The Biden administration released its proposed budget for 2025 on March 11, which includes provisions to implement a series of regulatory measures targeting digital assets. The proposed rules are expected to generate nearly $10 billion in additional tax revenue by 2025. Closing loopholes The new budget proposals specifically target a loophole that has previously allowed […]
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In a recent shift of perspective, Bloomberg analysts have significantly lowered the forecast for the approval of a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) by May — setting the probability at a mere 35%. According to Eric Balchunas, the odds are down sharply from previous estimates, which ranged between 60% and 70%. The revision reflects growing […]
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MicroStrategy has increased its Bitcoin stash to more than 200,00 after acquiring 12,000 Bitcoin for $821 million between Feb. 26 and Mar. 10, according to a Mar. 11 SEC filing. This purchase was primarily financed by the net proceeds from its recent convertible debt offering, alongside excess cash reserves. With this purchase, MicroStrategy has acquired […]
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Former US President Donald Trump said that Bitcoin is an “additional form of currency” that has “taken on a life” of its own, and he has no intention of stopping people from using it. Trump made the statement during an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box on March 11. His comments come amid a backdrop of […]
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Arbitrum’s decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) has withdrawn a proposal aimed at funding the legal defense expenses of Tornado Cash’s developers. In a Mar. 9 post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Joseph Axisa, the Arbitrum DAO contributor who wrote the proposal, explained that it was removed for further refinements. Axisa said: “[The] proposal was […]
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