Crypto

Source: Coin Tegraph Ethereum core developers have decided to create a third testnet, Hoodi, to better prepare for the Pectra upgrade, which has now been delayed until at least late April after the first two testnets encountered several bugs. The Hoodi testnet will launch on March 17 and the Pectra upgrade for it will be…

Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin (BTC) is facing strong bearish pressure, struggling to break above the $85,000 level as macro uncertainty weighs on the market. Since late January, BTC has lost over 29% of its value, with investors growing increasingly fearful of further downside….

Source: Coin Tegraph Robinhood has listed memecoins Pengu (PENGU), Pnut (PNUT) and Popcat (POPCAT) as the online brokerage doubles down on cryptocurrency trading, it said on March 13.  The listings mark Robinhood’s latest effort to expand its crypto offerings and compete with incumbent exchange Coinbase. Memecoin trading has become a key battleground as rival exchanges…

Source: Coin Tegraph The United States Senate Banking Committee elected to advance the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act in an 18-6 vote. None of the amendments proposed by Senator Elizabeth Warren made it into the bill, including her proposal to limit stablecoin issuance to banking institutions. “Without changes, this bill…

Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Dogecoin’s price action has been under intense pressure after another support level at $0.175 failed to hold, leading to a decline toward a crucial zone. The latest daily candle closed with a lower wick after a rebound from the $0.143…

Source: Coin Tegraph The founder of a cryptocurrency exchange whose namesake was tied to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) was found guilty of wire fraud and money laundering in a California court. In a March 12 trial in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, a jury found AML Bitcoin creator Rowland Marcus Andrade…

Source: Coin Tegraph The upcoming launch of Solana (SOL) futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), a US derivatives exchange, signals that the first US SOL exchange-traded fund (ETF) listings are coming soon, Chris Chung, founder of Solana-based swap platform Titan, told Cointelegraph.  On March 17, CME is preparing to launch SOL futures contracts. They…

Source: Coin Tegraph The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is reportedly proposing cutting the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) workforce by 20% in a change expected to take effect by May 15, 2025. According to CNN, the cuts would impact an estimated 6,800 employees at the government agency, in addition to the 6,700 probationary employees who…

Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure According to Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, more governments are beginning to recognize cryptocurrencies. He made this disclosure as the US government establishes a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve to bolster its holdings in digital assets. The exchange now offers services like…

Source: Coin Tegraph Gaming activity on some layer-2 blockchains rose by over 20,000% in February 2025 while the number of daily unique active wallets (dUAWs) dropped, according to a report by DappRadar. Abstract, an Ethereum layer-2 blockchain developed by Igloo, the parent company of NFT collection Pudgy Penguins, led all chains with a growth of…