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, ...

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 ...

Naga joined The Block with over four years of crypto-reporting experience as a Lagos-based News Generalist and Markets Reporter. Previously at crypto dot news, Ethereum World News, and The San ...

Goldman Sachs is now the largest holder of shares of IBIT, BlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF, after boosting its holdings by 28% over the course of 2025’s first quarter. IBIT’s 20-day streak of net inflows ...

U.S. senators voted Thursday to halt progress on a stablecoin regulation bill amid escalating tensions over President Donald Trump’s crypto involvement. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said American ...

Two teenagers face adult felony charges after allegedly abducting a man at gunpoint in Las Vegas and stealing $4 million in cryptocurrency and NFTs, according to local media reports. A third teenager, ...

While several projects are working on bridging public equities with blockchain infrastructure, Opening Bell appears to be the first to offer direct issuance and trading of SEC-registered public shares ...

The OCC clarified that national banks are permitted to execute cryptocurrency buy and sell orders on behalf of their customers. The agency recently rescinded its previous stance that required banks to ...

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed House Bill 2749 into law on Wednesday. The bill enables the integration of crypto assets into Arizona’s unclaimed property framework by establishing a crypto ...

President Donald Trump’s involvement in digital assets through companies, his memecoin and pricey dinners have threatened to upend hopes of bipartisanship. Last weekend, Democratic Sens. Ruben Gallego ...

The bill, called the Stop Presidential Profiteering from Digital Assets Act, would make it unlawful for someone to create, issue or promote a digital asset that “uses the name, likeness, image, or ...