Crypto ads on Google (GOOGL) are about to get a lot harder to run in Europe. Starting April 23, the tech giant will only allow cryptocurrency exchanges and wallet apps to advertise if they hold a license under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. If your firm isn’t fully registered under MiCA or
Crypto’s moment has seemingly arrived in Washington, D.C., and the industry is trying to make the most of it. But as new organizations hatch and leadership shifts at the top advocacy operations, the field of pro-crypto groups trying to carry the torch is more crowded than ever. No fewer than a dozen groups — including
getty It wasn’t long ago that crypto lending looked like the industry’s most radioactive ruin. BlockFi, Celsius, Voyager, Genesis, once industry’s leaders, imploded in the great 2022-2023 washout, wiping out $25 billion in loans and much of the sector’s credibility. Now, a new report from Galaxy Digital suggests a partial resurrection is underway, led by
Crypto markets have been fairly stable amid wider market panic caused by US President Donald Trump’s “on-again, off-again” sweeping global tariffs, according to a New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) analyst. “Despite the carnage in traditional financial markets, the crypto markets have been relatively orderly,” NYDIG global head of research Greg Cipolaro said in an
When Solana debuted in 2020, it set out to dominate decentralized finance. Now, five years and more than eight billion transactions later, supporters of the so-called Ethereum killer have assumed a far more ambitious undertaking: conquering the halls of Congress. However, advocating for Solana on Capitol Hill—where DeFi still suffers from its association with money
US President Donald Trump and his family have taken a interest in just about every corner of the crypto industry. There are nonfungible tokens and digital collectibles; a decentralized finance project; a proposed stablecoin; an effort at Bitcoin mining; and a pair of memecoins, one for the president and one for First Lady Melania Trump.
As the crypto industry matures, much of the focus remains on regulation, custody, and scalability. But in 2025, the biggest barrier to adoption isn’t policy — it’s user experience. Crypto’s interfaces are still too complex for everyday users. From managing seed phrases to deciphering blockchain transactions, onboarding feels more like navigating a maze than joining
United States President Donald Trump has exempted an array of tech products including, smartphones, chips, computers, and select electronics from tariffs, giving the tech industry a much-needed respite from trade pressures. According to the US Customs and Border Protection, storage cards, modems, diodes, semiconductors, and other electronics were also excluded from the ongoing trade tariffs.
Professor Andrew Urquhart is Professor of Finance and Financial Technology and Head of the Department of Finance at Birmingham Business School (BBS). This is the fifth instalment of the Professor Coin column, in which I bring important insights from published academic literature on cryptocurrencies to the Decrypt readership. In this article, we’ll investigate cryptocurrency adoption.
The crypto market, led by Bitcoin, has rebounded following Donald Trump’s decision to exempt tech products from tariffs he has imposed on China and other countries. Market participants see this as a positive amid the ongoing trade war between the US and China. Crypto Market Rebounds As Donald Trump Exempts Tech Products From Tariffs The