Nik is a content and public relations specialist with an ever-growing interest in Crypto. He has been published on several leading Crypto and blockchain based news sites. He is currently based in Spain, but hails from the Pacific Northwest in the US.
Dubai's VARA has formalized rules for crypto exchange-traded derivatives, permitting retail participation under strict suitability checks and a 5:1 leverage cap.
The US Department of Labor has proposed a rule change that would allow crypto and alternative assets in 401(k) retirement plans.
Representative Maxine Waters has written to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City demanding transparency over its decision to grant Kraken Financial a limited-purpose master account.
David Sacks has concluded his 130-day role as Trump's crypto and AI czar, transitioning to co-chair of PCAST alongside tech leaders including Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg.
Coinbase has reportedly raised objections to the latest stablecoin yield compromise in the Senate's crypto market structure bill.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed a temporary ban on crypto political donations, to be implemented via amendment to the Representation of the People Bill.
Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau, aided by Europol, has cracked a Bitcoin wallet linked to convicted drug dealer Clifton Collins and seized 500 BTC worth over $35 million.
Ripple has joined Singapore's MAS BLOOM initiative with Unloq to pilot RLUSD-powered programmable trade settlement on the XRP Ledger.
Hong Kong Web3 gaming firm Boyaa Interactive is seeking shareholder approval to expand its crypto treasury by up to $70 million.
Bithumb is reportedly seeking shareholder approval to reappoint CEO Lee Jae-won for another two years at its March 31 meeting, despite a $24.2 million AML fine.
Visa Crypto Labs and Stripe-backed Tempo simultaneously launched competing AI agent payment tools on Wednesday, with Visa introducing a CLI for programmatic card payments.
Ripple-backed XRP treasury Evernorth has filed a Form S-4 with the SEC, advancing its plan to go public on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPN through a SPAC merger expected to raise approximately $1 billion.
