VanEck plans to launch a private digital assets fund in June targeting tokenized Web3 projects built on the Avalanche blockchain network, the asset manager said in a statement shared with Cointelegraph. ....

Today in crypto, Bitcoin has topped $110,000 for the first time and continued to climb, Texas’ House passed a Bitcoin reserve bill, and DWF Labs’ Andrei Grachev said the GENIUS Act could legitimize stablecoins for institutions.

late on May 21 after it gained over 3% in the past day and continued its rally early into May 22 to a high of nearly $112,000 as of 4 am UTC. ....

A Democratic representative in the US Congress will support a blockchain bill at a time when many left-leaning lawmakers are blocking crypto-related pieces of legislation due to concerns with President Donald Trump’s potential conflicts of interest.

he had reintroduced the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, a bill that “solidifies that digital asset developers and service providers that do not custody consumer funds are not money transmitters.” Emmer, a Republican, said Democratic Representative Ritchie Torres would co-lead the bill, making it a bipartisan effort in Congress.

“The Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act reflects a thoughtful, bipartisan effort to get digital asset policy right,” said Torres.

Kristin Johnson of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that she plans to depart the agency before 2026. ....