RT Watson is a senior reporter at The Block who covers a wide array of topics including U.S.-based companies, blockchain gaming and NFTs. Formerly covered entertainment at The Wall Street Journal, ...

Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said in August that he planned to create a digital-asset-focused panel. The Senate Banking Committee would also have to vote to create that digital ...

Synthetix has set its perpetual markets on Arbitrum to close-only mode, meaning traders can no longer open new positions or increase existing ones. The move is part of a strategic pivot by Synthetix ...

James Hunt is a reporter at The Block and writer of The Daily newsletter, keeping you up to speed on the latest crypto news every weekday. Prior to joining The Block in 2022, James spent four years as ...

Sarah is a reporter at The Block covering policy, regulation and legal happenings. Before, Sarah was a reporter with CQ Legal writing about securities regulation, which is where she first started ...

MoonPay will use its utility minting service Hypermint to create up to 7 million NFTs for an in-person scavenger hunt at Universal Studios Theme Parks. Park guests will need little to no crypto ...

Sol Strategies (ticker HODL) is raising C$27.5 million by selling a convertible debt instrument to expand its footprint in the Solana ecosystem, according to an announcement on Thursday. The private ...

The EU’s MiCA regulation, now in effect, could increase the adoption of euro-pegged stablecoins, according to JPMorgan analysts. MiCA may set the stage for the U.S. to introduce its own crypto ...

Ripple’s SVP of stablecoins, Jack McDonald, discussed the company’s plans — and the process — for RLUSD to be listed on more exchanges, including the U.S.-based Coinbase. This week, Bitstamp said it ...

The multinational banking giant has set up a new entity in Luxembourg to serve as a regulatory gateway for the EU, aimed at providing services to EU crypto clients following the implementation of MiCA ...

MK Manoylov has been a reporter for The Block since 2020 — joining just before bitcoin surpassed $20,000 for the first time. Since then, MK has written nearly 1,000 articles for the publication, ...