US Bank Regulators Pull Back Guardrails on Bank Crypto Activities

US Bank Regulators Pull Back Guardrails on Bank Crypto Activities

US banking regulators announced on Thursday they were pulling back several documents that urge banks to show caution when dabbling in cryptocurrency and related activities. The Federal Reserve said it was withdrawing a pair of supervisory letters stipulating that banks should seek advance approval from regulators before engaging in crypto-asset and stablecoin activities. In addition, the Fed joined the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller … Read more

Stocks Pull Ahead Before Tariff Word

Stocks Pull Ahead Before Tariff Word

Equities in Toronto put some distance between themselves and Tuesday’s close, in the final hours before tariffs are set to launch south of the border. The TSX Composite Index recovered 75.16 points to break for lunch Wednesday at 25,108.44 The Canadian dollar stepped back 0.01 cents to 69.86 cents U.S. … Read more

U.N. to Pull International Workers From Gaza Amid Israeli Strikes

U.N. to Pull International Workers From Gaza Amid Israeli Strikes

The United Nations announced on Monday that it would reduce its presence in Gaza by withdrawing about one-third of its international workers there, following repeated strikes of its facilities by Israel. Secretary General António Guterres said in a statement that the decision to reduce the organization’s footprint in Gaza was “difficult” at a time when … Read more

Crypto Outflows Continue as US Investors Pull Back: $876M in One Week

Crypto Outflows Continue as US Investors Pull Back: 6M in One Week

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure CoinShares, a prominent European digital asset manager, earlier today released its latest report on cryptocurrency investment flows. The findings revealed that digital asset investment products experienced their fourth consecutive week of outflows, totaling $876 million. Despite the slowdown in outflows compared to … Read more

Investors Pull $415M from Crypto Funds: A Turning Point or Further Dip?

Investors Pull 5M from Crypto Funds: A Turning Point or Further Dip?

Latest CoinShares weekly report has revealed a notable shift in last week’s crypto asset investment products, with the first major outflows reported after a prolonged 19-week streak of inflows. CoinShares particularly detailed $415 million in outflows, marking a sharp reversal from the previous weeks’ steady gains. According to James Butterfill, Head of Research at CoinShares, … Read more

Javier Milei-endorsed Libra token crashes after $107M insider rug pull

Javier Milei-endorsed Libra token crashes after 7M insider rug pull

The launch of Libra (LIBRA), a cryptocurrency endorsed by Argentine President Javier Milei, turned into a financial catastrophe after insiders cashed out over $107 million, wiping out nearly 94% of the token’s value within hours. According to onchain intelligence firm Lookonchain, at least eight wallets linked to the Libra team siphoned liquidity from the token, … Read more

US Bitcoin ETFs could pull in over $50B in 2025, Bitwise says

US Bitcoin ETFs could pull in over B in 2025, Bitwise says

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) had nearly $5 billion worth of inflows over January, which could put them on track to see over $50 billion in inflows this year, says Bitwise investment chief Matt Hougan. “So far, so good: Spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $4.94 billion in January, which annualizes to ~$59 billion,” Hougan … Read more

Major GitHub outage affects pull requests and other services

Major GitHub outage affects pull requests and other services

​GitHub is mitigating an ongoing incident causing problems with multiple services, including performing pull requests, creating or viewing issues, and even viewing repositories and commits. “We are investigating reports of degraded availability for Issues and Pull Requests,” the company says in an incident report published on its official status page. “Users may experience timeouts in various … Read more

ZachXBT rug pull drama reveals extent of unpaid detective work

ZachXBT rug pull drama reveals extent of unpaid detective work

Crypto detective ZachXBT found himself in the hot seat this week after he was accused of orchestrating a rug pull — the very scam he’s made a career out of exposing. ZachXBT has built a reputation as a formidable investigator, exposing scammers and aiding government agencies in tracing multimillion-dollar frauds. His research was even cited … Read more