In brief Senator Elizabeth Warren raised concerns about X Money’s planned April launch, citing consumer protection, national security, and financial stability risks. Warren highlighted X Money’s acquisition of 40 state money transmitter licenses and preview materials suggesting it will offer deposit accounts with up to 6% APY. The Senator also flagged a “suspicious carveout” in…
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Virginia signed a law bringing digital assets into unclaimed property rules, requiring in-kind transfer and limiting how quickly the state can sell them. The US state of Virginia has approved changes to its unclaimed property framework, bringing digital assets under state custody rules while limiting how soon those assets can be sold. On Monday, Governor…
In brief Virginia’s HB 798 extends unclaimed property rules to cover digital assets. The law bars the state from liquidating dormant crypto for at least one year after delivery. Holders with partial key access must retain assets until a full transfer is possible. Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has signed legislation updating the state’s unclaimed property…
In brief Bitcoin ETFs saw inflows of $411 million Tuesday, as Bitcoin topped $75,000. BTC surged 10% from around $68,1000 to $75,600 in two weeks, fueled by easing geopolitical tensions and improving liquidity. A temporary de-escalation of the Iran conflict and net liquidity rebound acted as key drivers, Decrypt was told. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs…
OKX said Wednesday it is rolling out a Europe-specific crypto derivatives product called X-Perps, extending its regulated offering across the European Economic Area (EEA) through its Malta-based MiFID business. The company said the new derivatives product is available to retail and institutional traders across all 30 EEA countries. OKX said the platform is purpose-built in…
Bitcoin (BTC) reached monthly highs above $76,000 on Tuesday as US inflation data continued to buoy risk assets. Key points: Bitcoin upside continues as bulls target $76,000 — the highest price since early February. US PPI inflation remains below market expectations despite the war in Iran having no end in sight. Bitcoin traders stay risk-off…
Update (April 15, 7:50 am UTC): This article has been updated to add more comments from Figure spokesperson. Blockchain-based lender Figure Technology Solutions and Hastra, its onchain credit platform, are adding auto loans to their tokenized credit marketplace, broadening the real-world assets (RWAs) available to decentralized finance (DeFi) investors beyond home equity products. Democratized Prime,…
Ripple has partnered with Kyobo Life Insurance, one of South Korea’s largest life insurers, to pilot blockchain-based settlement of government bonds, as Seoul moves to formalize rules for tokenized securities. Ripple Custody, Ripple’s digital asset custody solution, will support the issuance, storage and settlement of tokenized government bonds, the company said in a Wednesday announcement….
US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds bounced back to notable daily inflows as Goldman Sachs entered the Bitcoin ETF sector. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded $411.5 million inflows on Tuesday, marking the second-largest daily inflows in April so far, according to SoSoValue data. The fresh inflows pushed total net flows for 2026 into positive territory at…