JUST IN: The EVM sidechain for the XRP Ledger has been launched on the mainnet.

JUST IN: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to protect Coinbase user data from being accessed by the IRS.

JUST IN: Aptos Labs revealed that its co-founder and CEO, Avery Ching, has been named to the Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee of the U.S. CFTC's Global Markets Advisory Committee to advise on digital asset policy.

JUST IN: Bhutan's government wallet transferred about 137 BTC, valued at $14.75 million, to Binance recently and retains 11,924 BTC worth around $1.28 billion.

• Earlier, on December 9, 2024, the wallet transferred 100 BTC worth $9.81 million at that time to Binance.

JUST IN: 1inch Wallet reveals support for Solana.

JUST IN: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has stated that stablecoin legislation might be completed by mid-July and is anticipated to increase demand for U.S. Treasuries.

JUST IN: Bloomberg's analyst suggests a Solana Staking ETF might be launched this week.

JUST IN: Robinhood has introduced stock tokens and unveiled a layer 2 blockchain.

JUST IN: Robinhood has made its ETH and SOL staking services accessible to users in the United States.

JUST IN: Senator Cynthia Lummis stated she is developing an amendment to enable Americans to use Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies without fearing tax violations.

Someone bought 1.5 sol $Useless but sadly sold it at loss for $124 when price dropped, which now is worth $885,000

The SEC has accepted for review an amendment to convert the Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund into an ETF that includes $BTC, $ETH, $XRP, $SOL, and $ADA.

JUST IN: Circle, the issuer of USD Coin (USDC), has applied for a U.S. national trust bank license.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s stake in Robinhood would now be worth over $8B from a $500M investment (7% of the company).

There’s just one catch: if only he had used his own money — not customer funds from FTX.

One of Germany's largest banking groups, Sparkassen, is adding Bitcoin trading services for retail client accounts — Bloomberg

JUST IN: Fidelity purchases 10,283.08 Ethereum valued at $25.7 million.

"If Bitcoin breaks $100K, you can bet it'll hit $1 MILLION.”
- John McAfee

Coinbase adds PayPal as a payment method in Australia

Users in Australia can now use PayPal to buy cryptocurrencies on the Coinbase platform.

Bitcoin has reached a 4.7% adoption rate worldwide, similar to the Internet's adoption level in 1999. We are still in the early stages.