First Roundtable of the SEC’s Cryptocurrency Working Group to be Held on March 21
According to Solid Intel, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will hold the first roundtable meeting of its cryptocurrency working group on March 21, 2025. The meeting will address critical issues related to the regulation of crypto assets.
BlackRock Head of Digital Assets: Bitcoin’s Institutional Adoption Has Yet to Be Reflected in Prices
According to Bitcoin Magazine, the head of BlackRock’s digital assets department stated that Bitcoin’s adoption by institutional investors has yet to be fully reflected in prices.
Tether Treasury Mint 1 billion USDT on the Tron Network
Tether Treasury has printed 1 billion USDT on the Tron blockchain, according to Whale Alert data.
Russia and Bolivia Use Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies for International Oil Transactions
According to The Bitcoin Historian, Russia and Bolivia are using Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as payment methods for international oil transactions.
CEO Garlinghouse: SEC to Drop Appeal Against Ripple
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced that the SEC’s multi-year litigation against Ripple is over and that the regulator will withdraw its appeal. In a post on social media platform X, Garlinghouse said, “This is it, the moment we’ve been waiting for. For Ripple, for crypto, wherever you look, it’s a big victory.”
Standard Chartered Bank: Coinbase Sold $37 Million of Ethereum in Q4 2024
According to Decrypt, Standard Chartered Bank analysts noted that Coinbase sold 12,652 Ethereum (about $37 million) in the last quarter of 2024. Coinbase’s Layer-2 solutions have boosted demand for Ethereum, but the exchange’s profit sales have negatively impacted the underlying blockchain’s price trend, the analysts said. The bank lowered its 2025 Ethereum price target from $10,000 to $4,000 due to Coinbase’s large-scale Ethereum sales.
Decline in Turkish Lira Leads to Increase in Bitcoin-Lira Trade
According to CoinDesk, the Turkish Lira fell 10% against the US dollar to a record low following the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and President Erdogan’s opponent. This led to an increase in Bitcoin-Lira (BTC/TRY) trading volume on the Binance platform. Between 07:00 and 08:00 UTC on March 19, 2025, BTC/TRY trading volume reached a one-year high of 93 BTC.
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