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Another Bitcoin reserve bill is also making its way through Arizona’s Senate. The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act (SB 1025), co-sponsored by Republican Senator Wendy Rogers and Representative Jeff Weninger, also passed the Senate’s third reading on Feb. 27 with a vote of 17 for and 11 against.

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Under the proposed legislation change, Ohio state retirement funds will also be required to evaluate the potential risks and benefits of investing in a crypto exchange-traded fund and report back to the General Assembly within a year.

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By comparison, Franklin Templeton’s Franklin Bitcoin ETF (EZBC), a spot Bitcoin ETF, pulled roughly $50 million in net inflows on its first day after launching in January 2024, according to data from Statista.

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Meanwhile, asset manager Hashdex’s Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF (NCIQ) has garnered just over $1 million since launching on Feb. 14, according to Hashdex’s website.

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Leading DeFi protocols are beginning to recognize this, implementing features like gasless transactions, human-readable addresses and simplified onboarding processes. However, these improvements often feel like patches rather than fundamental redesigns with user experience at the core.

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Less than a week later, it became clear that Zuckerberg’s commitment to free expression doesn’t include decentralized social media competitors like Pixelfed and Mastodon. When Facebook users tried to link to these platforms, they were met with “spam” notifications and their posts were purged immediately.

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On Jan. 7, the Facebook founder said his company would “get back to our roots around free expression” by ending third-party fact-checking in the United States and “lifting restrictions” on speech.

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s change of heart about free speech isn’t what it seems.

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In October 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) — a key supervisor of MiCA compliance — declined to tell Cointelegraph whether USDT was seen as a restricted stablecoin under MiCA.

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Fuelled by institutional interest, such as through exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and due to its limited supply, Wood said that BTC “is becoming even more scarce than gold.”

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According to a Bloomberg report, people familiar with the matter said that Quintenz had been interviewed for the position.

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Brian Quintenz, a former United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner, has reportedly emerged as the top contender for the CFTC chair position under the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump.

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In September, the US Federal Trade Commission issued a warning on Bitcoin ATMs, alerting that BTC ATM-related scam incidents had surged 1,000% since 2020.

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A Bitcoin ATM is one of the most straightforward methods to exchange fiat currencies like the US dollar for BTC and vice versa without using a centralized exchange.

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The survey polled 1,248 participants, exploring how emotions shape their investment decisions.

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On Dec. 4, crypto exchange Kraken published the results of its Kraken Crypto FOMO Survey 2024, focusing on the fear of missing out (FOMO) and fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) among crypto holders in the United States.

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As the cryptocurrency market hits new highs, many investors feel they’ve missed out on major digital asset gains, according to a new survey by Kraken.

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Gensler announced his resignation from the SEC last month—before President-elect Trump could follow through on his promise to “fire” him on Inauguration Day.

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