Key Takeaways Stephen Miran, a Bitcoin advocate and current CEA chair, has been nominated by Trump as a temporary Fed governor. Miran supports pro-crypto innovation and is critical of excessive financial regulations. Share this article Stephen Miran, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), known for his pro-innovation and Bitcoin views, will temporarily join the Federal Reserve Board after President Donald Trump named him to replace Adriana Kugler, who is set to step down on Friday. “It is my Great Honor to announce that I have chosen Dr. Stephen Miran, current Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, to…
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As the US Congress continues to work on crypto-related legislation, some industry leaders disagree on which version of the market structure bill will provide the much-needed clarity to the sector. Paradigm Champions Senate’s Crypto Bill On Thursday, several industry players discussed the differences between the US Congress’s versions of one of the landmark crypto bills. Following the passage of the GENIUS Act, the sector is now focused on the key market structure legislation, which is expected to offer the long-awaited clarity and protection for the industry. Notably, the House of Representatives introduced and already passed the Digital Asset Market…
India’s Income Tax Department has intensified its efforts to curb tax evasion in the cryptocurrency sector, sending more than 44,000 notices to traders who failed to disclose their virtual digital asset (VDA) transactions in their income tax returns. Indian Tax Watchdog Ups The Ante In a recent session of the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Parliament), India’s Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, revealed that the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had launched enforcement actions against non-compliant crypto users. These include reassessment notices, surveys, and search-and-seizure operations under the Income Tax Act, 1961. To promote voluntary compliance,…
Key Takeaways President Trump issued an executive order prohibiting financial institutions from debanking based on political or religious beliefs and lawful business activities. The order also addresses banking restrictions faced by crypto companies, requiring federal regulators to review and remediate discriminatory policies. Share this article President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order that seeks to prevent financial institutions from cutting off accounts or services based on political, religious biases, or lawful business activities.The order is aimed at ensuring fair access to financial services for all Americans. It focuses on eliminating discriminatory ‘debanking’ practices and enforcing objective, risk-based banking…
Ripple has announced plans to acquire Toronto-based payment infrastructure company Rail in a $200 million deal aimed at strengthening its footprint in the stablecoin sector. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to regulatory approval. Rail is known for its cross-border payment capabilities using tokenized dollars and is backed by investors including Galaxy Ventures and Accomplice. The move signals Ripple’s intention to scale its stablecoin initiative, RLUSD, at a time when regulatory clarity around stablecoins is increasing in the United States and globally. With the recent enactment of the GENIUS Act and updated guidance…
Bitcoin miners have taken the 7-day average Hashrate to a new all-time high (ATH), despite the fact that the token’s price has been down recently. Bitcoin Hashrate Has Just Set A New Record The Bitcoin “Hashrate” refers to the collective amount of computing power that the miners as a whole have connected to the blockchain. Miners use their computing resources to compete against each other, so this power never actually works as a collective, but the Hashrate is nonetheless a useful metric as it provides insight into the sentiment among the chain validators. When the value of the metric…
Key Takeaways OpenAI has launched GPT-5, its most powerful AI model yet, bringing significant gains in reasoning, accuracy, safety, and real-world usefulness across domains. The model is now the default in ChatGPT, with Pro subscribers getting access to GPT-5 Pro. Share this article OpenAI has rolled out GPT-5, its latest AI model featuring enhanced capabilities across coding, math, writing, health, and visual perception tasks.The company promotes the new system as highly capable and user-friendly, featuring built-in reasoning that enables it to tackle complex tasks and deliver expert-level intelligence to all users.The unified system also comes with a smart router that…
Tesla is breaking up the team behind its Dojo supercomputer, ending the automaker’s play at developing in-house chips for driverless technology, according to Bloomberg. Dojo’s lead, Peter Bannon, is leaving the company, and the remaining team members will be reassigned to other data center and compute projects within Tesla, per Bloomberg’s reporting which cited anonymous sources. The disbanding of Tesla’s Dojo efforts follows the departure of around 20 workers, who left the automaker to start their own AI company called DensityAI. The new startup is reportedly coming out of stealth soon and is building chips, hardware, and software that will…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure XRP is trading steadily around the $3 mark as the crypto community awaits a key SEC decision regarding Ripple’s appeal withdrawal. If the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission confirms the withdrawal, analysts predict XRP could break through its immediate resistance at $3.30 and move toward $3.50, with bullish momentum potentially pushing the token as high as $4.80, according to recent technical forecasts. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) remains neutral, while Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicators suggest a possible bullish crossover. These signs point to an imminent…
In February, AI coding startup Windsurf was in talks to raise a big new round at a $2.85 billion valuation led by Kleiner Perkins, at double the valuation it hit six months earlier, sources told TechCrunch at the time. That deal didn’t happen, according to a source familiar with the matter. Instead, news broke in April that the startup planned to sell itself to OpenAI for roughly the same valuation: $3 billion. While that deal famously fell apart, one bigger question remains: if the startup was growing that fast and attracting VC interest, why would it sell at all? Insiders…