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In brief The joint committee called crypto donations an “unnecessary and unacceptably high risk” and wants a binding moratorium written into the Representation of the People Bill. The report demands a new national Political Finance Enforcement Unit inside the National Crime Agency and tighter rules on overseas donors. An expert told Decrypt that KYC-based bans would create “a massive honeypot” for adversaries by forcing parties to centralize donor data. A UK parliamentary committee has urged an immediate ban on crypto donations to political parties, but at least one industry expert warns the move could backfire, creating new cybersecurity risks even…

Ripple Chief Legal Officer (CLO) Stuart Alderoty has welcomed new regulatory guidance from the U.S. SEC, which categorizes XRP as a digital commodity.  In a landmark development, the SEC has settled the longstanding debate over the regulatory status of XRP by clarifying that the fourth-biggest token is a digital commodity.  Key Points    The U.S. SEC has officially categorized XRP as a digital commodity, not a security.  Its definition suggests that a digital commodity derives value from network functionality and market dynamics.  Ripple’s CLO welcomed the classification, emphasizing that it aligns with the company’s longstanding stance on the token.  Other major…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has cleared up longstanding ambiguity about how crypto assets should be treated.  The SEC issued an interpretation on Tuesday clarifying how federal securities laws apply to certain crypto assets and transactions involving cryptocurrencies. This is a “major step in the Commission’s efforts to provide greater clarity regarding the treatment of crypto assets,” it stated. The guidance also “complements Congressional endeavors to codify a comprehensive market structure framework into statute.” The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) also joined the interpretation, confirming that it will apply the Commodity Exchange Act to crypto assets. SEC: Cryptos Are…

The number of whale wallets holding more than one million of US President Donald Trump’s memecoin has surged to a five-month high after announcing a luncheon at his Florida home for top holders last week. There are now 83 wallets holding more than 1 million TRUMP (TRUMP) (equating to $3.7 million), making it the highest showing for the memecoin since Oct. 8 last year, Santiment said in an X post on Monday. The luncheon with Trump is set for April 25 at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, according to the Trump team. The top 297 token holders are invited, with the…

Leading stablecoin issuer Tether has secured a sign-off from Deloitte for the first reserve report tied to its new U.S.-regulated stablecoin, after years struggling in its relationships with major accounting firms.Deloitte reviewed a report prepared by Anchorage Digital Bank, which issued the company’s new USAT token. In a letter released Monday, the accounting firm said Anchorage reported $17.6 million in reserve assets backing 17.5 million USAT tokens in circulation. The token’s market cap has, since the report, risen to nearly $20 million as its growth accelerates.The total market capitalization of the stablecoin sector has, in fact, been growing rapidly. It’s…

Versan Aljarrah of Black Swan Capitalist is making a broader case for XRP than the usual market-cycle prediction. In a X post titled How XRP Becomes a Global Reserve Asset, he argues that XRP’s long-term role is not limited to payments or bridge liquidity, but could extend to becoming a neutral settlement layer inside a digitized global financial system. Aljarrah’s central point is that the XRP debate has been trapped in the wrong frame. “The conversation around XRP is usually clouded by speculation and price predictions,” he wrote. “But beneath all the noise lies a far more fascinating story, one…

US spot Bitcoin funds opened the week with strong inflows, extending last week’s rebound even as conflict in the Middle East escalated.Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $458.2 million of inflows on Monday, extending last week’s $787.3 million in net inflows, according to data from SoSoValue.The latest gains pushed cumulative net inflows to $55.3 billion. Trading volume climbed to about $5.8 billion, the highest level since early February. Daily flows in US spot Bitcoin ETFs since Feb. 18, 2026. Source: SoSoValue The inflows came as Bitcoin rose about 3% on Monday, according to CoinGecko data. Analysts cited strong spot buying from…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Historically, the Ethereum price has been very bullish for the first quarter of the year, with a few exceptions, and the month of March has been no different from the first two months of the year. Therefore, as the market ushers in another month of March, this report takes a look at the performance of Ethereum this month, and if this historical performance can point out where the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap could be headed. Ethereum Is Ushering In A Bullish Month, But There’s A ‘But’…

According to Chainalysis, following the February 28, 2026, US-Israeli airstrikes, Iranian crypto exchanges saw a sharp surge in outflows.Between February 28 and March 2, 2026, exchanges saw roughly $10.3 million in cryptoasset outflows.Why it matters: The spike reflects previous trends, in which crypto trading volumes and on-chain activity in Iran typically increase during major geopolitical events and domestic unrest. Previously, Chainalysis suggested that cryptocurrency has become an “element of resistance” for many Iranians. The details: Chainalysis recorded hourly outflows approaching or exceeding $2 million after the February 28 airstrikes. Furthermore, the blockchain analytics firm Elliptic noted that Iran’s largest crypto…

After the Bitcoin price recovered from the flush to $63,000 over the last week, expectations are that the uptrend could continue. This has sparked predictions for the next rally and that the BTC price could move above $70,000 as a result of this. However, one analyst has thrown a wrench in this move, predicting that there could be another crash coming. This could lead to the final bottom, but suggests that much lower prices are coming first. The Ending Diagonal That Suggests Bitcoin Is Headed Downward EduwaveTrading posted an analysis on the TradingView website that paints a rather bearish picture…