"I want to do my job as ethically and impartially as I can," said AOC, who added that as a member of the House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee she has chosen not to hold stocks or investments, including digital assets.

BTC/USD adds to its overnight gains at the Wall Street open, but punters are still betting on another price dip.

The switch to proof-of-stake has had noticeable energy saving effects for the Tezos network.

The collaboration aims to give institutions access to digital assets with new innovative product designed specifically for their needs.

Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, set a hard cap of 21 million BTC, which means there will only ever be 21 million Bitcoin in existence.

State-owned bank Sber is trying to launch digital asset tools, but regulators remain skeptical about the industry.

Many crypto people predicted Bitcoin to break $100,000 in 2021 but BTC has yet to climb higher than $68,000.

The number of crypto-based exchange-traded products in Europe continues to expand as 2022 draws nearer.

Officials have already started digitizing government services on the smart contract network RSK, but plan to step up work on the integration in early 2022.

Under the pretext of holding corrupt actors accountable, the new taskforce will address crimes related to the criminal misuse of cryptocurrency.