US Senate bill could open stablecoin doors for US banks, S&P says

A new proposal in the US Senate aims to redefine the stablecoin market by possibly allowing American banks to create and manage stablecoins that are pegged to the US dollar. The Payment Stablecoin Bill, presented on the 17th of April, has piqued the interest of financial organizations and observers in the financial sector. S&P Global … Read more

BlackRock IBIT ETF logs first zero-inflow day since US Bitcoin ETF launch

The BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) experienced no new investments, marking its initial day without inflows since the introduction of Bitcoin ETFs in the US market back in January. Beginning January 11th, IBIT has consistently attracted large sums of money as investments each day, amounting to around $15.5 billion in total over the past 71 … Read more

NFT lending volume reaches quarterly high with $2.1B in Q1, data shows

In the first quarter, the NFT lending sector reached an all-time high of $2.13 billion, marking a 43.6% surge compared to the previous quarter. Notably, the volume for five out of the six leading NFT lending platforms grew. In Q1 2023, the market for lending non-fungible tokens (NFTs) experienced its top players strengthening their hold, … Read more

Arkansas Senate passes two new crypto mining bills

The United States Senate representing Arkansas has approved two new laws to oversee cryptocurrency mining operations within the state. With these two bills, regulations around crypto mining will be tightened in the Arkansas state.  The bills, after being approved in the Arkansas senate, will now head towards the house. On Wednesday, Senate Bills 79 and … Read more

Runes Token Standard Dominates 68% of Bitcoin Transactions

After the Bitcoin halving on April 20, which marked the Runes token’s debut, its usage has significantly increased, accounting for approximately two-thirds (68%) of all Bitcoin transactions. Based on data from Crypto Koryo’s Dune Analytics platform, approximately 2.38 million Runes transactions have been completed. The most transactions occurred on April 23, with a total of … Read more