Forbes reporter Eleanor Terrett posted on the X platform that the US Senate Banking Committee will vote to approve the chairpeople and members of its various subcommittees, including the Digital Assets Subcommittee, at 10 am EST on Thursday.
On January 20th, Forbes published a column commenting on Trump's issuance of Meme coins. Forbes said that Trump's issuance of Meme coins could trigger a constitutional crisis.
Forbes publishes the most noteworthy cryptocurrencies for 2025, including BTC, ETH, SOL, FET, and DOGE. The selection method focuses on market metrics, innovation, and practical utility. Key considerations include market cap, price performance, and transaction volume, as well as how each project should respond to blockchain...
According to Forbes reporter Eleanor Terrett, the Solana ETF was previously approached by SEC employees, but its 19b-4 application was subsequently rejected. With Gary Gensler stepping down in three business days, the market is concerned about the future progress and timeline of Litecoin (LTC), XRP, and Solana (SOL) ETFs.
Forbes reporter Eleanor Terrett said in an article on X that French Hill, chairperson of the US House Financial Services Committee, has appointed Tom Emmer as vice chairperson of the digital assets, financial technology and artificial intelligence subcommittee. He also nominated other Republican members of the committee.
According to Forbes reporter Eleanor Terrett, Ripple executives Brad Garlinghouse and Stuart Alderoty met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Monday night.
On December 28th, according to Forbes, Tim Kravchunovsky, founder and CEO of decentralized telecommunications network Chirp, said: "As we move into 2025, this will be a historic year for digital assets as the United States adopts Bitcoin as its national reserve currency, and despite the ongoing uncertainty in this regard, I believe it will happen soon - likely within a few months of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration." In addition, Swiss cryptocurrency hedge fund Tyr...
Forbes posts discussing what could be the most noteworthy trends for cryptocurrencies in 2025: regenerative finance (ReFi) and green crypto projects that use blockchain technology to help with ecological restoration. Blockchain-based dispute resolution mechanisms that provide automated and transparent solutions. The rise of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to promote financial inclusion. Decentralized identity (DID) systems that give users control over personal data. Decentralized artific...
On December 24th, Forbes published a document predicting seven major trends in the crypto industry in 2025:1. G7 or BRICS countries will establish a strategic bitcoin reserve; 2. The market value of stablecoins will double to $400 billion; 3. The Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem will achieve rapid growth with the help of L2 networks (such as Stacks, BOB, Babylon), and the amount of lock positions is expected to exceed the current $24 billion in cross-chain packaging bitcoin; 4. Crypto ETF products will ex...
According to Forbes reporter Eleanor Terrett, U.S. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce mentioned "Operation Chokepoint 2.0" in an interview and outlined three things she believes need to be done under the new SEC under Trump to help bring greater clarity to the cryptocurrency industry: To stop the government-regulated Chokepoint campaign, the first step is to stop this attempt to prevent cryptocurrencies from getting the services they need.
According to Forbes, former cryptocurrency billionaire SBF, who is currently serving a 25-year sentence for fraud at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, has begun writing his memoir. Forbes saw some of these chapters ahead of time, perhaps because SBF had not yet fully adapted to his new reality, writing in a style like Jane Goodall's account of life with chimpanzees or Victorian ethnologists.
The younger generation of the North American crypto industry makes up nearly a third of Forbes' 2025 list of "30 Finance People Under 30," including 14 founders of nine crypto or blockchain-related companies. Cryptocurrency company founders (10 men and four women) occupy nine of the 30 seats in the finance category in Forbes' annual list published on December 4 (some of the lists are ranked equally). The list aims to list at least 30 people under the age of 30 in each category, such as finance a...
Forbes reporter Eleanor Terrett posted on the X platform that Trump has selected George Soros' former fund manager Scott Bessent as the next US Treasury secretary.
Forbes reporter Eleanor Terrett posted on the X platform that the US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has added a section on its website about cryptocurrencies. While there is no mention of the term "crypto asset security" (except for a link to the SEC's 2023 investor alert in the "Learn More" section), FINRA still points out that in addition to crypto asset trading, crypto assets themselves can also be considered a security. This section provides an in-depth overview of various t...
On November 13th, according to Forbes, the FTX bankruptcy management team has launched 23 lawsuits against multiple entities, including Binance, Anthony Scaramucci and its SkyBridge Capital, Crypto.com, and Fwd.us, a lobbying group backed by Mark Zuckerberg. These lawsuits aim to recover billions of dollars lost due to the FTX crash, including lawsuits against Binance and former CEO Zhao Changpeng for up to 1.76 billion dollars. The lawsuit documents state that FTX founder S...