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settlement with the U.S. SEC regarding the sale of unregistered securities, agreeing to pay $50 million of a $125 million fine. While pending approval, the settlement brings closure to one of the SEC's high-profile cases against the crypto sector.

The mood in cryptocurrency markets hasn't improved to start this week, as Bitcoin (BTCUSD) and a number of stocks tied to digitalcurrencies are all moving lower Monday morning.

Buterin was long viewed as the wunderkind of the cryptocurrency world. The gawky, playful founder of Ethereum — known for his rainbow-colored, animal-themed shirts — created the biggest competitor to Bitcoin and offered a techno-utopian vision that was supposed to change the financial system and our everyday digital lives. But after capturing the imaginations of both corporate America and Wall Street, Buterin’s project is now struggling to deliver on its early promise as it enters its second decade, having fallen out of step in an industry transformed by the embrace of Donald Trump. Developers have been fleeing, early followers are angry and the token on the network — Ether — has lagged both Bitcoin and its smaller competitors.

digital assets. The moves are the latest in the norm-defying ways the president has leaned into crypto projects that could significantly boost his personal wealth while in office. World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency venture Trump helped launch last year, announced Tuesday that it plans to launch USD1, a stablecoin pegged at a 1-to-1 ratio to the U.S. dollar.

Shares of Mara Holdings (MARA), Strategy (MSTR), and several other companies tied to cryptocurrencies fell Friday along with the price of Bitcoin (BTCUSD).

«A top priority of my chairmanship will be to work with my fellow Commissioners and Congress to provide a firm regulatory foundation for digital assets through a rational, coherent, and principled approach,» Atkins, who was an SEC commissioner from 2002 to 2008, said in written remarks on Wednesday. Atkins is set to testify at a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday at a time of major change at the agency and across the federal workforce. A well-known Washington lawyer with extensive business ties, Atkins will face questions from Democrats about potential conflicts of interest and his support for deregulation. He appears unlikely to face serious obstacles to confirmation, however, according to analysts. Earlier on Tuesday, U.S. videogame retailer GameStop said it would include bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset to diversify its corporate holdings, betting on the world's biggest cryptocurrency to help turnaround its struggling primary business.

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Why is this happening? The company has struggled to keep up with the shift towards digital game purchases and streaming services. Physical game sales, once its bread and butter, are in decline. Instead of adapting fast enough, GameStop has found itself losing relevance in an industry that’s rapidly evolving.

GameStop shares were back in action as the company's move to hoard bitcoin brought retail investors back to their favorite meme stock. The video game retailer's shares rose 11.6% to $28.35 before the bell on Wednesday after GameStop said it would invest in bitcoin at a time when its primary brick-and-mortar business is struggling to draw customers. «Retail operations aren't the reason why GameStop's shares are flying — they never are. This time it's about the company's move into bitcoin,» said Dan Coatsworth, investment analyst at AJ Bell.

Siemens Energy India. The equity allotment ratio for the demerger has been set at 1:1, meaning Siemens shareholders will receive one equity share of Siemens Energy India for each Siemens share they own as of the record date.

Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) shares will be in focus on Wednesday after the company signed a Rs 5,000 crore rupee term loan (RTL) agreement with NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) to support its ongoing and new capacity expansion projects. The loan will also be used for refinancing existing debt, as per NTPC REL’s board approval. The agreement, executed on March 25, 2025, is unsecured, though NTPC REL has provided a negative lien with certain exceptions. The loan amount is yet to be disbursed.

NCC shares will be in focus on Wednesday after the infrastructure company secured two advance work orders worth Rs 10,804.56 crore (excluding GST) from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for the design, supply, construction, installation, upgradation, operation, and maintenance of the middle-mile network of BharatNet. «The company has received two advance work orders dated 25th March 2025 from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for the design, supply, construction, installation, upgradation, operation, and maintenance of the middle-mile network of BharatNet in the Uttarakhand Telecom Circle (Package No. 05) and Madhya Pradesh, DNH & DD Telecom Circles (Package No. 01),» NCC said in an exchange filing.

Video game retailer GameStop announced Tuesday its board has unanimously approved a plan to buy bitcoin with its corporate cash, echoing a move made famous by MicroStrategy.

Bitcoin and major cryptocurrencies extended their gains on Monday as investor sentiment remained bullish despite looming US tariff concerns and key economic data releases later this week. As of 11:26 am IST, Bitcoin was up 3.2% at $86,590, while Ethereum gained 2.3% to trade at $2,047. The global crypto market cap rose 2.94% over the past 24 hours, reaching $2.84 trillion.