What an enormous day it has been today. Gary Gensler officially announced that he is stepping down from his position as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and minutes later, Reuters reported that Donald Trump’s “crypto council” is expected to “establish Trump’s promised bitcoin reserve.” A bitcoin reserve, that w

Bitcoin-based meme coins are seeing renewed interest amid the asset’s record-setting climb, lifting the price of various Runes tokens launched alongside the protocol’s debut this year. Over the past week, the price of DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON (DOG) has increased 98%, rising to $0.0078 Thursday, according to Magic Eden. With a market capital

Trading volumes for the “Bitcoin Industrial Complex” — the United States spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and stocks like MicroStrategy (MSTR) and Coinbase (COIN) has hit a new record high — reaching 70 billion on Nov. 21 as Bitcoin rallied above $98,300. It smashed the previous record of $55 billion set the day before when MSTR w

Donald Trump plans to establish an advisory council to position the U.S. as a leader in the cryptocurrency space. The council will spearhead policy changes, coordinate with Congress on crypto legislation, and oversee the creation of a strategic Bitcoin reserve. The advisory council will also operate under the White House’s National Economic Coun

Cryptocurrencies are considered commodities in China and are not explicitly prohibited by law, according to commercial judge Sun Jie at Songjiang District People’s Court in Shanghai. However, crypto activities — like trading, issuance, or payments — are considered illegal financial activities.

The decline, which has accelerated since July, may be attributed to bitcoin’s meteoric rise leading up to and following the re-election of pro-crypto Republican candidate Donald Trump. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has been setting new all-time high records in the past few weeks. Today, bitcoin climbed above $97,700 for the first time, a

Mike Novogratz, the founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital Holdings—a leading crypto investment firm listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange—has signaled a significant shift in the global adoption of Bitcoin. In a post on Tuesday via X, Novogratz declared that countries are already purchasing Bitcoin.

Bitcoin prices hit $97,765 in early trading in Asia on Thursday, Nov. 21, according to Tradingview on Bitstamp. The cryptocurrency has now gained a whopping 40% since Donald Trump’s presidential election victory earlier this month, adding more than $28,000 to its price. To put this into perspective, one BTC traded for around $28,000 in October 2