The Latest Breaking News from Bitcoin

Kraken donated $111,111 in Bitcoin to Ross Ulbricht to help him get on with life after spending 11 years in prison, but a Coinbase executive just revealed that there are digital wallets linked to the Silk Road founder with some $47 million in collective crypto holdings.

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Another company has shown interest in memecoin ETFs as Bitwise took the first step toward issuing a $DOGE ETF, registering a Bitwise Dogecoin ETF entity in Delaware Wednesday.

Ulbricht’s conviction has been wiped out, but his 144,000 Bitcoins are long gone.

President Trump has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, creator of Silk Road. The platform allowed for the purchase of illegal drugs, stolen items and hacking services.

Elon Musk said Tuesday he was exploring a presidential pardon for "Bitcoin Jesus," who was arrested last year on fraud and tax evasion charges, after applauding Donald Trump for exonerating the founder of a dark web drug marketplace.

Trump pardoned the founder of the Silk Road online marketplace, who was serving life in prison for running the site which facilitated over $200M in illegal drug sales.

Berkshire Hathaway invests in a crypto-linked Brazilian bank.

Trump’s choice shows how his friends and their business interests benefit from policy positions in his administration

On day one of the Trump Administration, the US SEC announced a task force that will review pending crypto-related court cases and assist in drafting a comprehensive rulebook for digital assets and the use of enforcement.

Pension funds are investment pools that manage people’s retirement savings. They aim to encourage long-term saving and provide financial security to retirees. But some pension funds in the US, UK and elsewhere have recently begun investing in cryptocurrencies, an asset class renowned for its volatility.