Investors increase crypto allocations to yearly highs, Bitcoin leads the accumulation
A recent CoinShares report highlighted that diversification is the main force driving crypto exposure.
Deals
Ripple’s reported $5 billion offer for Circle rejected as too low
Sources say Ripple did not rule out making another approach but is undecided at this stage.
Regulation
Solana Policy Institute, Superstate, and Orca seek SEC approval for securities trading on public blockchains
The initiative would allow US entities to issue securities on public blockchain networks and permit investors to trade those securities through compliant interfaces.
Legal
Coinbase urges Supreme Court to block IRS crypto data grab to preserve constitutional privacy
Coinbase filed an amicus brief opposing bulk data collection without cause, warning about an overreach by the IRS.
Payments
Visa launches stablecoin-powered payment cards in Latin America
Visa’s move comes just two days after Mastercard announced a wide-ranging stablecoin payments initiative on April 28.
ETF
SEC delays 5 crypto ETFs, analysts expect final rulings by October
Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart deemed the delays as expected, with SEC taking up to the last deadline to approve most altcoin-related ETFs.