Category: Breaking

President-elect Donald Trump announced he would nominate Paul Atkins, a former SEC commissioner and current CEO of Patomak Global Partners, to run the SEC.

Also: Justin Drake on Ethereum’s Beam Chain … and Solana

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said bitcoin is competing against gold, not the U.S. dollar, in an appearance on Wednesday.

Older cryptocurrencies with regulatory overhang were among the biggest gainers over the past month as Donald Trump’s election victory promises a friendlier U.S. regulatory environment toward digital assets.

Businesses used to prefer private chains. Here’s why the shift will happen, according to EY’s Paul Brody.

Spot BTC prices were at times $300 pricier on Coinbase relative to Binance, suggesting the rally may be driven by heavy demand from American investors.

Ethereum’s Beam Chain “is all about improving the long-term health and security of the consensus layer,” says Drake. “Solana has no consideration for health.”

A private token sale was done at a $34.5 million valuation.

The early November election of crypto-friendly Donald Trump restarted what had been a stalled rally through much of 2024.

Currently a closed-end fund opened by Grayscale in 2021, the Solana Trust has $134 million in assets under management.