Articles by Nikolas Sargeant

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.

ASIC Grants Licensing Exemptions for Stablecoin Distributors to Support Digital Asset Innovation

ASIC Grants Licensing Exemptions for Stablecoin Distributors to Support Digital Asset Innovation

Australia's financial regulator eases licensing requirements for stablecoin distributors until 2028.

Michigan Advances Strategic Crypto Reserve Bill to Committee Review

Michigan Advances Strategic Crypto Reserve Bill to Committee Review

Michigan's crypto reserve bill advances to committee after second reading, allowing up to 10% state fund investment in digital assets.

SEC Approves Generic ETF Standards, Fast-Tracking Crypto Product Listings

SEC Approves Generic ETF Standards, Fast-Tracking Crypto Product Listings

The SEC has streamlined crypto ETF approvals with new generic listing standards, eliminating individual review requirements.

Trump Jr.-Connected Thumzup Media Purchases $2M in Dogecoin for Crypto Treasury

Trump Jr.-Connected Thumzup Media Purchases $2M in Dogecoin for Crypto Treasury

Trump Jr.-connected Thumzup Media purchases 7.5 million Dogecoin tokens worth $2M for its expanding crypto treasury.

Bitwise Files for Stablecoin and Tokenization ETF with SEC

Bitwise Files for Stablecoin and Tokenization ETF with SEC

Bitwise files for dual-sleeve ETF combining stablecoin companies with crypto asset exposure.

The Ether Machine Files S-4 Registration Statement for Nasdaq Listing as Ethereum Treasury Play Advances

The Ether Machine Files S-4 Registration Statement for Nasdaq Listing as Ethereum Treasury Play Advances

The Ether Machine files S-4 registration statement for Nasdaq listing via SPAC merger.

SEC and Gemini Trust Reach Settlement Agreement Over Unregistered Securities Case

SEC and Gemini Trust Reach Settlement Agreement Over Unregistered Securities Case

SEC and Gemini Trust have reached a resolution in principle to settle their crypto lending securities dispute.

Lawmakers Meet Crypto Executives in Renewed Push for Bitcoin Reserve Bill

Lawmakers Meet Crypto Executives in Renewed Push for Bitcoin Reserve Bill

Lawmakers meet with 18 crypto executives to advance Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve through the stalled BITCOIN Act.

London Stock Exchange Group Launches First Major Blockchain Platform for Private Funds Trading

London Stock Exchange Group Launches First Major Blockchain Platform for Private Funds Trading

LSEG becomes first major global exchange to deploy blockchain infrastructure for private fund transactions.

Strategy Doubles Down on Bitcoin with Another $60 Million Purchase

Strategy Doubles Down on Bitcoin with Another $60 Million Purchase

Strategy Inc. buys 525 more Bitcoin for $60 million, expanding total holdings to 638,985 BTC despite S&P 500 snub.

Sam Bankman-Fried's Criminal Appeal Heads to Court in November

Sam Bankman-Fried's Criminal Appeal Heads to Court in November

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's appeal of his 25-year fraud sentence will be heard by federal appeals court on November 4.

BlackRock Explores ETF Tokenization Beyond Treasury Products

BlackRock Explores ETF Tokenization Beyond Treasury Products

BlackRock is working on tokenizing ETFs tied to real-world assets like stocks on blockchain platforms.