Cryptocurrency

BitGo, a crypto custody company, is moving into Europe’s tighter regulatory landscape as exchanges race to maintain access ahead of a key licensing deadline.BitGo Europe launched a crypto-as-a-service platform aimed at meeting the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation...

Eligible businesses may also continue to evaluate or pursue their own MiCA-focused crypto asset service provider (CASP) licenses in parallel while integrating BitGo Europe’s infrastructure, BitGo said.The final deadline for crypto firms to have transitioned to the MiCA regime...

Illinois is going ahead with a 0.2% "privilege tax" on crypto transactions involving its residents under a new $55.9 billion state budget bill signed Tuesday.Governor JB Pritzker signed the measure despite opposition from crypto industry groups over the provision,...

Key TakeawaysResearcher Sergio Lerner’s Patoshi Pattern mapped roughly 1.1M BTC to Satoshi across 22,000 addresses with statistical near-certainty.Satoshi’s last recorded bitcoin transfer was 32.51 BTC to developer Mike Hearn, approximately 16 years ago.If Satoshi’s 5.47% share of the total...

Key takeaways:Bitcoin derivatives show weak conviction with 2% futures basis and elevated put options premium signaling caution.Institutional buying via $86 million ETF inflows plus Strategy’s (MSTR US) ongoing accumulation counters market fear.Bitcoin (BTC) jumped above $67,000 after US President...

How Bitcoin perps are entering regulated US marketsFor years, Bitcoin perpetual futures have ranked among the most important products in crypto trading. They account for a large share of global crypto derivatives activity and are widely used by traders...

Ethereum’s clear signing push is trying to solve one of crypto’s most stubborn user-safety problems: people approving transactions they cannot actually understand.TL;DRThe Ethereum Foundation has highlighted clear signing as part of a broader wallet-safety effort. The goal is to turn...

Bitcoin miner IREN has completed its acquisition of the Spanish data center developer Nostrum Group, marking its entry into Europe as the company builds out its artificial intelligence cloud business. IREN said in a press release on Monday that the...