Six U.S. senators have called on federal regulators to reconsider the Basel framework's 1,250% risk weight applied to bitcoin holdings by banks, arguing it makes institutional bitcoin adoption prohibitively expensive. This capital requirement means banks must hold capital equal to or exceeding their bitcoin exposure, discouraging participation in bitcoin markets. The senators highlight inconsistencies with how tokenized securities are treated and urge a more risk-based, technology-neutral approach. Regulators are already reassessing digital asset rules, and potential changes could significantly impact how banks engage with bitcoin and other digital assets in the future.
Bitcoin's mining difficulty increased by 1.31% at block height 965664, marking the eighth rise in 2026, reaching 127.45 trillion. Despite this, the network's hashrate remained steady at 934 EH/s, below the 1 ZH/s threshold. Meanwhile, the hashprice s...
The Graph (GRT) surged 15% to $0.02 with a 180% rise in trading volume to over $37 million, signaling strong bullish momentum. Top Binance traders show a clear buying bias, and retail involvement has increased, supporting the price rise. However, ris...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed EIP-8141, aiming to simplify Ethereum wallets by allowing multiple actions in one transaction, supporting key rotation to reduce reliance on seed phrases, and enabling apps to pay users' gas fees. This...
Since the Federal Reserve's establishment in 1913, the US dollar has lost about 97% of its purchasing power due to inflation and major economic events. This decline has increased interest in Bitcoin, which offers a capped supply and potential protect...
In Q2 2024, Goldman Sachs held the largest institutional position in XRP ETFs, with $87.45 million in exposure, far ahead of Jane Street and Millennium Management. These holdings represent about 12.4% of the total $1.48 billion in XRP ETF net assets,...
